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Part-Time Lecturers in Information Studies University of California Los Angeles Requisition Number: JPF10435 SUMMARY OF ORGANIZATION/UNIT The UCLA Ed&IS Department of Information Studies is a powerhouse in an increasingly vital field. As a leading architect of the agenda for how information is disseminated and deployed in the 21st century, we believe that open and frictionless access enables incredible outcomes and creates a better and more equitable world. The Department is home to UCLA’s iSchool. The international iSchool community is dedicated to advancing the information fields. iSchools promote an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the opportunities and challenges of information management, with a core commitment to concepts like universal access and user-centered organization of information. SUMMARY OF POSITION The Department of Information Studies at UCLA seeks to hire temporary, part-time lecturers to teach within the MLIS graduate program. Course(s) may include the following, and the lecturers may also be assigned additional courses according to the instructional needs in the department and in conformity with departmental lecturer workload policies: 262A Data Management and Practice – proposed Fall quarter Lecture, three and one half hours. Survey of landscape of data practices and services, including data-intensive research methods; social studies of data practices; comparisons between disciplines; management of data by research teams, data centers, libraries, and archives; practices of data sharing and reuse; and introduction to national and international policy for stewardship of data. Assessment of data archiving needs of one research community and group project to develop real data management plan in partnership with UCLA researchers in other academic departments. Letter grading. M244 Collection Management for Archives, Libraries, and Museums – proposed Winter quarter Lecture, two hours; fieldwork, two hours. How conservators work together with curators, collections managers, mount makers, designers, and registrars to permit collections to be both accessed and preserved. Letter grading. 484 Audio Archiving – proposed Spring quarter Seminar, three and one half hours. Study addresses technological, industrial, and social histories of sound technologies; preservation issues for analog- and digital-era audio media; and challenges for effective description, access, and long-term management of audio collections. Letter grading. CORE RESPONSIBILITIES Responsibilities will include lecturing, conducting regularly scheduled office hours, and the writing and grading of assignments and exams. To apply, please visit: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10435 The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see: UC Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy, https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/DiscHarassAffirmAction jeid-f0bb7ee0b3fab24e817118ea9ddf5aa5