Lecturer in the iSchool

University of Wisconsin; Madison (WI); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Wisconsin–Madison invites applications for a Lecturer to teach one or more LIS courses in an online environment for the 2026-27 spring semester.

The position involves developing curricula, delivering instruction online or in the classroom, and assessing student performance in courses such as LIS 517, LIS 602, LIS 655, and LIS 705 within the iSchool.

Qualifications

• Experience teaching in higher education settings.
• Familiarity with online learning environments and instructional design.
• Mastery of information studies concepts relevant to course topics.

Responsibilities

• Serve as initial contact for students regarding course expectations.
• Develop instructional design and curriculum relevant to a course.
• Facilitate online and in-person instruction and assess student performance.

Job description

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Job Category:

Academic Staff

Employment Type:

Terminal (Fixed Term)

Job Profile:

Lecturer

Job Summary:

Teach one or more of the following courses in an online environment in the 2026-27 spring semester.

• LIS 517 Digital Health: Information and Technologies Supporting Consumers and Patients
• LIS 602 Information: Organization and Search
• LIS 655 Collection Management
• LIS 705 Introductory Analytics for Decision Making

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Serves as an initial point of contact for students as it relates to specific course or series content and expectations
• Develops instructional design and curriculum relevant to a course of instruction
• Facilitates classroom, online and/or laboratory instruction for one or more courses, including assessment of student performance

Department:

• College of Computing & Artificial Intelligence (iSchool)

Compensation:

• The minimum full-time equivalent (FTE) salary is $50,115. This is a part-time position at a 33.4% appointment, resulting in a base total of $8,411.79. Actual pay will be determined by your qualifications, appointment percentage, and prior higher education teaching experience.

Required Qualifications:

• LIS 517 Digital Health: Information and Technologies Supporting Consumers and Patients
  • Experience with selecting and training on appropriate and accurate materials for consumer health and family education; the ethical and organizational policy issues that arise when providing consumer and family health information in different settings; the role of the public media in disseminating health information; the health-related information needs and preferences of racial/ethnic minority populations
  • Expertise with health information technologies, from search engines to websites to apps
• LIS 602 Information: Organization and Search
  • Practical or teaching experience with library, archival, or cultural heritage organization and retrieval systems (e.g., catalogs, digital collections, databases)
  • Knowledge of common standards and best practices in resource description in libraries, archives, and similar (e.g., MARC, Dublin Core, EAD)
  • Understanding of emerging technologies and their impacts on information organization and retrieval
• LIS 655 Collection Management
  • Knowledge of collection development, selection, and management
  • Experience examining large societal forces affecting the ways librarians have traditionally built collections and contemporary changes in access and ownership
  • Experience with both print and digital collection management
• LIS 705 Introductory Analytics for Decision Making
  • Expertise with introductory analysis of quantitative data, including tests for significance, group differences, correlations, regression, chi square, and basic ANOVA
  • Knowledge of how to develop good testable questions, choose appropriate study designs, and prepare numerical data for testing
  • A thorough understanding of how issues in sampling, measurement, and research quality impact data quality
  • Expertise in Excel data visualization and management

Preferred Qualifications:

• LIS 517 Digital Health: Information and Technologies Supporting Consumers and Patients
• LIS 602 Information: Organization and Search
• LIS 705 Introductory Analytics for Decision Making
  • Experience teaching students with varied technical backgrounds
  • Prior teaching experience in higher education
  • Prior online teaching experience
• LIS 655 Collection Management
  • Experience teaching students with varied technical backgrounds
  • Prior teaching experience in higher education
  • Prior online teaching experience

Education:

• Minimum of a Master's degree in Information Studies or closely related field required.

Contact Information:

Steve Sylte [e-mail]

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