<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-3306207f-7fff-7310-5558-752032e0ae0e"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Hi everyone,</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Atkins Library at UNC Charlotte is now accepting applications for <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">our </span>Summer 2024<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> Atkins Fellows program</span>. The program remains open to current and recent graduates of ALA-accredited Library, Archives, or Information Science degree programs. Applications submitted by February 7th will receive first consideration. These fellowships are designed to giv</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">e MLIS students hands-on experience in an academic library.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b>Program Overview</b></span><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="https://library.charlotte.edu/about/jobs-and-internships/atkins-fellows">The Atkins Fellows program</a> is a ten-week paid </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">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. </span></p></font><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Fellows 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 $20/hour for ten weeks of full-time work. We are excited to be able to offer program participants joining from beyond Charlotte an additional $1500 housing and transportation stipend to help with the cost of moving here for the summer. </span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b>Summer 2024</b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">We are offering three positions this summer<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">:</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"></p><ul><li><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><a href="https://jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/53815">Digital Humanities Research Fellow</a><br></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><a href="https://jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/53821">Education Collections and Technology Fellow</a><br></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><a href="https://jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/53773">Open Access Usage Fellow</a></span><br></span></li></ul><p></p></font></span><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-24ba6263-7fff-0b5b-13dd-d443d06ea543"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">More information about the positions and the program can be found on the </span><a href="http://library.charlotte.edu/atkinsfellows/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Atkins Fellows website</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. We are offering an informational webinar on Friday, January 19th at 12 p.m. EST where you will have the opportunity to learn more about the program and ask questions of the program coordinator. </span><a href="https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrcuqrpzwuGNaznZqciJIXRFy3vdBvoVQg" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Registration for the webinar</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> is required. A recording of the session will be available for those who cannot join.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><b>About UNC Charlotte and Charlotte, NC</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">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</span><a href="https://lightrail.charlotte.edu/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline"> extension to our light rail system</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> 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!</span></p></span></font><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Please share this with anyone who may be interested!<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Thank you,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Erika Boardman</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="OpenSansBold, Arial, sans-serif"><b>Erika Boardman, MLIS </b></font></span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif">| Electronic Resources Management Librarian</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif">UNC Charlotte | J. Murrey Atkins Library | Atkins 225 (C5)</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif">9201 University City Blvd. | Charlotte, NC 28223</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,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