NC State Libraries Collections & Research Engagement department (CoRE) and the African American Cultural Center Library (AACC) are partnering to offer a unique graduate student summer position for the summer of 2026! If you love archives, artifacts, and African American and Afro diasporic cultures and communities, this could be a great opportunity for you! You’ll engage in advanced hands-on professional experience in library special collections management, digital preservation, and ethical documentation while contributing meaningfully to the library’s long-term access and outreach goals.
During Summer 2026, the graduate assistant will have the opportunity to spend approximately 80% of their time researching and designing an inventory plan or system that will increase the community's access to the African American Cultural Center’s collection of physical cultural artifacts and autographed books. The graduate student will have the opportunity to present on their experience and methodologies at the AACC’s Signature Symposium on Afrofuturism and Diasporic Scholarship in Spring 2027. The other 20% of the position will be spent working with the Collections & Research Engagement department creating outreach materials that align our digital primary source collections with the AACC’s interdisciplinary research areas. This position will be collaboratively co-supervised by Wynter Douglas in the AACC and Emily Cox in CoRE.
About the AACC and AACC Library:
The African American Cultural Center (AACC) is housed within the Division of Academic and Student Affairs (DASA) at NC State University. The African American Cultural Center directly serves all students, undergraduate and graduate, at NC State while also serving as a resource, connection, and partner for faculty and staff at the institution. The AACC is spread across 2 floors in Witherspoon Student Center and has a living room space, conference and activity rooms, an art gallery and a library.
To view our mission, vision, and values please visit our website at https://aacc.dasa.ncsu.edu/mission-and-values/
About CoRE and NC State University Libraries:
The Collections & Research Engagement (CoRE) department helps NC State University students, faculty, and staff pursue their goals as researchers, instructors, and lifelong learners. Adapting to the evolving needs of our community, we create responsive collections for teaching and research, provide disciplinary and interdisciplinary instruction and research consultation, facilitate use of the Libraries’ immersive High-Tech spaces, and support the extension of research-based knowledge to North Carolina. We strive to demystify the research process and provide comprehensive, advanced support to all levels of researchers through workshops, consultations, programs, outreach, and collaborations with library and NC State partners. To virtually explore D.H. Hill Library, check out a 360° tour! Interested in learning more? Check out the Libraries mission, vision, and strategic plan.
Please submit your resume and cover letter by April 13, 2026 through this portal: https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/228448
If you have questions please reach out to both Wynter Douglas (wldougla@ncsu.edu) and Emily Cox (elcox@ncsu.edu). Thank you for your interest in this opportunity and we hope to see your application materials!
