Archival Studies Faculty Position, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Posted December 2, 2014
The School of Information Studies (SOIS), the iSchool at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee (UWM), invites applications for a full-time tenured/tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in archival studies. The selected applicant should be prepared to teach courses in both the School’s graduate and undergraduate programs. Candidates should appreciate the value of an interdisciplinary approach to research and teaching.
SOIS is committed to both onsite and online education; demonstrated ability in the design and delivery of courses in a variety of formats is highly desirable. Applicants must be able to teach a variety of courses in the archival studies area.
The School offers a competitive salary for an academic year (9 month) appointment, plus additional compensation for possible summer teaching, and generous fringe benefits. SOIS also provides extensive research support in the form of travel funding, research assistance, and internal research grant programs.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in Information Studies or related field by the beginning of the contract term.
- MLIS or master’s in related field or equivalent.
- Demonstrated record of scholarship or other research experience in archival studies.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Evidence of quality in research in archival studies in such areas as preservation, data curation, electronic records management, among others.
- Demonstrated quality in teaching (onsite and online)
- Ability to teach across archival subjects.
- Familiarity with both domestic and international developments in archival studies.
- Evidence of professional archival experience.
The deadline for first priority consideration is February 1, 2015, and will remain open until filled. The preferred starting date is August 24, 2015, but is negotiable.
Please follow the link below to submit your cover letter, curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information for three references.
http://jobs.uwm.edu/postings/
The Archival Studies Program is ranked in the top ten archival studies MLIS programs in the United States. Students are drawn from across the United States and abroad and routinely placed in repositories such as the U.N. Archives, the Newberry Library, the Library of Congress, and the Ward Irish Music Archives for Alternative Spring Break and Fieldwork. Alumni have obtained permanent positions with such institutions as the William J. Clinton Presidential Library, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and the Huntington Library.
The nationally ranked School of Information Studies offers several educational programs: a Bachelor of Science in Information Science and Technology (BSIST); an ALA-accredited Masters of Library and Information Science (MLIS); several coordinated graduate degree programs, including History and Anthropology; transcript-designated concentrations within the MLIS Archival Studies, Digital Libraries, Public Library Leadership, Information Organization, and Information Technology; post-masters Certificates of Advanced Study in Archives and Records Management and Digital Libraries; and a PhD in Information Studies. A new Masters of Science in Information Science and Technology (MSIST) degree is currently under development in partnership with the Department of Computer Science. The School has a strong research faculty, more than 900 students, and state-of-the-art information technology laboratories.
SOIS houses the Center for Information Policy Research, and its faculty organizes three research groups: the Research Group for Information Retrieval, Knowledge Organization Research Group, and the Social Studies of Information Research Group. The School’s research and instructional programs are designed to be a resourceful blend of the University’s mission with the School’s information focus, international scope, and interdisciplinary mindset.
Situated in the cultural, commercial, and educational hub of the state, in a pleasant residential neighborhood overlooking Lake Michigan, UWM is a research university committed to academic excellence. It is one of the two doctoral degree-granting institutions in the multi-campus University of Wisconsin system, and has a student enrollment of over 29,000.
For more information, please contact Dr. Thomas Walker, Chair of the Search and Screen Committee, at [email protected]. For questions regarding submission of your materials please contact Laura Meyer at [email protected] (414) 229-5409. For more information about the School of Information Studies please visit the web site: http://www4.uwm.edu/sois/.
UWM is an AA/EO employer: All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.