Open Rank - Assistant or Associate Professor
Application Deadline: December 01, 2026
The Division of Information and Library Science (DILS) in UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Data and Information Sciences (SDIS) invites applications for an open rank 9 month tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor position focused on the application of automated methods in cultural heritage and memory institutions broadly understood: libraries, archives, or museums, but also centers for data curation, research data management, or digital humanities. We seek a scholar-practitioner who can combine the craft work of design with the reflexive work of critique.
The successful candidate’s research will advance the understanding and use of automated methods while being deeply grounded in an understanding of cultural heritage and memory institutions and their values.
Minimum Qualifications
*A PhD (or equivalent degree) in information and library science, data science, computer science, or a closely related discipline.
* A promising record of research productivity in the application of automated and algorithmic methods in cultural heritage and memory institutions, as demonstrated by publications, presentations, or adopted tools.
* A commitment to excellence in teaching and mentoring, with experience or demonstrated potential to teach both undergraduate and graduate courses, including contributions to the core curriculum.
Preferred Qualifications
* Experience with interdisciplinary research and collaboration, particularly with librarians, archivists, curators, or critical scholars of the sociotechnical implications of automated systems.
* Expertise in one or more specific areas of automated system design and evaluation.
* A passion for libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage and memory institutions, and a vision for centering these institutions in the public discourse about automated systems.
* A strong interest in contributing to the division’s mission to train the next generation of leaders for cultural heritage and memory institutions.
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