Teaching and Learning Librarian Job Opening, Lander University, Greenwood, SC
Posted April 1, 2016
Description: Leads a developing information literacy program in a small, student-centered, team environment. Fosters critical thinking and digital literacy skills in college students and creates in-person and online instruction using existing and emerging technologies.
Job Duties: Leads the information literacy program using existing and emerging technologies. Teaches information literacy skills through reference appointments, classroom instruction, online tutorials, and web guides. Collection development in assigned academic liaison areas. Provides academic advisement to students by planning schedules, recommending courses, and referring them to other faculty and University offices based on their academic needs. Serves the larger university community through faculty and university committees.
Minimum Requirements: MLS degree from an American Libraries Association accredited institution of higher education. Experience in teaching information literacy skills to undergraduate students. Ability to translate the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education into practice. Must have strong skills in providing excellent customer service and demonstrate strong ethics. A valid driver’s license and safe driving history are required.
Hire Range: Commensurate with experience
Founded in 1872, Lander University is a co-educational, state-assisted, comprehensive, regional, four-year university in Greenwood, S.C. With approximately 2,700 students, Lander provides exceptional educational opportunities within its traditional liberal arts and science programs, and its professional programs in business, education and nursing. Lander’s location, in Greenwood, provides a mild and seasonable climate, with an average temperature of 68 degrees. Year round outdoor activities are common and popular in Greenwood. The area is accessible to three major interstates and only hours away from both the mountains and the coast.
How to apply:
Applications must be submitted online at www.jobs.sc.gov and received by April 8, 2016. Applications should include a cover letter addressing your qualifications as applied to the responsibilities of this position, a comprehensive resume, the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three professional references who have observed you teaching library instruction or information literacy sessions, and college transcripts (unofficial copies are acceptable for initial application). Receipt of individual applications not acknowledged. See position status at www.lander.edu/hr. Lander University is a tobacco-free campus. All final candidates are subject to successfully completing background requirements. The University generally does not sponsor an H-1B Visa.
See the job posting at http://www.lander.edu/docs/