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UNC Charlotte offers a variety of benefits to employees, including comprehensive health care, robust retirement and saving plan options, liberal paid vacation and sick leave, educational benefits and professional development opportunities.  Additional information can be found by visiting the UNC Charlotte benefits webpage at http://hr.uncc.edu/benefits

UNC Charlotte’s state-of-the-art galleries and theaters, and its many studios, serve both as academic laboratories and vibrant spaces where communities of students and audiences alike explore the uniquely human experience of artistic expression. The 130-plus annual performing and visual arts programs connect audiences and participants to tradition and the avant-garde, ignite imaginations and social conscience, and foster a global perspective of design and culture.

UNC Charlotte faculty, students and cultural leaders also engage with the Arts & Science Council of Charlotte-Mecklenburg (ASC). The ASC works to ensure Culture For All by providing advocacy, cultural education programs and planning, fundraising, grant making, public art, and workshops and trainings for the community. More than 100 organizations in the arts, science, history and heritage disciplines are considered Cultural Partners and they, in addition to a range of emerging and established professional artists, benefit from vital support and resources through the ASC.

The goal of quality education for all at UNC Charlotte is the foundation for our Diversity Plan.  At its fullest potential, higher education allows students to interact with people from different backgrounds and to engage a range of ideas and perspectives.  This educational experience cultivates the skills that graduates will need to function adeptly in a global society.  

As North Carolina and the Charlotte region undergo rapid population growth and demographic change, UNC Charlotte must respond to the needs of a more diverse student population. It is imperative that the University prepare its students to become leaders and thriving citizens in a pluralistic and multicultural society. In adopting our Diversity Plan, we affirm that:

• We believe that a diverse faculty, staff and student body are critical in advancing teaching, scholarship, and community engagement at UNC Charlotte.
• We are committed to enhancing opportunities for living, working and learning in a diverse environment
• We are committed to educating our students to interact effectively and respectfully in the global community. 

The Plan identifies components of a diverse campus community and outlines steps toward building an inclusive environment that promotes the success of all students, faculty, and staff. It is a living document that affirms our institutional values and is designed to offer guidance to University departments and units for achieving the University goals for diversity.  The seven broad objectives of the Diversity Plan are:

1: Promote a broad understanding of goals for diversity, access, and inclusion for the University through active outreach to the            campus community.

2: Recruit and graduate a diverse student body that reflects community diversity and addresses the state’s need to increase access to higher education for historically underrepresented and economically disadvantaged students.

3: Increase the recruitment of underrepresented faculty and advance their progression through the faculty ranks.

4: Increase the representation of staff from underrepresented groups.

5: Ensure the presence of institutional environments and course development that enhance learning and appreciation for the full range of diversity.

6: Develop external relationships with the community to enhance diversity on and off campus.

7: Ensure the Success of the Plan through Assessment, Accountability, and Recognition.

Please refer to the following website for more information: 

http://diversity.uncc.edu/council-university-community

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is committed to the recruitment and retention of highly qualified and productive faculty, administrators, and other professional staff members. We recognize that career decisions are influenced by family considerations.  For up to one year from the date of an employee’s relocation to Charlotte, the University will assist the employee’s  spouse or domestic partner with efforts to find employment within the University and/or within the surrounding area. 

Charlotte, N.C., is the second-largest banking capital in the United States, with NYC ranking first. It is the largest metropolitan area between Washington, D.C. and Atlanta and the region attracts nearly 100,000 newcomers each year. Charlotte is home to the world headquarters of eight Fortune 500 companies, and since 1990, new and expanding businesses have invested more than $18 billion here, creating more than 170,000 new jobs. The largest employers in Charlotte include the Carolinas Healthcare System, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, TIAA-CREF, LendingTree, Walmart, Dehaize America (Food Lion), and Duke Energy, among others.

UNC Charlotte maintains a particular commitment to addressing the cultural, economic, educational, environmental, health, and social needs of the greater Charlotte region.  In fulfilling our mission, we envision a University that promises an accessible and affordable quality education that equips students with intellectual and professional skills, ethical principles, and an international perspective.  Our vision includes a strong foundation in liberal arts and opportunities for experiential education to enhance students’ personal and professional growth and a robust intellectual environment that values social and cultural diversity, free expression, collegiality, integrity, and mutual respect.  It also includes a safe, diverse, team-oriented, ethically responsible, and respectful workplace environment that develops the professional capacities of our faculty and staff.