Internal search launched for Associate Vice Provost and Dean of the Libraries and School of Information Studies

Sunil Prabhakar, vice provost for faculty affairs, has announced the launch of an internal search for the position of Associate Vice Provost and Dean of the Libraries and School of Information Studies.

A search advisory committee has been formed and started its work.

Associate Vice Provost and Dean of the Libraries and School of Information Studies Search Advisory Committee

  • Bernie Engel, chair; Glenn W. Sample Dean of Agriculture; professor, agricultural and biological engineering
  • Sylvie Brouder, director of the Purdue Center for Global Food Security, professor of agronomy and a Wickersham Chair of Excellence in Agricultural Research
  • Amanda Gill, lead operations manager, Purdue Libraries
  • Neal Harmeyer, assistant dean, Archives and Special Collections; head, Virginia Kelly Karnes Research Center; and clinical associate professor, Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies
  • J.P. Herubel, professor, Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies
  • Michael Lewis, digital collections photography assistant, Purdue Libraries
  • Bethany McGowan, associate professor, Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies
  • Rebecca Richardson, associate dean for collections and access, Purdue Libraries

Interested candidates are asked to submit applications with a cover letter and a curriculum vitae to this Direct Application Link. Questions about the position can be addressed to Brenda Coulson at bcoulson@purdue.edu.

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