Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in Archival Studies
The University of British Columbia School of Information

Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Compensation: Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The School of Information is a top-ranked institution in the field of information management and presents a vibrant teaching and research environment. Our faculty are engaged in innovative and collaborative research, community engagement, and professional leadership. We offer several top-ranked graduate programs with consistent high evaluations from our students, including a PhD program, Masters programs in Library and Information Studies (MLIS) and Archival Studies (MAS), and a First Nations Curriculum Concentration (FNCC), our specialization that focuses on Indigenous information initiatives. Further information about the School of Information can be found at https://ischool.ubc.ca.

Equity and mutual respect are core values of the School of Information; we pay particular attention to the needs of all marginalized and under-represented groups of people. As School we are actively engaged in implementing UBC's Indigenous Strategic Plan (ISP) (https://isp.ubc.ca/) and the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). We seek to create a diverse, inclusive, and equitable school for faculty, staff, and students of all backgrounds and identities. Candidates are required to have a strong commitment to the mission of School of Information and demonstrate effectiveness and openness to working with students and colleagues with diverse perspectives and from diverse backgrounds.

Description and Duties    

The successful candidate will be expected to undertake an active program of original research, publication, and other knowledge mobilization; to teach courses and undertake student supervision in archival and recordkeeping studies at the graduate and potentially undergraduate level; and contribute to leadership and service initiatives within the School of Information. Other activities include student advising and membership of administrative committees as assigned by the director. Additional responsibilities may include participation in ongoing revision of the MAS curriculum.

As member of a small archival faculty contingent, you will have the opportunity to develop your own specialized courses as well as to teach in one or more of the following areas:

• Digital preservation;
• Digital archives;
• Archival diplomatics;
• Archival appraisal;
• Archival and recordkeeping systems;
• Indigenous and non-Western recordkeeping models and practices;
• Reference, advocacy and outreach;
• Non-textual archives and records;
• Histories of recordkeeping;
• Community archives.
  

This is a tenure-track position in the Research Professoriate Stream and the successful candidate will be reviewed for reappointment, tenure, and promotion in subsequent years, in accordance with the Collective Agreement. For a description of the rank Assistant Professor and the criteria for tenure and promotion, see https://hr.ubc.ca/working-ubc/faculty-collective-agreement-and-policies.

Qualifications    

We invite candidates with expertise in archival studies, demonstrated through an advanced degree (PhD) in archival studies. We welcome applications from candidates who hold (or are completing) advanced degrees in cognate disciplines with a substantial focus on archival studies; or who hold (or are completing) advanced degrees in a cognate discipline and have demonstrated contributions to the advancement of archival disciplinary knowledge. Applicants should have a PhD in a relevant field by the start of this appointment. We welcome applications from candidates who are defending their dissertation during the time of the search.

The successful candidate has an active research agenda in archival studies; a record of publications and contributions within the field (commensurate with career stage); a demonstrated record of excellence in teaching and course development, ideally at both the graduate and undergraduate level; the potential to contribute to the ongoing vision and future direction of the MAS program; and demonstrated capacity or the potential for academic service and leadership.

We seek candidates who will complement existing expertise and particularly welcome those with one or more of the following demonstrated strengths:

Digital approaches to archival and recordkeeping processes and problems, including but not limited to:

• Digital transformation and preservation of archival material;
• Theories, perspectives and practices at the intersection of emerging technologies, archives and recordkeeping.
  

Global archival and recordkeeping theories, perspectives, and practices, including but not limited to:

• Indigenous archival theories, perspectives, and practices;  
• Community-centred archival and recordkeeping theories, perspectives and practices;
• Archives and evidence in the context of humanitarian crises.
  

We seek applicants with a record of demonstrated research impact, as well as potential to publish, teach effectively, and secure external research funding. We acknowledge that within higher education in Canada, traditional or conventional academic pathways can reinforce biases in the filling of faculty posts. We encourage applications that may not fit this mold and challenge our ideas of teaching, scholarship and research.

Application information

How to Apply: https://lais.air.arts.ubc.ca/tenure-track-assistant-professor-position-in-archival-studies/

Application Deadline: December 1, 2022

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