Application Deadline: 3 April 2025
The School of Information and Library Science (SILS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites nominations and applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Associate Professor rank to join our internationally recognized Archives and Record Management (ARM) Track. SILS is also the only university in the United States to have a master’s degree in Digital Curation.
As such we seek an engaged and energetic colleague with an outstanding record of scholarship in archival science, broadly construed, and an active research agenda. Successful applicants will explore archives and records management in any area, including but not limited to:
Archival appraisal
Archival ethics
Archival and record keeping tools and systems
Cultural heritage studies
Digital curation and preservation
Disability studies
Global archive and record keeping issues
Histories of record keeping
Indigenous and non-Western record keeping models and practices
Reference, outreach, and access in cultural heritage institutions
Rare books and special collections development
User experiences in archival information environments
Faculty are expected to engage in research, teach courses in the ARM track, mentor graduate students in their thesis and practicum work, and recruit and advise PhD students in relevant research areas. They are also expected to participate in decision making, oversee projects, be involved in evaluation activities, and mentor faculty for the ARM track, as well as participate in school, university, and professional activities. Candidates should be excited by and able to thrive in an intellectually stimulating multidisciplinary environment. Those with fresh and innovative ideas, a commitment to professional engagement, and an appreciation for intercultural and global studies are encouraged to apply.
We welcome candidates from diverse disciplines, including information studies, digital preservation and archiving, data governance, data policy and regulatory workflow au.
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