Director of Research and Instruction Services, Wheaton College, Norton, MA
Posted May 24, 2016
The Director of Research and Instruction Services leads a team of experienced professionals responsible for delivery of services, resources, and programming that cultivate a community of self-sufficient and lifelong learners by bringing together people and information and by fostering curiosity, inquiry, discovery, and creation. The activities of the department focus on student academic success, especially in developing information research and information management skills and technology skills. To achieve these goals the department actively engages with and supports faculty use of information resources, academic software, instructional technologies, a learning management system, and technology-enhanced classrooms. The position supervises a varied team of librarians, technologists, and library services professionals.
As a member of the Leadership Team of Library and Information Services, this position participates in strategic planning and operational oversight of the activities of the merged organization.
- Master’s degree required: ALA-accredited MLS
- Minimum of 5 years of increasing responsibility in program and staff management required
- Thorough knowledge of trends in higher education in general, and trends in libraries, instruction, instructional technology, and scholarly information in particular, required.
- Teaching experience strongly preferred.
- Proficiency and aptitude for instructional technology. Proficiency with standard desktop applications, including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, etc.
- Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
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