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McGill’s School of Information Studies Master’s program ( https://www.mcgill.ca/sis/home) is seeking a Course Lecturer to teach INFS 649 Digital Curation, for Fall 2026.
Course Overview
The life-cycle and value-added management of digital content for future use, re-use and access. Addresses strategies, principles, and practices of digital preservation, digital curation, digital collection management, institutional repositories, trusted digital repositories, metadata, and file formats at archives, libraries, museums, data centers, and other cultural heritage institutions.
Teaching Qualification Requirements:
The course lecturer should have successfully completed courses in information studies at the graduate level, including courses in archival research and practice. The lecturer must have at least two years’ experience as a professional archivist. Ideally, the candidate will have had significant research experience in the area of digital curation. A Master’s degree is required.
Hiring Unit: School of Information Studies
Course Number: INFS 649 - Digital Curation
Credit: 3 credit course
Schedule: T, 8:35 pm - 11:25 pm
Start date and End date: August 31, 2026 - January 5, 2027
Location: EDUC 433
Salary: $11,824.00
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Hiring Unit:
School of Information Studies
Course Title:
Digital Curation
Subject Code:
INFS 649
Location:
EDUC 433
Schedule:
Tuesday
Deadline to Apply:
2026-07-10
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