Assistant Professors of Library & Information Studies

University-of-Albert; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Alberta invites applications for two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in Library & Information Studies at North Campus, Edmonton. These in-person roles will contribute to a well-established MLIS program offering hybrid and asynchronous online streams, with a negotiable start date of July 1, 2027.

We seek candidates with graduate teaching experience and scholarly work in AI, Indigenous LIS, information ethics, or information organization and knowledge systems, among

Qualifications

• Graduate-level teaching experience relevant to the MLIS curriculum and demonstrated scholarship in library and information studies.
• Applicants should have expertise in one or more of the listed focus areas and a strong record of research and scholarly activity.
• Commitment to high-quality teaching in both in-person and online environments and to Indigenization and public-good information practices.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to teaching in face-to-face and online MLIS courses.
• Engage in rigorous research and scholarship linked to the program.
• Advance Indigenization and public-good information practices through teaching and service.

Skills

AI

Data

Documentation

Leadership

Management studies

Indigenous LIS

Information ethics

Information organization

Knowledge systems

Intellectual freedom

Job description

Location - These roles are in-person. Work primarily takes place at North Campus, Edmonton.

The Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta invites applications from qualified candidates for two (2) tenure-track positions at the rank of Assistant Professor in Library & Information Studies. The successful candidates will contribute to a well established, successful, and internationally accredited program currently supporting approximately 300 students in hybrid and asynchronous online streams. The preferred start date is July 1, 2027 but is negotiable.

We seek applicants who are intellectually curious, excited about rigorous research and scholarship and its applications, committed to high quality teaching and learning in face-to-face and online environments, and who extend our interests in the public good, Indigenization, and the global information professions as they are practiced in diverse communities.

Applicants must have both graduate-level teaching experience relevant to the School’s evolving MLIS curriculum and demonstrated expertise and scholarship in or informing library and information studies in one of the following areas.

• AI, Data, Documentation, Leadership, or Management studies
• Indigenous LIS
• Information ethics
• Information organization & knowledge systems
• Intellectual freedom & social responsibility