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FACULTY POSITION – School of Library and Information Studies Digital Studies Initiative The University of Wisconsin‐Madison School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) seeks an exceptional candidate with demonstrated commitment to excellence in research, teaching, and service to join our dynamic learning community as Assistant or Associate Professor beginning fall 2011. SLIS faculty members are expected to conduct research, teach two courses per semester, advise master’s students and supervise doctoral research. As part of the course load for this position, the faculty member will teach one undergraduate Digital Studies course per semester with the broad goal of increasing undergraduate students' media, visual, technology and information literacies. The successful applicant will also contribute to the foundation of a new interdisciplinary digital studies initiative at the university. We seek applicants who also have teaching and research expertise in one or more of the following areas: children’s and youth online practices, information, or literature; digital curation, preservation, and archives; community engagement and public librarianship; organization of digital information; digital and print culture; transformations in scholarly communication. Applications from outstanding candidates in other areas will also be considered. Required: Candidates should have a Ph.D. by August 2011, research and publications commensurate with experience or evidence of ability to carry out a research agenda, and potential for or demonstrated excellence in teaching. All candidates should be committed to diversity, prepared to seek opportunities to extend the School's funding opportunities and thriving collaborations, and to contribute to its service mission. Applicants should be prepared to teach in core areas of the master’s curriculum and to contribute to the distance master’s program. SLIS has approximately 200 masters and 20 doctoral students in LIS, and is a partner in the UW‐Madison Digital Studies initiative. Please see the SLIS Vision and Mission Statement at http:// www.slis.wisc.edu/vision.html. The Digital Studies program, a cross‐ departmental initiative, prepares undergraduate students to critically analyze and creatively compose with new media and information technologies (see http://www.dighum.wisc.edu/). SLIS is equipped with a newly remodeled instructional computer laboratory, a usability lab, and its own library in addition to the resources of the University Libraries. It cooperates actively with the University Library System, the Cooperative Children's Book Center and the Wisconsin Historical Society's library and archives. It is home to a large and vital Continuing Education Service, the Center for the History of Print Culture, and the UW Information/ Communications Technology and Policy Research Cluster. It is located in a modern classroom building overlooking beautiful Lake Mendota in one of the world's finest universities and in one of the United States’ most livable cities. Questions about the search may be directed to Anne Murphy Lom, Department Administrator at [log in to unmask] To apply, send letter of interest, curriculum vitae, evidence of excellence in teaching, and the names and contact information of three references by October 31st to Anne Murphy Lom, Department Administrator, [log in to unmask] (electronic preferred). Paper mail address: School of Library and Information Studies, 600 N. Park Street, Madison WI 53706. Unless confidentiality is requested in writing, information regarding the applicants must be released upon request. Finalists cannot be guaranteed confidentiality. The University of Wisconsin‐Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. SLIS values and actively seeks to maintain a diverse faculty. Christine Pawley Ph.D. Professor & Director, School of Library and Information Studies http://slisweb.lis.wisc.edu/~cpawley/ Director, Center for the History of Print Culture in Modern America http://slisweb.lis.wisc.edu/~printcul/ University of Wisconsin-Madison 4238 Helen C. White Hall 600 N. Park St. Madison, WI 53706 phone: 608 263-2945/608 263-2900 fax: (608) 263-4849 email: [log in to unmask] *********** LIS: Libraries, Information, and Sustainability http://uw-slis-sustainability.blogspot.com/