Assistant Professor or Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Science

Simmons University•Boston, MA

About The Position

Simmons University’s School of Library and Information Science seeks a dedicated scholar and teacher for a tenure-track faculty position beginning in Fall 2027. The Boston-based, 10-month role requires teaching on campus in Boston and online. Tenure-track faculty are expected to teach six courses per year, or the equivalent as approved by the Dean. The successful candidate will teach in areas including children’s and young adult literature, collections and materials; library programs and services for children and adolescents; and early childhood literacy, storytelling, and family engagement. Additional desirable expertise includes youth information behavior, emerging technologies, inclusive library services, and school library teaching. The candidate will maintain an emerging or active research agenda in library and information science, with research interests potentially spanning youth information practices, digital environments, early childhood literacy, family information practices, and equity and access to information for diverse youth populations. The faculty member will contribute to the University’s mission through service, including curriculum development and maintenance, participation in program, department, college, and university meetings, committees, and activities, and participation in faculty governance and program evaluation. Compensation is listed separately by rank, and the position is benefits-eligible.

Requirements

PhD in library and information science or a related discipline.
Record of teaching in higher education commensurate with rank.
For Assistant Professor: emerging research agenda with potential for sustained growth and external funding.
For Associate Professor: clearly defined research agenda with potential for sustained growth and external funding.
For Assistant Professor: emerging record of publications in peer-reviewed literature.
For Associate Professor: defined record of publications in peer-reviewed literature.
Ability to teach both on campus in Boston and online.

Nice To Haves

Expertise in youth information behavior.
Expertise in emerging technologies.
Expertise in inclusive library services.
Expertise in school library teaching.
Research connecting children’s and young adult library services with broader developments in library and information science.

Responsibilities

Teach six courses per year, or the equivalent as approved by the Dean.
Teach on campus in Boston and online.
Develop or maintain a research agenda in library and information science.
Participate as a team member in curriculum development and maintenance.
Participate in program, department, college, and university meetings, committees, and activities.
Participate in faculty governance and program evaluation.
Serve the University and contribute to its mission.