Assistant Professor - Leadership and Administration
San Jose State University
Lieu de travail
San Jose, CA, United States
Type d'emploi
à plein temps
Détails du poste
Position Rank and Title: Assistant Professor - Leadership
and Administration
School/Department Name: School of Information
Compensation: Commensurate with qualifications, experience,
and rank as established by the
CSU Salary Schedule . Anticipated hiring academic year annual
salary range: $100,000 - $110,000. Faculty employee benefits are
very competitive for the higher education sector. See the
CSU Employee Benefits Summary for details about the CSU’s
excellent benefits package.
Target Start Date: August 18, 2025
Application Deadline: November 11, 2024 (Applications
accepted until filled or closed).
Position Description
The School of Information at San José State University is pleased
to announce a search for an Assistant Professor - Leadership and
Administration, beginning in August 2025, for our 100% online
master’s of library and information science program. This position
serves as core course coordinator for courses in the Leadership and
Administration cluster and teaches INFO 204 - Information
Professions, ensuring that the course learning outcomes are
appropriate and that all sections address the same outcomes.
San José State University’s School of Information ( SJSU - School of Information -
Information Science School ) prepares individuals for careers
as information professionals, offering a variety of bachelor's and
master's degrees programs, doctoral partnership programs,
certification and credentials programs. Graduates work in diverse
areas of the information profession, such as user experience
design, digital asset management, information architecture,
electronic records management, information governance, digital
preservation, and librarianship. Our school has awarded graduate
degrees to information professionals for more than 55 years. Based
in Silicon Valley, our vibrant community continues to inspire
innovation in the library and information science field
worldwide.
The School of Information, housed within the College of
Information, Data, and Society and San José State University value
diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Our excellence in
research, teaching, and service can only be fully realized by
faculty, students, and staff who share our commitment to these
values. SJSU enrolls more than 36,000 students, many of whom are
historically underserved, and around 45% are first-generation and
38% are Pell-recipients. SJSU is a Hispanic Serving Institution
(HSI) and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander
(AANAPISI) Serving Institution. The university’s commitment to
social justice extends from its vibrant, inclusive campus to an
international network of over 275,000 alumni. As such, San José
State is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty so
our disciplines, students, and the community can benefit from
multiple ethnic and gender perspectives.
Successful candidates will demonstrate evidence of a commitment to
equity and inclusion through their research, teaching, and/or
service. We ask that all applicants include a Diversity Statement
with their application package. A guide to writing this statement
can be found at
SJSU Diversity Statement Guidelines , along with information
about how these statements will be evaluated.
Required Qualifications
• An earned doctorate by the start of appointment.
• A record of scholarly and professional achievement.
• Evidence of potential for teaching effectiveness.
• Applicants should demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity
to the educational goals of a socially and economically diverse
student population as might have been gained in cross-cultural
study, training, teaching, and other comparable experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Priority will be given to candidates who possess one or more of the
following:
• 100% online teaching experience.
• Teaching capabilities in the following areas:
• Foundations of the information professions, their professional
characteristics, and the settings where they practice.
• Challenges and critical success factors of information service
development.
• Strategic long term management and daily challenges involved in
leading and supporting physical and digital library
initiatives.
• Effective mediation between the users of information and the
resources and information systems in specific organizational
contexts.
• Best practices in library and information service strategic
planning.
• Performance measures that contribute to the effective
development of library and information services.
Key Responsibilities
• Serve as core course coordinator for courses in the Leadership
and Administration cluster and teach INFO 204 - Information
Professions ( INFO
204 Information Professions - SJSU - School of Information ),
ensuring that the course learning outcomes are appropriate and that
all sections address the same outcomes.
• Organize all their classes within the Canvas Learning
Management System (LMS).
• Conduct research in at least one of the following areas:
• Advocacy and advocacy metrics in the information
professions.
• Decision making in the information professions.
• Management of globally distributed teams of information
professionals who work in globally distributed online environments
– both profit and nonprofit.
• The candidate will participate in shared governance, usually in
department, college, and university committees and other service
assignments.
• Participate in state, national, and international professional
organizations.
• The candidate must demonstrate awareness and experience
understanding the needs of a student population of great diversity
– in age, abilities, cultural background, ethnicity, religion,
economic background, primary language, sexual orientation, gender
identity, and academic preparation – through inclusive course
materials, teaching strategies and advisement.
Other Duties
Note that all San José State University employees are considered
mandated reporters under the California Child Abuse and Neglect
Reporting Act and are required to comply with the requirements set
forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.
Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy
and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act) and CSU systemwide
policy, some faculty duties may lead to designation as a Campus
Security Authority (CSA). CSAs are required to complete Clery Act
training and to immediately report Clery incidents to the
institution.
Faculty employees must complete CSU employee training as assigned
and required based on their role (e.g., Data Security, FERPA,
Preventing Discrimination and Harassment, Title IX, Health and
Safety). The President may recommend or require compliance with
safety measures that decrease the likelihood of COVID-19
transmission or illness and allows the core mission and activities
of the campus to continue.
Application Procedure
Click Apply Now to complete the SJSU Online Employment
Application and attach the following documents:
• letter of interest
• curriculum vitae
• diversity statement
• statement of teaching interests/philosophy
• research plans
• At least three letters of reference with contact information by
January 12th, 2025.
Inquiries may be directed to the Search Committee Chair: Dr.
Kristen Radsliff Rebmann, kristen.rebmann@sjsu.edu
.
Conditional Offer
This is a position for which work may be conducted remotely or out
of state. Employees are expected to perform their duties during
regular business hours in the Pacific Time Zone. Employment is
contingent upon US residence and proof of eligibility to work in
the United States. Satisfactory completion of a background check
(including a criminal records check) is required for employment.
SJSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be
rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying
information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly
withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily
complete the background check may affect the continued employment
of a current employee who was conditionally offered the
position.
San José State University: Silicon Valley's Public
University
Located in the heart of Silicon Valley — one of the most innovative
regions in the world — San José State University
is the founding campus of the 23-campus California State University
(CSU) system and the first public university in the West.
Recognized as a leading transformative educational institution, San
José State is an essential partner in the technological, economic,
cultural, and social development of Silicon Valley, the Bay Area,
and California. SJSU is a top-200 school nationally in research
funding and second highest in research productivity in the CSU
system. Cutting-edge research, world-class scholarship,
student-centered learning, diverse communities, and commitment to
social justice, allow SJSU to provide life-changing opportunities
and advance the public good locally and globally.
Equal Employment Statement
San José State University prohibits discrimination on the basis of
Age, Ancestry, Caste, Color, Disability, Ethnicity, Gender, Gender
Expression, Gender Identity, Genetic Information, Marital Status,
Medical Condition, Military Status, Nationality, Race, Religion,
Religious Creed, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Sex Stereotype, and
Veteran Status. This policy applies to all San José State
University students, faculty, and staff as well as University
programs and activities. Reasonable accommodations are made for
applicants with disabilities who self-disclose.
Campus Security and Fire Safety Notification
Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy
and Campus Crime Statistics Act, the Annual Security Report (ASR)
is also now available for viewing at https://www.sjsu.edu/clery/docs/SJSU-Annual-Security-Report.pdf
. The ASR contains the current security and safety-related policy
statements, emergency preparedness and evacuation information,
crime prevention and Sexual Assault prevention information, and
information about drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR
also contains statistics of Clery crimes for San José State
University locations for the three most recent calendar years. A
paper copy of the ASR is available upon request by contacting the
Office of the Clery Director by phone at 408-924-1501 or by email
at clerycompliance@sjsu.edu.
Pursuant to the Higher Education Opportunity Act, the Annual Fire
Safety Report (AFSR) is available at
https://www.sjsu.edu/clery/docs/SJSU-Annual-Fire-Safety-Report.pdf
. The purpose of this report is to disclose statistics for fires
that occurred within SJSU on-campus housing facilities for the
three most recent calendar years, and to distribute fire safety
policies and procedures intended to promote safety on Campus. A
paper copy of the AFSR is available upon request by contacting the
Housing Office by phone at 408-795-5600 or by email at
uhs-frontdesk@sjsu.edu.
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