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Position Information

Working Title Assistant or Associate Professor - SLIS MLS

Position Number 611110

Appointment Type Tenure Track - Initial 2 years

FTE 1=9/10 month -Faculty only

Position Overview

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Primary Function of Organizational Unit

The School of Library and Information Sciences (SLIS) at North Carolina Central

University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty Assistant or Associate

Professor with a focus in library and information science and related areas with an

interest in archives. Teaching schedules will include evening assignments as well as

online teaching. Student academic advising, grantsmanship, curriculum

development, departmental and university committees, and professional

organizations are required for this position as well as a very strong commitment to

collegiality. Located in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park (Raleigh-Durham,

NC) North Carolina Central University offers extensive opportunities for research and

networking. Faculty members are actively engaged in research and publishing. North

Carolina Central University is a constituent member of the 16-campus North Carolina

University system and is committed to scholarship and the foundational values of

citizenship. At SLIS we prepare our students in our ALA accredited graduate degree

program with the leadership, creativity, and technical skills to use the principles of

information science and library science to address critical challenges. With the

multidisciplinary approach in library science, SLIS seeks applicants who apply

management, information technology, and education fields to libraries; examine

contemporary approaches to the collection, organization, preservation and

dissemination of information resources; or study the societal, political economy, or

cultural aspects of information

Primary Purpose of Position

The NCCU School of Library and Information Sciences is seeking a tenure-track

Assistant Professor to teach courses as needed in library science that fulfill the

requirements of our MLS degree program.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

The ideal candidate will bring expertise in at least one or more areas of library and

information science, that may include, but is not limited to:

• Archives and records management;

• Leadership and management of libraries, particularly to support academic

librarianship, public librarianship; cataloging, collection development, and

reference;

• Digital humanities; museum and cultural studies including museum

informatics, and archives and records management;

• Design for digital experiences including in libraries, community anchor

institutions, museums and cultural institutions; systems analysis and design,

design thinking

• Information policy and Information and Society; Digital Inclusion;

• Digital youth and school media including youth and adolescent use of digital

technologies; digital literacy; news literacy; maker movement;

• Special Collections

Minimum Education/Experience

All candidates are required to hold a doctorate from an accredited university at the time of appointment."

Licenses or Certification required by Statute or Regulation

Not applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer

North Carolina Central University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.

Key Responsibilities and Related Competencies

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number F000077

Open Date 12/17/2024

Close Date 02/24/2025

Open Until Filled Yes

Date Position Available 07/01/2025

Special Instructions to Applicants

You must complete and submit an electronic application for employment to be considered. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing an electronic application.

Applicants seeking Veteran’s Preference must attach a DD 214 form or those seeking National Guard Preference must attach as NG23A form. Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty with your application during the process of applying to the job posting.

Final candidates are subject to criminal and sex offender background checks.

North Carolina Central University participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

1. Resume/CV

2. Cover Letter

3. Teaching Philosophy

4. Unofficial Transcripts (official required from selected candidate)

5. List of References

Optional Documents

1. Other Document

2. DD-214 (Veterans Only)

3. NGB23A or NGB22/DD256 (National Guard Only)

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

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