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Librarian, Research & Instruction, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

Posted March 26, 2018

RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTION LIBRARIAN

(BUSINESS/SPEA INFORMATION COMMONS)

ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN OR ASSOCIATE LIBRARIAN

INDIANA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

 

Founded in 1820, Indiana University Bloomington has grown from a small state seminary into the flagship campus of a great public university with over 49,000 students and almost 3,100 faculty. Innovation, creativity, and academic freedom are hallmarks of IU Bloomington and its excellent contributions in research and the arts. The campus covers over 1,800 wooded acres and is distinctive for both its park-like beauty and an architectural heritage inspired by local artisanship in limestone.

 

The Indiana University Bloomington Libraries (https://libraries.indiana.edu/) is among the leading academic research library systems in North America. The IUB Libraries provide strong collections, innovative service and instructional programs, and leadership in the application of information technologies. The collections support every academic discipline on campus and include more than 9 million books, journals, maps, films, and audio/visual materials in over 900 languages. Of particular note are the 6.4-million volume high-density Auxiliary Library Facility (ALF) for preservation and access to the libraries’ collections and archives, the Lilly Library of rare books and manuscripts, and the IU Libraries Moving Image Archive. The Libraries have renowned area studies collections and librarians who are leaders in the national conversation about the changing role of area studies librarianship. The Libraries are recognized leaders in integrating information literacy into the teaching and learning fabric of the university, and recently opened IU Scholars’ Commons and IU Learning Commons, two extensive renovations that have redefined the role of the Libraries in the academic missions of the university.

 

The IU Libraries actively participate in local, national, and international initiatives that will define collections and services of the future.  Memberships include regional and national associations and consortia including the Big Ten Academic Alliance Center for Library Initiatives, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Digital Library Federation (DLF), the Unizin Consortium and the Samvera community. The IU Libraries are a founding member of HathiTrust, a shared digital repository and a managing partner of the HathiTrust Research Center, and a member of preservation initiatives such as the Digital Preservation Network (DPN,) and the Academic Preservation Trust (APTrust). The IU Libraries have developed wide-ranging and active digital library projects and initiatives that date back to the early 1990’s, including Variations Digital Music Library, Image Collections Online, significant text collections, and most recently, the university-wide Media Digitization and Preservation Initiative and the Avalon Media System. The Libraries are the organizational home of the Office of Scholarly Publishing that brings together the work of the Indiana University Press with the Libraries’ open-access publishing initiatives.

 

The Indiana University Libraries seek an innovative, collaborative, and service-oriented individual for the position of Research and Instruction Librarian. Reporting to the Head of the Business and School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) Information Commons, the Research and Instruction Librarian will provide wide-ranging research, teaching, and learning support.  This will include collection development, information literacy instruction, outreach, reference assistance, and scholarly communication activities for the Kelley School of Business and SPEA, as well as related units, centers, and institutes across campus.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Collaboratively work with faculty to create curriculum-integrated and/or course-specific instructional programs and services
  • Develop, deliver, and assess online and face-to-face subject-based and information literacy instruction
  • Actively seek partnerships with faculty, staff, and students of the Kelley School of Business and the School of Public and Environmental Affairs in order to connect these stakeholders to the Libraries
  • Acquire, manage, and assess print and electronic business resources in accordance with library policies and user needs
  • Hire, train, and supervise graduate student employees that provide business reference service
  • Actively contribute to team building, goal setting, and long term planning
  • Provide timely, attentive, and personalized reference and research support in-person and virtually
  • Contribute to the ongoing and long-term assessment of the Business/SPEA Information Commons’ space and services in order to make informed decisions for sustained success and future innovations

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required

  • ALA accredited master’s degree in library or information science; candidates with an advanced degree in a relevant subject area and appropriate experience in an academic setting will also be considered
  • Strong public service orientation
  • Minimum one year of experience with reference and/or instruction in an academic library or higher education
  • Demonstrated knowledge of instructional design, pedagogy, and assessment principles for effective user-centered information literacy instruction
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver in-person and online reference services
  • Ability to work proactively and independently as well as collegially in a complex, rapidly changing and professionally diverse environment
  • Creative, engaging, and collaborative work style
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to communicate and work effectively with diverse populations
  • Ability to meet the requirements of a tenure-track librarian position (https://libraries.indiana.edu/file/promotion-and-tenure-criteria-iub-librarians-pdf)
  • Understanding and valuing of diversity and the importance of inclusion as demonstrated through a commitment to apply and incorporate the differences, complexities, and opportunities that diversity brings to an organization

Preferred

  • Familiarity with business and/or finance databases and other print and electronic business resources
  • Collection development experience
  • Supervisory experience

 

SALARY AND BENEFITS

Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and education; benefits include a university healthcare plan, university-funded base retirement plan, a 100% university paid group life insurance plan, and a generous paid time off plan. This tenure-track academic appointment includes eligibility for sabbatical leaves. For a full list of benefit programs, please refer to the following resources:

 

TO APPLY

Applications received by Friday, April 20, 2018 will be given full consideration.   The position will remain open until filled. Interested candidates should review the application requirements and submit their application at https://indiana.peopleadmin.com. Questions regarding the position or application process can be directed to: Jennifer Chaffin, Director of Human Resources, Libraries Human Resources, Herman B Wells Library 205, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405 – Phone: 812-855-8196 – Fax: 812-855-2576. Email:  [email protected].

 

For more information about Indiana University Bloomington go to https://www.indiana.edu/. 

 

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