Candidates should demonstrate the ability to teach and apply interdisciplinary approaches, including case study methodology and oral history methods, and to critically engage the political, socio-economic, and cultural factors shaping archival and heritage practices. Prior graduate-level teaching experience in archives, cultural heritage, or a related field is strongly preferred. A demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and decolonization—particularly in relation to Indigenous and global contexts—is expected.
Applicants must hold A PhD in Information Science, Anthropology, Archives, History Museums Studies, Sociology, or a closely related field. We will also consider a candidates who are in the final stages of doctoral completion. An applicant with an MLIS degree (or equivalent) and demonstratable significant professional and/or research experience in foundational frameworks of archives, cultural heritage, and related legal and policy environments will be considered.
The successful candidate will have expertise in global histories of archives and cultural heritage, including issues of displacement, repatriation, restitution, and the safeguarding of cultural heritage in contexts of conflict, colonialism, and decolonization. Familiarity with international conventions, heritage governance, and archival theory is essential.
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