Dear AoIR colleagues, If you would be so kind as to share with the posting below your professional, scholarly, and student collaborators, it would be very much appreciated. Also please note the other postings for Open Rank Tenure-Track Faculty in Data Science and AI, as well as Informational Accessibility listed on our website here: https://ischool.illinois.edu/our-school/job-openings Thanks, Emily **************************** Tenure-Track Faculty in Digital Archives, Preservation, and/or Curation (Open Rank) - iSchool School of Information Sciences (iSchool) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign The School of Information Sciences (iSchool) at the University of Illinois invites applications for full-time, tenure-track faculty positions at all ranks in the broad areas of digital archives, digital preservation, and/or digital curation, including but not limited to: • Born digital preservation and data curation • Cultural heritage and collections as data • Critical archival and data studies • Software and platform studies • Community-centered digital practices and preservation • Critical approaches to metadata, digital accessibility, and digital sustainability • Digital preservation infrastructures, tools, and policies We welcome candidates whose work engages in pressing issues such as anti-colonial or anti-racist approaches to Library and Information Science (LIS) scholarship, or seeking to empower under-resourced community-based collections and archives, and who can apply these perspectives in their teaching of both theoretical and technical topics. Exceptional candidates in any area of information science or related fields, and particularly those with demonstrable commitments to a more inclusive and just society, are strongly encouraged to apply. We seek applicants who will thrive in an interdisciplinary academic unit at one of the nation’s premier land-grant research universities. Successful candidates must exhibit the potential to conduct world-class research, teach effectively in undergraduate, professional, and doctoral programs, and contribute to our mission of advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent by the time of appointment. At the iSchool at Illinois, we employ methods from across the disciplines to grapple with society’s most urgent challenges related to information, its practices, and technologies. Our faculty are global experts in areas as diverse as AI, children’s books, and network science. Our doctoral degree in Information Sciences builds on a long tradition that includes the oldest LIS doctoral program in the country and the top-ranked professional master’s program in library and information science. We also offer professional master’s programs in information management and bioinformatics, a licensure program in school librarianship, as well as an interdisciplinary, STEM-designated undergraduate degree in information sciences. More information can be found at: http://ischool.illinois.edu/. To apply, please visit https://jobs.illinois.edu and upload a cover letter discussing your interest in and suitability for this position, CV, and statements of research and teaching. For full consideration, please apply by the priority deadline of 6 p.m. (CST) on December 1, 2022. Applications not submitted through https://jobs.illinois.edu will not be considered. Interviews may take place before the search is closed; however, no offers will be made until after that priority deadline. This is a full-time, tenure-track faculty position. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. The preferred starting date is August 16, 2023. For further information, please contact ischool@illinois.edu<mailto:ischool@illinois.edu>. 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Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, COVID-19 vaccination requirement, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify. Applicants with disabilities are encouraged to apply and may request a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (2008) to complete the application and/or interview process. Requests may be submitted through the reasonable accommodations portal, or by contacting the Accessibility & Accommodations Division of the Office for Access and Equity at 217-333-0885, or by emailing accessibility@illinois.edu<mailto:accessibility@illinois.edu>. ________________________________________ Requisition ID: 1013349 Job Category: Faculty Apply at: https://jobs.illinois.edu