Lecturer in the Information School

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Job Category:

Academic Staff

Employment Type:

Terminal (Fixed Term)

Job Profile:

Lecturer

Job Summary:

Teach one or more of the following courses in an asynchronous online environment, including assessment of student performance in the 2026-27 spring semester.

• LIS 517 Digital Health: Information and Technologies Supporting Consumers and Patients
• LIS 602 Information: Organization and Search
• LIS 655 Collection Management
• LIS 705 Introductory Analytics for Decision Making

Principal duties include:

• LIS 517 Digital Health: Information and Technologies Supporting Consumers and Patients
  • Teach up to 55 students LIS 517: Digital Health: Information and Technologies Supporting Consumers and Patients; part time at 33.4% time from December 31, 2026 - May 16, 2027 in an asynchronous online environment at UW-Madison.
  • Teach asynchronous online classes January 19, 2027 through April 30, 2027
  • Update or prepare a syllabus in consultation with iSchool staff
  • Deliver asynchronous online lectures 
  • Create or update course materials as needed, in consultation with iSchool staff
  • Provide timely feedback and grading of assignments, projects, and assessments
  • One PA-Reader/Grader will provide up to 80 hours of support 
  • Support students via synchronous office hours and communications such as email and/or Teams

• LIS 602 Information: Organization and Search
  • Teach up to 45 students LIS 602 Information: Organization and Search; part time at 33.4% time from December 31, 2026 - May 16, 2027 in an asynchronous online environment at UW-Madison.
  • Teach asynchronous online classes January 19, 2027 through April 30, 2027
  • Update or prepare a syllabus in consultation with iSchool staff
  • Deliver asynchronous online lectures
  • Create or update course materials as needed, in consultation with iSchool staff
  • Provide timely feedback and grading of assignments, projects, and assessments
  • Support students via synchronous office hours and communications such as email and/or Teams

• LIS 655 Collection Management
  • Teach up to 25 students LIS 655 Collection Management; part time at 33.4% time from December 31, 2026 - May 16, 2027 in an asynchronous online environment at UW-Madison.
  • Teach asynchronous online classes January 19, 2027 through April 30, 2027
  • Update or prepare a syllabus in consultation with iSchool staff
  • Deliver asynchronous online lectures
  • Create or update course materials as needed, in consultation with iSchool staff
  • Provide timely feedback and grading of assignments, projects, and assessments
  • Support students via synchronous office hours and communications such as email and/or Teams

• LIS 705 Introductory Analytics for Decision Making
  • Teach up to 40 students LIS 705 Introductory Analytics for Decision Making; part time at 33.4% time from December 31, 2026 - May 16, 2027 in an asynchronous online environment at UW-Madison.
  • Teach asynchronous online classes January 19, 2027 through April 30, 2027
  • Update or prepare a syllabus in consultation with iSchool staff
  • Deliver asynchronous online lectures
  • Create or update course materials as needed, in consultation with iSchool staff
  • Provide timely feedback and grading of assignments, projects, and assessments
  • Support students via synchronous office hours and communications such as email and/or Teams

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Facilitates classroom, online and/or laboratory instruction for one or more courses, including assessment of student performance

• Develops instructional design and curriculum relevant to a course of instruction

• Serves as an initial point of contact for students as it relates to specific course or series content and expectations

Department:

• Information School - College of Computing & Artificial Intelligence
  

Compensation:

• The minimum full-time equivalent (FTE) salary is $50,115. This is a part-time position at a 33.4% appointment, resulting in a base total of $8,411.79. Actual pay will be determined by your qualifications, appointment percentage, and prior higher education teaching experience.
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• LIS 517 Digital Health: Information and Technologies Supporting Consumers and Patients
  • Experience with selecting and training on appropriate and accurate materials for consumer health and family education; the ethical and organizational policy issues that arise when providing consumer and family health information in different settings; the role of the public media in disseminating health information; the health-related information needs and preferences of racial/ethnic minority populations
  • Expertise with health information technologies, from search engines to websites to apps

• LIS 602 Information: Organization and Search
  • Practical or teaching experience with library, archival, or cultural heritage organization and retrieval systems (e.g., catalogs, digital collections, databases)
  • Knowledge of common standards and best practices in resource description in libraries, archives, and similar (e.g., MARC, Dublin Core, EAD)
  • Understanding of emerging technologies and their impacts on information organization and retrieval

• LIS 655 Collection Management
  • Knowledge of collection development, selection, and management
  • Experience examining large societal forces affecting the ways librarians have traditionally built collections and contemporary changes in access and ownership
  • Experience with both print and digital collection management

• LIS 705 Introductory Analytics for Decision Making
  • Expertise with introductory analysis of quantitative data, including tests for significance, group differences, correlations, regression, chi square, and basic ANOVA
  • Knowledge of how to develop good testable questions, choose appropriate study designs, and prepare numerical data for testing
  • A thorough understanding of how issues in sampling, measurement, and research quality impact data quality
  • Expertise in Excel data visualization and management
    
    

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience teaching students with varied technical backgrounds
• Prior teaching experience in higher education
• Prior online teaching experience

Education:

• Minimum of a Master's degree in Information Studies or closely related field required.

How to Apply:

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To be considered for this recruitment, you must upload into the single attachment field:

• Resume
• Cover Letter

The materials should address your experience relating to the qualifications referenced above.

There is only one attachment field; please upload all application materials here. Your cover letter should address your course(s) of interest, qualifications as they pertain to the number of semesters as the lead instructor in college credit courses and type of relevant work experience listed above.

References will not be contacted without advance notice. All listed application materials must be submitted for your application to be

considered. Please submit only the materials specified; additional materials will not be reviewed.

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

Contact Information: Steve Sylte [email protected]

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