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Employment Opportunities
University of Alabama SLIS Book Arts Program is hiring-
Tenure Track and Renewable Contract Assistant Professors
Assistant Professor, Tenure Track: Book Binding and Preservation/Conservation - Beginning August 16, 2026, this position provides an exciting opportunity for an outstanding creative scholar and intellectual leader with a background in bookbinding and the preservation and conservation of paper-based materials to shape the character and direction of the School of Library and Information Studies which has a strong Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Book Arts program and an undergraduate minor in Book Arts.
Position Summary & Responsibilities:
- Maintain a robust and established research/creative production agenda in the area of bookbinding, preservation, and/or book studies that opens up new conversations, provides novel solutions, and offers new perspectives
- Attract, advise, and mentor master’s students as part of our NASAD-accredited Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) Book Arts program
- Teach two courses per semester at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels in the fall and spring. Instructional modes can include synchronous, online distance education and face-to-face.
- Expand and grow collaborative relationships across campus, within the larger book studies professions, and in other academic disciplines
- Develop and lead new scholarly, educational, and community initiatives (and actively advocate for existing initiatives) that promote the book arts across the University of Alabama and within the larger community, state, region, and beyond
- Actively participate and engage in relevant professional organizations at the state, national, and international levels
- Seek external grants/funding to support research/creative scholarship activities
- Exemplify a commitment to work with students, colleagues, and partners with a range of backgrounds, perspectives, and levels of experience with book arts
Link to Apply and for Additional Information on the Position:
https://careers.ua.edu/jobs/ccis-assistant-professor-tenure-tenure-track-book-arts-school-of-library-and-information-studies-528410-tuscaloosa-alabama-united-states
Assistant Professor, Renewable Contract, Book Arts - Beginning August 16, 2026, this three-year renewable contract position provides an exciting opportunity for a passionate creative scholar and educator with a background in papermaking, digital design, and bookbinding or letterpress printing/printmaking to shape the character and direction of the School of Library and Information Studies which has a strong Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Book Arts program and an undergraduate minor in Book Arts.
This energetic individual is expected to:
- Maintain a modest research agenda relevant to their areas of expertise
- Teach four courses per semester at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels in the fall and spring. Instructional modes can include synchronous, online distance education and face-to face.
- Advise, and mentor master’s students as part of our NASAD-accredited Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) Book Arts program
- Engage with colleagues and students in cross-disciplinary collaborative endeavors
- Supervise the management of the Book Arts studios
- Attract and recruit potential Book Arts graduate students for both the MFA and Certificate programs
Link to Apply and for Additional Information on the Position:
Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until the positions are filled. Questions regarding the positions should be directed to the search chair Prof. Anna Embree at aembree@ua.edu.
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