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Subject: [ALCTS-colldv] Paid summer fellowship for MLIS students and recent grads
UNC Charlotte is hiring Summer Fellows!
Position: Textbook Affordability Fellow
Applications submitted by February 3rd will receive first consideration.
https://library.uncc.edu/atkins-fellow-textbook-affordability
The Atkins Textbook Affordability Fellow will support our efforts to reduce course materials costs for students at UNC Charlotte. This fellow will work with a subject librarian who leads our Open Educational Resources (OER) efforts. Various projects will necessitate collaborating with our collection development librarian, assessment librarian, and other subject librarians. This fellow will help to determine course material needs of identified high enrollment courses, search for and brainstorm solutions, identify funding sources to accomplish our goals, and collaborate on a report with a plan of action for the coming years. These duties will require the fellow to interview faculty members, navigate publisher offerings and license barriers, develop an understanding of the OER landscape, and develop strategic plans.
This fellowship will provide experience working with university faculty, an understanding of university structure and politics, as well as a working knowledge of funding sources. More importantly, this fellowship offers an immersion in open pedagogy and open ethos, which are crucial for communicating and advocating for quality and affordable education. The work of this fellow will help further our efforts to encourage faculty to consider no-cost course materials and understand the social context for its urgency.
About the Atkins Fellows Program
The Atkins Fellows program<https://library.uncc.edu/about/jobs-and-internships/atkins-fellows> is an eleven-week paid summer fellowship for students at the mid-point of their Library, Archives, or Information Science degree program, or those within one year of having completed such a program. The program is designed to provide fellows with a work experience that is focused on professional-level tasks, with high levels of independence and creativity. The five projects proposed for 2020 include library work with accessibility, discovery services, instruction, special collections exhibits and outreach, and textbook affordability. Fellows will also have the opportunity to attend workshops, job talks, and local conferences, as well as job shadow and participate in library meetings. Participants in this program will receive a $6,600 stipend, paid at an hourly rate ($15/hour, for eleven weeks of forty hours per week). This year, we are excited to be able to offer program participants an additional $750 housing and transportation stipend to help with the cost of moving to Charlotte for the summer.
Want to learn more about the program? Visit our website<https://library.uncc.edu/about/jobs-and-internships/atkins-fellows>.
About UNC Charlotte and Charlotte, NC
With current enrollment at nearly 30,000, UNC Charlotte is the fastest growing campus in the UNC system, and Charlotte is one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. Participating fellows will be able to enjoy an extension to our light rail system<http://lightrail.uncc.edu/> that will transport you from the university to many of the most popular neighborhoods in the city. As North Carolina’s urban research university, we provide access to all of the amenities expected of a city, including sports and music venues, museums and galleries, restaurants, coffee shops, and breweries, while still within driving distance to the mountains and the ocean. This is an exciting time to live in Charlotte and work at Atkins Library and we hope you will consider joining us this summer!
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Elizabeth Siler, MLIS | Collection Development Librarian
UNC Charlotte | Atkins Library
9201 University City Blvd.| Charlotte, NC 28223
Phone: 704-687-1372 | Fax: 704-678-0890
esiler3@uncc.edu<mailto:esiler3@uncc.edu> | http://www.uncc.edu
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