Description

Renewable Contract Faculty Member – School Library Media at the level of instructor (requires master’s degree) or assistant professor (requires PhD) to begin August 16, 2026. This teaching focused position is based on a 3-year renewable contract cycle with opportunities for promotion.

  Position Summary & Responsibilities:

This position provides an exciting opportunity for a passionate scholar and educator to lead our existing NCATE/CAEP and ALA (American Library Association) accredited School Library Media (SLM) program and to shape the character and direction of the School of Library and Information Studies.  The successful candidate will be able to contribute SLM courses at the graduate level and youth literature/media and information literacy courses at the undergraduate level.

As part of a leadership team in SLIS, this enthusiastic individual is expected to:

• Maintain an active research agenda relevant to their areas of expertise (Note: Assistant Professor Only)
  Teach graduate courses in the areas of school library media and research methods and undergraduate courses in information literacy and/or youth media/literature
• 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

Minimum Qualifications:

• Earned doctorate in Library and Information Science or Education from a regionally accredited university prior to the appointment date. (Note: Assistant Professor Only)
• American Library Association (ALA)-accredited MLIS degree or Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)-accredited library media master’s degree
• Commitment to work with students, colleagues, and partners with a range of backgrounds, perspectives, and levels of experience
• Hold or have the ability to obtain an Alabama Class A teaching certificate in the area of school library media. This requires at least two years, full-time teaching experience in K-12 schools as a school librarian.

          Links to Apply and for Additional Information on the Position:

• Instructor, renewable contract:  https://careers.ua.edu/jobs/545716fb-eddc-4943-9afe-0a7ef714572f
• Assistant Professor, renewable contract: https://careers.ua.edu/jobs/95ec0d5e-a1da-452d-8f03-1ff8b2d4ebf2

Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until the positions are filled. Questions regarding the School Library Media (SLM) search should be directed to search chair Dr. Ramona Caponegro at [email protected].