[Asis-l] University of Toronto invites applications for Professor in Digital Preservation/Records Management

[Joy Davidson]

***Apologies for cross-posting***

Faculty Search - Assistant/Associate/Full Professor - Digital Preservation/Records Management

The Faculty of Information, more commonly known as the iSchool, at the University of Toronto invites applications in the area of archives and records management at the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor.  The appointment will commence on July 1, 2012. Rank and salary will be competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

We seek candidates with excellent research and teaching track records and with expertise in the areas of digital preservation or records management. Areas of focus might include: (i) digital records/object preservation; (ii) data curation; (iii) digital recordkeeping ; (iv) digital preservation strategies, services, and techniques; (v) trusted digital repository architecture and management. Candidates with expertise in the preservation of audio-visual records in digital form or the preservation of digital records generated in specific disciplinary areas (e.g. e-science, creative and performance arts), are encouraged to apply.

The iSchool at the University of Toronto educates the next generation of professional and academic leaders in Information to transform society through collaboration, innovation and knowledge creation. The Faculty believes that society's information practices are being reconfigured and transformed by material shifts in information infrastructures and by political and cultural shifts in our attitudes toward information as a social phenomenon. 

We seek an outstanding scholar with a proven record of scholarship, experience with multidisciplinary research, evidence of excellence in teaching, and a PhD (or equivalent). More senior candidates may be considered for appointment at a rank higher than Assistant Professor. Candidates applying at the Associate or Full Professor level are expected to have experience leading research projects and working with graduate students.  

Applicants should send curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, copies of three representative papers/publications, and a statement outlining current and future research interests to the address below. Applicants at the Assistant Professor level should arrange to have three letters of reference sent, under separate cover, to the same address.  Applicants at the Associate or Full Professor level should include a list of three referees in their application package.  

Application deadline is December 1, 2011 but the search will remain open until the position is filled.

Electronic submission is strongly preferred. We strongly encourage you to submit your application online by clicking on the following link: https://utoronto.taleo.net/careersection/10050/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=1001189

If you are unable to apply online, please submit your application and other materials to the following address:   
   
Submissions: search.ischool at utoronto.ca    
Inquiries: wendy.duff at utoronto.ca   

Dean Seamus Ross
Prof. Wendy Duff
Co-Chairs, Search Committee
140 St. George Street 
Toronto, ON M5S 3G6 
Canada
Phone: 416-978-3202
Fax: 416-978-5762
Email: wendy.duff at utoronto.ca

The University of Toronto offers excellent opportunities to teach, conduct research, and live in one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world. The Faculty of Information provides a context in which to work in an emerging interdisciplinary environment with close ties to a range of collaborative programs including Knowledge Media Design and Book History and Print Culture. The Faculty is also home to the Digital Curation Institute.    Faculty website:  http://www.ischool.utoronto.ca

The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. 

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.