Sciences Liaison, Wheaton College, Norton, MA
Posted May 24, 2016
The Sciences Liaison serves as a research consultant, an instructional technology specialist, an educator, and a frequent point of contact to faculty and students in the Humanities/Social Sciences/Sciences within a merged library/information technology organization. The person in this position facilitates the use of information resources and technology in teaching, learning, and scholarship for faculty and students in the Sciences departments. This librarian/instructional technologist provides professional development opportunities for faculty members, to encourage and support their use of technology and information resources and supports students with research consultations and instruction in information fluency in his/her assigned areas. This librarian/instructional technologist is responsible for research consultations and instructional services for his/her assigned areas. Under the direction of the Director of Research and Instruction the person in this position explores, introduces, and implements strategies and tools to make best use of technology in teaching and available information resources. The person in this position also actively engages with the college’s technology-enhanced teaching and learning initiatives.
Job Requirements
- American Library Association-accredited Master’s degree, or Master’s degree or comparable combination of education and work experience in the discipline is required.
- 2-3 years of professional employment in an academic setting strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience in the use of and/or support of enterprise learning management systems required. Experience with Moodle highly preferred.
- Library research, instruction, and liaison experience in the discipline strongly preferred.
- Academic teaching experience is strongly preferred.
Subject Focus – Sciences:
- An appreciation of the varieties of research needs
- Demonstrated expertise in the use of a broad range of information systems, services and databases relevant to a liberal arts curriculum, particularly those associated with the discipline
- Understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of research and studies
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