Title: Assistant Professor of Library Science

Employee Classification: Asst Professor

Campus: University of North Texas

Division: UNT-Provost

SubDivision-Department: UNT-College of Information

Department: UNT-Information Science-133310

Job Location: Denton

Salary: Varies based on experience. An offer of employment for this position will be made contingent upon available funding.

FTE: 1.00

Retirement Eligibility: ORP Eligible

About Us - Values Overview:

Department Summary

The Department of Information Science is part of the University of North Texas (UNT), which is ranked a Tier One university by the Carnegie Classification. The University offers 114 bachelor’s, 87 master’s, and 39 doctoral degree programs, many nationally and internationally recognized. Degree programs in the Department of Information Science include an undergraduate program in information science, master’s programs in information science, library science, and health informatics, and a PhD program in information science, as well as non-degree certificates. Our master’s programs are nationally recognized. Additional information about degrees, courses, and faculty can be found at https://informationscience.unt.edu/.

The Department of Information Science, one of four departments in the College of Information, promotes the understanding of, access to, and use of information through teaching, research and service activities. The Department prepares information professionals of the highest quality to serve in dynamic roles locally, nationally, and globally. Faculty members measure their success by scholarly activities and the quality of their students’ intellectual contributions to the profession and society. The American Library Association has accredited the Department’s master’s programs in Library Science and Information Science continuously since 1965.
The faculty in the Department of Information Science have historically and consistently brought interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary/transdisciplinary and multicultural approaches to their teaching and scholarship.

UNT has a highly diverse campus with a wide range of languages spoken in addition to English. We welcome candidates who have experience with HSI/MSIs and/or who speak Spanish, Vietnamese, American Sign Language, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin and other variations), Arabic, Tagalog, Farsi, French, or/and Yoruba.

Position Overview

The Department of Information Science at the University of North Texas (UNT) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Information Science with a focus on academic librarianship or public librarianship and library science to begin in Spring 2026. We are seeking excellent candidates with interests relating to our program specialization areas such as:
• Library Administration: Including supervision of librarians and librarian professional development.
• Information Organization: Including library cataloging, classification, digital repository metadata, and information retrieval in library contexts.
• Specialized Library or Information Center Services: Including special collections/academic archives, music librarianship, art librarianship, and science librarianship.
• Information Behavior and Libraries: Including reference services and instructional librarianship.
• Archives, Museums, and Cultural Heritage Organizations: Including archival or museum outreach; appraisal, arrangement, description, and preservation of collections; and digital collection management.
• Collection Management: Including contracting, budgeting, and vendor relations.

The candidate is expected to teach both undergraduate and graduate (master’s and doctoral) level courses, recruit students, build partnerships with communities through regular outreach activities, maintain an active research agenda, produce research publications, seek external funding, and provide service in an academic position in library and information sciences. The candidate must demonstrate a record of research accomplishments and have the ability to design and deliver courses in a variety of formats, including online and hybrid modalities. The candidate is expected to work with doctoral students and to lead and serve on dissertation committees.

This is a nine-month, full-time, tenure-track position. We seek a candidate who will provide inspiration and is motivated to be a leader in research and teaching, who can leverage the strengths of the department’s dynamic faculty and programs, and who will build collaborative relationships in the University and profession.

Minimum Qualifications

1. an earned doctorate in library science, information science, education or other related fields at the time of appointment, and
2. experience working in and/or collaborating with libraries, archives, or museums, and
3. evidence of effective teaching or contribution to instruction, research, and scholarship with experience/expertise in the broad area of academic or public librarianship, or archives, or museums.

Preferred Qualifications

• a master’s degree (accredited by the American Library Association, ALA) or experience as faculty in a department that offers ALA accredited master’s degrees (e.g., M.L.S., M.I.S., M.L.I.S., M.S.-L.S.); , and/or
• an excellent track record of research and publications with potential for funded scholarly research in library and information science, and/or
• involvement in library and information science professional associations or societies.

Required License/Registration/Certifications

Work Schedule:

varies based on assignment

Driving University Vehicle:

No

Security Sensitive:

This is a Security Sensitive Position.

Special Instructions:

Applicants must submit a minimum of two professional references as part of their application. If needed, additional references can be added after the application has been submitted. Benefits: For information regarding our Benefits,
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EEO Statement:

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