Liaison Librarian, Simmons College Library, Boston, MA
Posted March 25, 2016
Summary: Simmons College Library seeks a creative and collaborative individual to serve as Liaison Librarian. This position provides user-focused services to students, faculty, and staff.
Responsibilities include: cultivating collaborations with students, faculty, and staff across disciplines and programs to promote awareness and use of the Library’s collections and services; developing and delivering library instruction and assessment in a variety of formats; providing high-quality reference and research support online and in-person; creating and maintaining research tools; participating in ongoing collection assessment and review; maintaining active professional development and engagement.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree from an ALA accredited program in Library & Information Science
- Outstanding written and oral communication skills
- Strong analytical and organizational skills
- Committed to excellent customer service
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently as well as part of a team
- Ability to work cooperatively and collegially with students, faculty, and colleagues
- Experience with library and emerging technology
- Aptitude for innovation
- Minimum two years of public services experience in an academic setting
- Experience developing and delivering Information Literacy sessions
- Experience providing outstanding reference and research support both in-person and in the online environment
- Experience developing, assessing, and managing print, media, and electronic collections
- Experience developing and conducting highly effective outreach programs for students and faculty.
- Demonstrated experience in designing print and web-based instruction materials
To apply for this position, please go to our employment site at:
https://goo.gl/rcWgZ8 and apply online.
Review of applications will begin on April 15th and continue until the position is filled.
Simmons is committed to excellence in education and employment through diversity.