Primary instructional responsibilities will include one or more of the core courses and courses within the children and young adult specialization. They share responsibility for committee and department assignments including administrative, supervisory, and other functions. Performs teaching, research and guidance duties in area(s) of expertise at the graduate and undergraduate level.

Candidates must possess a Ph.D. in library/information science, childhood studies, media studies, or a related field at the time of hire.

The successful candidate will have experience teaching in higher education, a record for research and service, and ability to cooperate with others for the good of the institution. We seek the ability to employ perspectives from critical race studies, indigenous methods, environmental justice, and queer studies. Qualified candidates will have research and teaching expertise as well as practical experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Engage in scholarship and teaching supporting historically underrepresented children and young adults in public libraries
• Culturally-relevant perspective on children’s media and culture
• Youth activism and social justice
• Scholarship and teaching supporting historically underrepresented groups, diversity, equity, and/or social justice.
• Knowledge of and experience with methods for engaging multilingual children and their families.
• Experience addressing/challenging education disparities among Latinx, Black and/or Native American and Indigenous populations.
• Current children and young adult media, both in print and other formats; including but not limited to, picture books, graphic novels, games and social media.