**Posting Details** To create a Posting, first complete the information on this screen, then click the **Next** button or select the page in the left hand navigation menu. Proceed through all sections and complete all necessary information. To submit the Posting to the next approval step, you must go to the **Posting Summary page** by clicking on the **Next** button until you reach the Summary page, or you can select the Summary page link from the left navigation menu. Once the Summary page appears, hover your mouse over the orange Take Action on Posting button for a list of possible approval step options. 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 **Be an Eagle - Where Purpose Takes Flight!** Are you ready to make an impact? At North Carolina Central University (https://www.nccu.edu/we-are-nccu) (NCCU), we are more than an institution—we are a community rooted in a legacy of excellence and transformation. A historically Black university located in Durham, North Carolina, also known as ‘The City of Medicine,’ NCCU has been a cornerstone of education since 1910, fostering innovation and progress. Join our team and enjoy a comprehensive benefits package and exclusive perks designed to support your work-life balance. At NCCU, your professional growth will be nurtured, and your contributions will help shape the future for our students and the community we serve. Become part of a legacy that drives change and achievement. An opportunity awaits you at NCCU, where your purpose can take flight. Visit NCCU .edu . **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 (*). 1801 Fayetteville St., Durham, NC, 27707 // 919-530-6334 //© 2015 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY To ensure the security of your data, you will be logged out due to inactivity in 3 minutes at . 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