Drexel University
College of Information Science and Technology (IST)

Content Access Systems Position

Drexel University's College of Information Science and Technology (IST) seeks applicants for a full-time position in the area of Content Access Systems. It is anticipated that the position will be filled at the assistant or associate level, on either a tenure or non-tenure track. The faculty member will have responsibility for teaching, oversight of curriculum, and leading a research and development initiative in a selection of the following areas:

Organization of knowledge, classification theory, content representation, thesaurus construction, cataloging and classification systems, information systems for libraries, appropriate national and international standards, the Internet, digital libraries and hypermedia, organization of information for access and retrieval, text analysis for information retrieval, cognitive aspects of information-seeking behavior and user studies.

The IST view of information is broad, multidisciplinary, and practical. We offer a BS and MS in information systems, an ALA-accredited MS in library and information science, and a PhD. Under a four year grant from the Kellogg Foundation, we are reinventing education for information professionals. With a Sloan Foundation grant we have established leadership in distance education. Both master's programs are undergoing substantial redesign. The success of our programs is based on faculty teamwork, enterprise, and industry.

The faculty member might teach such existing courses as: Technical Processes, Information Systems and Structures, Cataloging and Classification I and II, Content Representation, Library Automation; and-depending on demand-develop courses in: digital library systems, Internet management systems, Intranet, information visualization.

The successful candidate will have an appropriate earned or nearly earned Ph.D. and will have spent substantial time in relevant practice.

To Apply:

Please submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and names, addresses, and phone numbers of at least three references to:

Howard D. White, Ph.D., Chair
Search Committee
College of Information Science and Technology
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA 19104.

Applications will be considered until the position is filled.

Drexel University is an equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.