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Description:

The Department of Liberal Studies at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is seeking applicants for a 9-month, tenure track position of Assistant/Associate Professor of Liberal Studies. The successful candidate will be a scholar-teacher who is committed to university, college, and departmental service.

Primary duties include teaching face-to-face and online courses in a progressive undergraduate degree program with concentrations offered in African-American Studies, Applied Cultural Thought, and Pre-Law. The department emphasizes interdisciplinary studies, advising students, and working collaboratively with colleagues in the department and other colleagues across campus. In addition to teaching, the successful candidate will be expected to write grant proposals, publish in peer reviewed journals, and engage in service in the department, college and university.

This is a 9-month faculty positon.

Primary Function of Organizational Unit:

The Department of Liberal Studies serves more than 400 majors and is one of six departments within the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, which also houses the Departments of Criminal Justice, English, History and Political Science, Journalism and Mass Communication, and Visual and Performing Arts. CAHSS enrolls more than 1,950 students and has more than 160 faculty members.

With an award-winning faculty, intensive research programs, and community-focused initiatives, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is the nation's largest historically black university with an enrollment of more than 12,500 students. NC A&T is an 1890 land-grant, doctoral higher research institution and one of 17 constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina System.

NC A&T has ranked third in the University of North Carolina System in sponsored research funding for more than a decade. The university is a leading producer of change agents and global leaders for the careers of today and tomorrow in disciplines of science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM), business, and the arts and humanities. NC A&T offers degree programs at the baccalaureate, masters and doctoral levels.

Internal job number: 001819

Requirements:

Ph.D. in Liberal Studies, African-American Studies, Global Studies or a closely related discipline.

Preferred:

Candidates with five years of teaching experience at the University level and an established record of research and peer reviewed publications are preferred.

Special Instructions:

You must complete and submit an electronic application for employment to be considered. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing an electronic application.

Applicants seeking Veteran's Preference must attach a DD 214 form. Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty with your application during the process of applying to the job posting. Final candidates are subject to criminal and sex offender background checks.

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North Carolina A&T State University is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. No one who applies or seeks employment will be denied admission to or employment at North Carolina A&T State University on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, disabling condition, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or sexual orientation and sexual identity.

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About North Carolina A&T State University

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is one of the nation’s most highly respected doctoral research, land-grant institutions. With an enrollment of almost 11,000 students, we are committed to fulfilling our mission through exemplary undergraduate and graduate instruction, scholarly and creative research, and effective public service. As a member of the A&T family you will be an integral part of its history and future – joining more than 1,800 current faculty and staff. You will be expected to be a leader and mentor. You will influence the minds that will affect our world. As a change agent, you will use your intellect and influence to make a positive impact on the greater A&T community. A&T will be more than your job, it will become your passion—and that commitment to yourself and others will last a lifetime. Because that’s what Aggies Do!

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