Description

The College of University Libraries & Learning Sciences (UL&LS) will have a faculty opening in the Organization, Information, and Learning Sciences (OILS) program. The position is a 9-month tenured/tenure-track faculty appointment. The faculty rank and tenure status are negotiable based on qualifications and experience. The annual salary is negotiable based on qualifications and includes full benefits.

The faculty member will conduct research activities as well as teach primarily graduate courses, either online or face-to-face, in one or more of the following curricular areas: organizational and learning analytics, research methods, workplace learning, organizational development and learning, human resource development, program evaluation, instructional design and technology, learning sciences, and other closely related areas. This faculty member will also advise graduate students and serve on and chair thesis and dissertation committees in the Organization, Information, and Learning Sciences (OILS) program. The individual will collaborate across fields in their research/teaching. We are seeking faculty members with a dedication to actively contributing to the betterment of New Mexico and a passion for enriching and positively impacting the state's communities. In addition, the individual will be expected to pursue extramural funding.

The University Environment 

UNM Land Acknowledgement: Founded in 1889, the University of New Mexico sits on the traditional homelands of the Pueblo of Sandia. The original peoples of New Mexico – Pueblo, Navajo, and Apache – since time immemorial, have deep connections to the land and have made significant contributions to the broader community statewide. We honor the land itself and those who remain stewards of this land throughout the generations and acknowledge our committed relationship to Indigenous peoples. We gratefully recognize our history.

UNM is a Tier I Research Institution, a Hispanic-serving institution, and the flagship university in a majority-minority state. To support UNM’s diverse campus constituents and colleagues, CUL&LS affirms its commitment to honor diversity, ensure fairness and access, and create an environment where all employees are treated respectfully. These commitments include supporting the University and CUL&LS JEADI initiatives, the CUL&LS Anti-Racism statement, and CUL&LS Strategic Priorities, which explicitly indicates we will “Apply a JEADI lens (Justice, Equity, Accessibility, Diversity, and Inclusion) to cultivate a safe and welcoming environment and culture for our employees, students, and users.”

UNM is a member of the Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries, and the Greater Western Library Alliance, and leads the LIBROS Consortium of seventeen academic libraries in New Mexico. The CUL&LS is comprised of the University Libraries, an academic degree-granting unit (Organization, Information, and Learning Sciences), and the University of New Mexico Press. The UNM Libraries contain over 3.5 million volumes and include three libraries: Centennial Science & Engineering Library, Fine Arts & Design Library, and Zimmerman Library (humanities, social sciences, business, and education). Zimmerman Library houses the Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections. UNM is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educator.  

Why Albuquerque? https://advance.unm.edu/why-abq/

Requirements

Primary Duties

• Conduct research in OILS areas such as learning analytics, workplace learning, human resource development, learning sciences, or learning design and technology.
• Teaching load of 4 courses per academic year within the OILS program, primarily in the graduate degree programs.
• Advise master’s and doctoral-level graduate students specializing in OILS focus areas
• Provide service to the program, college, university, and community
• Participate in faculty governance as detailed in the UNM Faculty Handbook

Education and Experience

Minimum Requirements:

An earned doctorate by start date in Organizational Learning, Workplace Learning, Human Resource Development, Organization Development, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Social Psychology, Data Sciences, Educational Psychology, Learning Sciences or a closely related field.

 Preferred (Desired) Qualifications:

• Evidence of excellence or potential for excellence in recent scholarship work in organizational and learning analytics in the context of workplace and organizational learning, human resource development, or organization development. Experience with Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a plus.
• Evidence of excellence or potential for excellence teaching courses in organizational and learning analytics in the context of workplace and organizational learning, human resource development, or organization development. Interest in teaching Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a plus.
• Evidence of excellence or potential in interdisciplinary scholarly collaboration
• Evidence of excellence or potential for excellence supervising and advising students.
• Evidence of excellence or potential for excellence teaching online, face-to-face, and hybrid courses. 
• Recent evidence of excellence or potential for excellence in pursuing extramural funding.
• Experience and interest in working with adult learners.
• A demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success, as well as working with broadly diverse communities.