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Call for Nominations for Social Science Faculty Member to Serve on NCC Council

The NCC is seeking to fill the role of Social Science Faculty Member serving on the NCC Council. NCC Council Members are elected for three-year terms, in this case from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026. Once elected, members will be expected to take part in NCC Committees and Working Groups and are likely to be asked to co-chair one or more such groups.

As is required by its by-laws, NCC seeks to include among Council Members faculty from diverse regions of the country, from institutions of varying size, and from Japanese and East Asian studies programs with a range of strengths and foci. Selection of candidates will, therefore, take into consideration current representation on those committees in filling these positions. A list of the current Council Members  is available on the NCC Website.

NCC Elected Faculty Members are chosen to represent not only a range of institutions and regions but also to represent a diversity of disciplines, time periods, and research methodologies. The social science faculty member may come from any field of the social sciences and should have an active engagement with libraries and library-related issues. Someone with experience working with NCC on one of its committees or working groups will be given preference.

To propose a candidate for this position, please send an email nomination by May 1, 2023, to NCC Chair Fabiano Rocha (fabiano.rocha@utoronto.ca) and to NCC Executive Director Tara McGowan (tmcgowan@nccjapan.org). Self-nominations are welcome. For further information about NCC's activities, please visit the website www.nccjapan.org.