Institution

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Job Title

Associate Professor – Archives and Record Management (ARM)

Department/College

School of Information and Library Science

Dates

Opening Date: 02/03/2025
Closing Date:  03/03/2025

Job Description

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

Job Duties

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 automation, human-machine collaboration for data curation, scholarly content management and dissemination, fairness and equity in data organization and data management, and more.

Experience/Qualifications/Knowledge/Skills

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Candidates are required to have earned a PhD and have experience in research settings. Candidates must have a doctoral degree or equivalent at the time of employment, and must provide evidence of research and teaching excellence, and leadership in their area of expertise. Candidates should provide evidence of the competencies needed to teach the assigned course(s)in the ARM Track.
Preferred Qualifications and Experience
Experience in archival research towards the following:
  • Advancing goals of collective well-being, shared progress, and sustainability
  • Creating opportunities for greater participation and engagement
  • Investigating broader themes of personal and organizational data curation and governance.

 

How to Apply

Application materials must be submitted online and include a cover letter, resume, and a list of references. The application and additional information including closing date is available at https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/296172. Anticipated starting date is January 1, 2026.

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