Research Assistance Librarian, Liberty University, Lynchburg VA
Posted June 11, 2014
Job Summary/Basic Function: The principal role of the Research Assistance Librarian is to provide general research, reference, and information services to the Liberty University community.
- Provides specialized undergraduate research support, instruction, and collection development
- Contributes to and supports the library’s ongoing initiatives to integrate public services, collections, and instruction in the dynamic environment of networked-based information delivery
- Collaborates with faculty and campus departments to develop approaches to information literacy and scholarly communication which address student retention and student success
- Participates in both formal and informal professional development opportunities such as conference attendance, professional research and writing, and/or completion of continuing education courses as approved by the University
- Provides professional research support on projects as assigned
- Remains abreast of existing and emerging technologies, processes, products, services and leading industry performance benchmarks
- Works effectively as a team member, embracing and fostering LU’s mission
- Must enjoy working with students as customers and as employees
- Frequently required to stand, walk, and climb stairs for extended periods in order to serve customers throughout the building
- Occasionally required to travel to local and campus locations
Minimum Qualifications:
- MLS degree from an ALA-accredited institution, or equivalent
- Initial faculty rank to be determined based on qualifications and/or experience
- Strong instruction and digital resource production experience required
- Well-developed communications and customer service skills
- Demonstrated ability to adopt emerging practices and utilize technologies relevant to reference and instruction in both digital and conventional contexts
- Regularly lift 50 or fewer pounds and push 200 or fewer pounds, reach all shelves, and roam all floors of the library for extended periods of time
- Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well-articulated information
- Ability to understand, speak, and write English in order to convey messages and correspond in an articulate and professional manner
- Possess public communication skills that allow professional representation of Liberty University to a variety of business, government and community customers and associates
- Strong organizational skills
- Excellent computer skills
- Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment in order to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature
- Regularly required to sit for extended periods to perform desk work or type on a keyboard
- Regularly required to hear and speak in order to effectively communicate orally
- Regularly required to handle materials, reach overhead, kneel or stoop in order to conduct business
- Required to serve customers during evening and weekend hours
Preferred Qualifications:
- Second master’s degree, preferred
- Professional library experience, preferred
- Academic library experience, preferred
To apply: https://jobs.liberty.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=175643