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Please share with current students or recent grads who might be interested in these opportunities for paid, full-time summer work experience. We have positions available to work with digital humanities, wikidata or open access projects.
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Atkins Library at UNC Charlotte is accepting applications for our Atkins Fellows summer program. Applications submitted by February 7, 2022 will receive first consideration. These fellowships are designed to give LIS students hands-on experience in an academic library.
The Atkins Fellows program is a ten-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 three projects proposed for 2022 include library work with digital humanities, open access, and wikidata. Fellows will also have the opportunity to attend workshops, job talks, and conferences, as well as job shadow and participate in library meetings. Through this experience, Fellows will learn about the operations of an academic library, better preparing them for work opportunities in the profession. Participants in this program will receive a $8,000 stipend, paid at an hourly rate ($20/hour, for ten weeks of forty hours per week). This year, we are excited to be able to offer program participants an additional $1500 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 or join us for an informational webinar to ask questions of the program coordinator. Click on the date below to register.
Wednesday, January 19, 12-1 p.m. EST
Please follow us on Twitter @atkinsfellow for program updates, and email the program coordinator, Amanda Binder (abinder3@uncc.edu) with any questions.
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 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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Amanda Binder
Social Sciences + History Librarian
UNC Charlotte
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