Teaching Assistant Professor – Renewable Contract - School of Library Media - 525745

Department/Organization
207401 - School of Library and Info Studies

Rank
Teaching Assistant Professor

Position Summary
The University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) in the College of Communication & Information Sciences at the University of Alabama, invites applications for a nine-month, non-tenure track renewable contract teaching assistant professor in school library media to begin August 16, 2025.

Detailed Position Information
The University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) in the College of Communication & Information Sciences at the University of Alabama, invites applications for a nine-month, non-tenure track renewable contract teaching assistant professor in school library media to begin August 16, 2025. This teaching focused position is based on a 3-year renewable contract cycle with opportunities for promotion.

Position Summary & Responsibilities:

This energetic individual is expected to:
• Advise school library media concentrator graduate students in SLIS’s master of library and information studies (MLIS) program, education specialist (EdS) program, and the College’s interdisciplinary doctoral program
• Supervise graduate internship experiences at K-12 school placements
• Manage school library media assessment and certification processes for the MLIS and EdS programs
• Direct MLIS and EdS school library media degree programs in conjunction with the College of Education and AL State Department of Education to ensure licensure requirements are met
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with educators in K-12 schools and with other faculty members in the College of Education
• Participate in academic service in SLIS, the College of Communication and Information Sciences, and the College of Education
• Engage in professional LIS organizations at the state, national, and international levels
• Serve as the main SLIS contact with the College of Education for all school library media degree programs
• Recruit potential school library media graduate students for both the MLIS and EdS programs

Successful applicants will display the ability to be an active and involved member of a highly collaborative faculty team. The standard teaching load for renewable contract faculty members is four courses per semester. Administration of the school library media MLIS and EdS programs (including the school library media internship oversight course) will count as one of these four courses.

Minimum Qualifications
Earned doctorate in Library and Information Science or Education from a regionally accredited university prior to the appointment date.
• American Library Association (ALA)-accredited MLIS degree or Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)-accredited library media master’s degree
• At least two years, full-time teaching experience in K-12 schools as a school librarian. If teaching experience is more than 5 years old, the successful candidate will be required to spend 10 hours per semester in K-12 schools substituting in the school library or shadowing a highly effective school librarian.
• Commitment to working with non-traditional students.
• Hold or have the ability to obtain an Alabama Class A teaching certificate in the area of school library media.
• Ability to teach in the areas of school library media, research methods, and information literacy.

Preferred Qualifications
• Active involvement in the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) • Previous experience teaching and supervising graduate students in school library media

Instructions and Required Materials for Application
Applicants must apply online at https://careers.ua.edu/jobs/search/college-of-communication-information-sciences And submit the following required materials . Cover letter highlighting your overall match for the position 2. Curriculum vitae 3. Names and contact information for three references 4. Teaching Philosophy Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Questions regarding the search should be directed to the search chair, Dr. Ramona Caponegro at racaponegro@ua.edu. Special Instructions to Applicants: Prior to hiring, the final candidate must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and submit “official” university transcript(s) of all graduate level coursework.

About the Division/College/School
The School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) offers an ALA-accredited Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) program, an Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program