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VISITING FACULTY POSITION – School of Library and Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison. The University of Wisconsin‐Madison School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) seeks a candidate to join our dynamic learning community as Visiting Assistant Professor for the academic year 2012-13, to teach the following five graduate courses: Archives User Services, Records Management (repeats), Information Agencies and their Environment (introductory MA course), and distance practicum. Candidates should have a Ph.D. by August 2012 and potential for or demonstrated excellence in teaching, and should be prepared to contribute to the distance master’s program. SLIS has approximately 200 masters and 20 doctoral students in LIS. SLIS is a co-sponsor (with the Wisconsin Historical Society and the University of Wisconsin Libraries) of, and home to, the Center for the History of Print and Digital Culture. The CHPDC fosters the interdisciplinary study of print culture, through lectures and colloquia, biennial conferences, and the University of Wisconsin Press series "Print Culture History in Modern America," which encourages scholarly work on the authorship, reading, publication and distribution of print and now digital materials, produced by those at both the center and the periphery of power. SLIS is also a partner in the UW‐Madison Digital Studies initiative, a cross‐departmental initiative that prepares undergraduate students to critically analyze and creatively compose with new media and information technologies (see http://www.dighum.wisc.edu/). SLIS contributes to the cross-departmental Digital Studies undergraduate certificate. 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 also home to a large and vital Continuing Education Service. 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 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. Consideration of applications will begin on March 16 2012, and continue until the position is filled. 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 and Digital Culture http://www.slis.wisc.edu/chpchome.htm 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]