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Teaching and Learning Librarian (2 Positions), Worcester State University, Worcester, MA

Posted July 31, 2015

Worcester State University invites applications from creative, innovative, and student-centric candidates for two newly contextualized Teaching and Learning Librarian positions. These self-motivated and energetic individuals will enable learning across campus. Each position is a full-time, 12-month, benefitted, faculty-librarian position at the Assistant Librarian level as part of the Massachusetts State College Association (MSCA) bargaining unit. As such, the incumbents must be able to meet the requirements of promotion and tenure as described in the MSCA contract (http://mscaunion.org). The Worcester State University Library is the intellectual center of campus, a place where members of the campus community converge, collaborate, learn, and discover. The recently renovated library features a variety of learning spaces, a coffee shop, and a library instructional classroom. The library instruction program is expanding with more than 175 courseintegrated instruction sessions, over 3,000 students, and about 100 faculty per year. The library is located in the Learning Resource Center along with the Honor’s Program, a computer lab, the IT Help Desk and Laptop Repair Depot, three academic departments, and about twenty classrooms.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  1. Advances learning on campus via the library’s instruction program (course-integrated instruction, reference, in-depth research consultations, online learning, workshops, etc.)
  2. Enacts a progressive information literacy curriculum integrated within academic, special, and cocurricular programs such as First-Year Seminar, living-learning communities, etc.
  3. Partners with faculty to enable student learning
  4. Serves, along with the other professional librarians, as an active member of the Library’s Research, Instruction and Liaison team
  5. Manages print and electronic research collections in designated liaison areas
  6. Assess library programs and services, in particular the library instruction program
  7. Performs other duties as assigned by the Library Director

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

  1. Master’s degree from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited institution of higher education, or international equivalent
  2. Demonstrated commitment to improving learning on campus
  3. Experience or coursework in information literacy education and/or instructional design
  4. Demonstrated competence employing instructional technologies such as, course management systems, web 2.0 technologies, LibGuides, electronic resources, video tutorials, etc.
  5. Expertise in teaching the use of unified discovery tools, online databases, link resolvers, interlibrary loan, internet resources, integrated library systems, etc.
  6. Strong interpersonal and oral skills, with the ability to work with diverse constituencies
  7. Excellent planning and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously
  8. Ability to work flexibly, collaboratively, and collegially in a complex, changing environment
  9. Experience with surveys and/or other assessment tools
  10. Potential to meet promotion and tenure requirements

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

  1. Extensive experience or additional coursework in information literacy education and/or instructional design
  2. Experience teaching within foundational programs such as Orientation, First-Year Seminar, English composition, etc.
  3. Facility incorporating information literacy standards and rubrics such as the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, and the AAC&U’s Information Literacy VALUE Rubric
  4. Experience managing print and electronic library collections
  5. Experience conducting assessment in a library environment
  6. Previous professional work linking use of the library to student success and improving retention.

Additional Information: Worcester State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. M/F/D/V. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Application Instructions: All applicants must apply online through Interview Exchange by visiting the following website: worcester.interviewexchange.com. Please submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, original transcripts (non-student-issue) of highest degree, and 3 signed letters of reference dated within six months of the posting date. Information which cannot be uploaded by the applicant may be sent to the following email address: [email protected], faxed to 508-929-8163 or mailed to: 
Human Resources Dept 
Worcester State University 
486 Chandler Street 
Worcester, MA 01602-2597

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