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<div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">UNC Charlotte is hiring Summer Fellows!<br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Position: Textbook Affordability Fellow</span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Applications submitted by February 3rd will receive first consideration.<br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://library.uncc.edu/atkins-fellow-textbook-affordability" target="_blank">https://library.uncc.edu/atkins-fellow-textbook-affordability</a></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div><div>
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</span></span></font><p dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">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.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">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.</span></font></p>
</div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>About the Atkins Fellows Program</b><br></span></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></span></font><p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">The <a href="https://library.uncc.edu/about/jobs-and-internships/atkins-fellows" target="_blank"><span>Atkins</span> <span>Fellows</span> program</a> is an eleven-week paid summer <span>fellowship</span> for <span>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</span>. The program is
designed to provide <span>fellows</span> 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. <span><span>Fellows</span>
will also have the opportunity to attend workshops, job talks, and
local conferences, as well as job shadow and participate in library meetings. </span>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.
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<p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Want to learn more about the program? Visit our <a href="https://library.uncc.edu/about/jobs-and-internships/atkins-fellows" target="_blank">website</a>.<br></span></span></font></p><p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></font></p><p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>About <span>UNC</span> Charlotte and Charlotte, NC</b></span></font></p><p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">With current enrollment at nearly 30,000, <span>UNC</span> Charlotte is the
fastest growing campus in the <span>UNC</span> system, and Charlotte is one of the
fastest growing cities in the United States. Participating <span>fellows</span>
will be able to enjoy an <a href="http://lightrail.uncc.edu/" target="_blank">extension to our light rail system</a>
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 <span>Atkins</span> Library and we hope you will
consider joining us this summer!</span></span></font></p></div></div><font color="#888888">
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