Visiting Assistant Professor Position
University of Wisconsin-Madison iSchool
School of Library and Information Studies
UW-Madison

The School of Library and Information Studies, the iSchool at UW-Madison, invites applications for a two year Visiting Assistant Professor position.  SLIS will provide research mentorship and support to further the career development of the VAP.  The position would require teaching 2 courses per semester in SLIS’s information technology curriculum including courses such as database design, UX /HCI, information architecture or organization of information.  Some courses will be online.  The VAP will be expected to fully participate in the intellectual life of the School contributing expertise in target research areas such as: information retrieval and search/access, data mining, information visualization, or technological aspects of archives and electronic records.  The VAP will also participate in student advising and SLIS governance.

Requirements: PhD in LIS or a related field, expertise in desired research areas.  Experience successfully teaching courses at the university/college level is preferred.

To apply, send the following materials via email to:

Ms. Anne Murphy-Lom
SLIS Administrator
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Required materials:
·         Cover letter
·         CV
·         Names and contact information for three academic references
·         Summary teaching evaluation scores and student comments
For full consideration, application materials are due April 15th 2014.  Late applications may be considered if the position is not filled.

SLIS has approximately 200 masters and 10 LIS doctoral students. SLIS is a partner in the UW-Madison Digital Studies certificate that prepares undergraduate students to critically analyze and creatively compose with new media and information technologies (http://digitalstudies.wisc.edu/). SLIS is also home to the Center for the History of Print and Digital Culture (http://www.slis.wisc.edu/chpchome.htm) a leading research center of authorship, reading, publication and distribution of print and digital materials, produced by those at both the center and the periphery of power.

SLIS is equipped with a newly remodeled instructional computer laboratory, two technology enhanced classrooms and its own library.  SLIS is located in a modern classroom building overlooking beautiful Lake Mendota in one of the world's finest universities and in one of the most livable cities in the United States.

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.  Salary variable depending on experience. A criminal background check will be conducted prior to hiring. A period of evaluation will be required.