Assistant​/Associate​/Full Professor in Archival Studies

• iSchools News
• Oct 29, 2025
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University of Oklahoma

Final date to receive applications: Position will remain open until filled.

The School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) at the University of Oklahoma (OU) invites applications for a full-time open rank tenured/tenure track faculty position in Archival Studies.

This position will begin on August 16, 2026. It is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and the successful candidate will be required to move to the area (this is not a remote position).

We are seeking a dynamic candidate with a demonstrated research agenda, commitment to service, and the ability to teach courses at the undergraduate, master’s, and/or doctoral levels. This is a 9-month position with a teaching load of 2 courses in the fall semester and 2 courses in the spring semester. Faculty distribution of effort is typically 40% teaching, 40% research, and 20% service, and faculty members are expected to be successful in all three categories.

SLIS is interested in two distinct areas of concentration, and candidates must specialize in one or both of the following:

• Highly specialized technical skills within archives, such as digital forensics, digital security, digital curation, knowledge on how to integrate AI into archival practice, and other applications of technology in archives.
• Indigenizing skills, someone who understands the cultural shift occurring around the globe to Indigenize existing archival and special collections. This would be the first hire in a long-range plan of building a nationally recognized archival program that specializes in critical and culturally responsive practices, especially those related to Indigenous collections, such as archival arrangement and copyright. Building relationships with communities, stakeholders, and archives practitioners is encouraged.

Courses taught by this faculty member could include topics such as Archival Appraisal, Preservation, Archival Concepts, Archival Representation, Organization of Information, Data Sovereignty, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Digital Forensics, Digital Asset Management, or Policy and Ethics in Digital Curation.

• Earned Ph.D. or equivalent in LIS or related discipline with a specialization in Archives focusing on technology applications in archives and/or Indigenous archival practices and collections. The candidate can be ABD at the time of application, but is expected to have Ph.D. in-hand by August 16, 2026.
• Demonstrated teaching experience
• Demonstrated research ability

Archival Studies