Provost & VP for Academic Affairs: Miami University’s Heanon Wilkins Fellows program recruits annual cohorts of up to ten (10) scholars whose interests align with Miami’s core values of diversity and community with a particular commitment to inclusive excellence. Heanon Wilkins Fellows are paired with dedicated mentoring and intentional preparation for a career in higher education, ideally as a librarian or tenure-eligible faculty member at Miami University. In 2022-23, we have 3-5 returning fellows and space to add up to 5-7 more.

This program is named after Dr. Heanon Wilkins, Miami University's first full-time African-American faculty member. A distinguished professor of Spanish, Portuguese, and Black World Studies, Dr. Wilkins is an enduring and inspirational example of Miami’s teacher-scholar faculty, having received Miami's highest honors in teaching, research, and service. Honoring his impressive legacy, we hope to recruit cohorts of excellent future faculty and librarians with a commitment to fostering diversity in higher education to Miami through this program.

Each academic year, we publish a call for applicants whose area(s) of expertise align with areas of expected need in the next two years. Based upon successful annual performance evaluations, fellows will be invited to continue in continuing-contract eligble librarian or faculty positions (including tenure-eligible) as available. This posting is for those interested in pursuing a position as a librarian. If you are interested in applying to our faculty position, please apply, instead, to posting #501136.

We welcome librarians and scholars from all disciplines to apply. We are particularly interested in hiring librarians with interest/experience in 1) Information Literacy or Student Success, 2) Maker Literacy/Experiential Learning, and 3) Digital Humanities or Digital Preservation.

The fellowship is for a minimum of one academic year (12-month resident librarian appointment) with a strong possibility of reappointment. All fellows engage in mentoring and career development; and participate in discussions on inclusive pedagogy and diversity organized by the Offices of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion and the Provost.

Miami University welcomes early-career candidates who will have completed an MLS from an ALA-accredited program by July 31, 2023 and not more than four years prior to the August 2023 appointment date.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States on a fulltime and indefinite basis.

Submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and a 1-page diversity statement addressing how you are prepared to work in an environment with people from cultures and environments different from your own. Discuss your contributions (or potential contributions) to the university’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Letters of recommendation may be requested from the references listed in the application and do not have to be included at the time of application. Inquiries may be directed to Dana Cox at Dana.Cox@miamioh.edu. 

Screening of applications begins January 2, 2023 and will continue on a rolling basis until all fellowships are filled.

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