Senior Assistant Librarian, Walter W. Stiern Library, Bakersfield, CA

Posted April 19, 2016

Type: 12-month, Tenure-Track

Rank: Senior Assistant Librarian

Available: August 2016

Location: Walter W. Stiern Library

Contact: Eileen Montoya, Administrative Support Coordinator II Search and Screening Committee California State University, Bakersfield Walter W. Stiern Library 9001 Stockdale Highway, 60 LIB Bakersfield, CA 93311-1022 Phone: (661) 654-3042 Email: [email protected]

Description: California State University, Bakersfield seeks an enterprising librarian for a Library Instruction Coordinator. This position will include instruction, reference, collection development, and other duties as assigned. The successful candidate will make significant professional contributions to the Walter W. Stiern Library, a teaching-learning facility fully integrated with technology to support the overall mission of the University. The library, with 150,000 square feet on five levels, opened in 1994, and contains more than half a million physical and wide-ranging digital resources. The library is a major campus technology center that is actively involved in student learning and is a hub for public and campus engagement.

Responsibilities: Reporting directly to the Dean of the Library, the Library Instruction Coordinator will lead and facilitate information competency initiatives for the library including librarian-taught credit courses and orientations, and help develop librarian expertise in library instruction. The successful candidate will partner with librarian subject liaisons to work with faculty, encouraging the integration of information literacy within courses and the curriculum. This individual will engage with the campus community to embed information literacy in General Education courses. This person will work with all librarian coordinators, especially the Collection Development Coordinator, to design and assess instructional programs based on student needs, the curriculum, and library resource use analysis. The Library Instruction Coordinator will also serve as the subject liaison to the Departments of Education and possibly other departments in the humanities and/or the social sciences. The Library Instruction Coordinator will also take part in library reference services, teaching, collection development, liaison responsibilities, and other duties as assigned. Librarians are members of the faculty and are expected to engage in scholarly research and service as a requirement for retention, promotion, and tenure. Work schedules will include day, evening, and weekend hours depending upon institutional needs.

Required Qualifications:

• Masters in Library Science from an American Library Association accredited program.
• Experience in library literacy instruction.
• Familiarity with instructional technologies.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with and enjoy assisting faculty, students, colleagues, and community members in a diverse, multicultural setting.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to work on multiple projects.
• Personal initiative.
• Innovative and collaborative; able to work well in a team oriented environment.
• Ability to meet the requirements of retention, promotion, and tenure.
• Commitment to professional development.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Academic Library experience.
• Academic information literacy instruction experience.
• Knowledge of and/or experience with both in-person and online course pedagogy and delivery.
• Skills delineated in the current and proposed ACRL Standards for Proficiencies for Instructional Librarians and Coordinators.
• Knowledge of and/or experience with library instruction assessment.
• Proven track record of quality teaching.
• Record of academic achievement

Background Check: A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.

Mandated Reporter: The person holding this position is considered a “mandated reporter” under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

Application Process: All application materials including reference letters must be received by the Search Committee by 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time), Monday, May 16, 2016. To apply you will be uploading your letter of application, curriculum vitae, and unofficial transcript(s) for all graduate work to a designated account. Please send an email to [email protected] to request login information. Additionally, you will be required to have three recent letters of reference sent to [email protected]. Letters must be emailed from the individual providing the reference. Letters sent by mail should be sent to the address listed under contact. Prior to hiring, official transcripts will be required. California State University, Bakersfield is committed to Equal Opportunity. Applicants will be considered without regard to gender, race, age, color, religion, national origin, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or covered veterans’ status.