Assistant or Associate Professor - SLIS MLS

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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

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.

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

Earned Master's or PHD in related field.

Not applicable.

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.

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