Assistant​/Associate Professor- Extension Financial Literacy Specialist

Classification Title
Assistant Professor of Practice
Class Code
81093
EHRA Position Type
Fac
11/12

The primary focus of this position will be Financial Literacy, ensuring that individuals
gain the knowledge and skills necessary to make sound financial decisions and achieve
financial wellness. This position provides educational leadership in the development,
management, implementation, and evaluation of research-based, integrative statewide
Extension programs that meet the needs of limited-resource and socially disadvantaged
audiences. It delivers training and educational support materials for field staff and their
clientele/customers in financial literacy, aligning with the philosophy, policy, and overall
mission, goals, and educational objectives of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension
Program. Specifically, this position coordinates and develops educational programs
focused on budgeting, saving, credit management, investing, retirement planning, and
other personal finance topics. These programs will be implemented in community-based
settings through the N.C. Cooperative Extension Service.
This is a non-tenured track faculty (NTTF), twelve-month position at the rank of
"Assistant/Associate Professor of Practice - Extension Financial Literacy Specialist" in
North Carolina A&T Cooperative Extension. Position’s incumbent is eligible for title
promotion and academically housed in the Department of Family and Consumer
Sciences.
As NTTF faculty, this position can be released, up to 25% of time and effort once per
year, to teach for-credit academic coursework.

N.C. A&T is a public, land-grant, doctoral research institution and has been the largest
historically Black university in the country for the past decade. With an enrollment of
14,311 students in Fall 2024, the university offers 59 undergraduate degree programs,
36 master’s programs, and 12 doctoral programs. It is America’s top producer of Black
graduates in Engineering and Agricultural Science bachelor’s programs, as well as a top
five producer in numerous additional disciplines, including Liberal Arts and
Communications/Journalism. It also ranks no. 3 in master’s degrees awarded to Black
graduates in Engineering Technologies and Related Fields, no. 4 in master’s degrees in
Engineering, and no. 11 best business school for women in the nation.
Nationally recognized for its leadership and excellence in STEM education and research,
N.C. A&T is classified as "R2-High Research Activity" in the Carnegie Classifications and
is poised to achieve "R1-Very High Research Activity" status. It also holds Carnegie’s
earned credential in Community Engagement and the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU) Innovation and Economic Prosperity designation.
With an annual economic impact of $2.4 billion, N.C. A&T plays a vital role as a higher-education
economic driver in North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad region and across a state that is
ranked No. 1 in the nation for the second straight year as "best for business" by the
CNBC financial network.

Position Number
007710
Working Position Title
Assistant/Associate Professor
- Extension Financial Literacy Specialist
Section/Unit
Cooperative Extension
Organization Codes
Building and Room No.
Coltrane Hall
Appointment Type
Permanent - Full-time
If Time Limited, Appointment Length
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