Assistant/Associate Professor

Assistant/Associate Professor

North Carolina Central University

Closing Date: at 11:55 PM

Primary Purpose of Position:
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. 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. We seek a candidate with expertise to conduct research and teach graduate courses effectively in all delivery modes in at least one of the following areas covering: archives and records management, leadership and management of libraries; foundations of librarianship and information services; approaches to the organization and administration of public libraries, academic libraries, and special libraries; global librarianship; or, strategies and practices of collection development

Minimum Education/Experience:
All candidates are required to hold a doctorate from an accredited university.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
The ideal candidate will bring expertise in such areas including, but 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 youth and school media including youth and adolescent use of digital technologies; digital literacy; news literacy; maker movement;
• Digital humanities; museum and cultural studies including museum informatics, and archives and records management;
• Health informatics including use of computational tools and methods to explore questions to address healthcare issues;
• Information systems including information retrieval, data science and analytics, visualization, bibliometrics, artificial intelligence, user experience;
• 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;
• Cloud engineering and network development; Cybersecurity

Special Instructions to Applicants:


To be considered for this position please visit our web site and apply on line at the following link: https://jobs.nccu.edu/

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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