Description

Position Summary

The Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering in Indianapolis invites applications for one full-time lecturer-track faculty position in the Department of Library and Information Science. The appointment will begin August 1, 2026. This 10-month appointment is annually renewable, based upon satisfactory performance. Summer month teaching opportunities exist as well.

A committed educator is sought to join our department on the Indianapolis campus. We are interested in candidates with one or more of the following areas of expertise:

• Emerging Technologies in Libraries and Archives
• Educational Technology
• Technology in Support of Information Organization and Systems

Candidates must have experience effectively teaching in an online environment and five or more years of professional (industry) experience in one or more areas of expertise listed above. A deep understanding of career opportunities in the information professions and a passion for graduate student mentoring for academic and professional success is necessary.

Ideal candidates will also shape their teaching in ways that leverage the unique strengths of Luddy Indianapolis, including its interdisciplinary and collaborative environment and commitment to service and community engagement. We especially welcome candidates who bring direct experience or novel approaches to incorporating generative AI (and related tools) to enhance student learning.

Responsibilities

Full-time lecturer-track faculty commit to a balanced workload of teaching and service, which includes:

• Teach graduate courses in the LIS department; typically, four course section/equivalents per semester and 3-5 different courses per academic year
• Supervise independent studies
• Mentor graduate students
• Contribute to course and curriculum development
• Contribute to the department, school and campus level, and the professional community through service (e.g., committees, initiatives, task forces, etc.)

This position entails a standard teaching load of four courses per semester, with a distribution of effort consisting of 80% teaching and 20% service responsibilities. Also, this is an in-person faculty appointment requiring full-time on-campus presence.
About the Department of Library and Information Science
In 2000, the Indianapolis location of the Indiana University School of Library and Information Science was founded to provide high quality library education to students who could not be residential students, needing distance learning options. The Department is ALA -accredited, offering students a diverse array of academic and career specializations. The LIS department is particularly strong in the application of technology to the information professions and in public libraries, children/youth services, and increasingly archives, particularly digital curation. Tenure track and lecturer faculty work together to provide engaged and engaging education with a commitment to the development of the library and information professions. Securing external funding for student support and faculty research is important to the Department and to the School.

About the Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering - Indianapolis
The Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing was the first completely new school in the United States devoted exclusively to Informatics and a range of its sub-disciplines. In 2013 the Indiana University School of Library and Information Science merged with the School of Informatics. With its formative national role in creating the nation's largest Informatics Program on the Bloomington and Indianapolis campus, the school is the broadest and one of the largest information/computing schools in the U.S. At IU Indianapolis, the school offers six Ph.D. programs (Bioinformatics, Data Science, Computer Science, Health and Biomedical Informatics, and Information Science), eight Master's programs (Applied Data Science, Bioinformatics, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Health Informatics, Human-Computer Interaction, Library and Information Science, and Software Engineering), eight Baccalaureate programs (Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical Informatics, Computer Science, Data Science, Full Stack Developer, Health Information Management, Informatics and Media Arts and Science), and several undergraduate and graduate certificate programs.

About Indiana University Indianapolis
The IU Indianapolis campus, with over 20,000 students, is located on a large tract of land adjacent to downtown Indianapolis. IU Indy offers a full range of academic programs and is the only R1 research university in the city of Indianapolis. Indiana University is an academic leader in the development and use of information technology.

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Basic Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• ALA -accredited MLS / MLIS degree
• 5+ years of professional experience related to one or more of the above listed areas of expertise
• Knowledge of pedagogical theory and state-of-the-art practice
• Documented effective teaching at the graduate level
• An ability to adapt and diversify pedagogy for changing methodologies, technologies, and student needs
• A commitment to departmental and school service, especially when and where curriculum development and instruction are key concerns
• A willingness to lead pedagogical and assessment initiatives

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous instructional experience in higher education

Department Contact for Questions

Questions about this position can be directed to search committee co-chairs, Dr. Kyle Jones ([email protected]) and Ms. Lydia Spotts ([email protected]).