Visiting Librarian, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL
Posted August 23, 2020
Description:
llinois Wesleyan University’s The Ames Library invites applications for a visiting 12-month faculty position as Visiting Librarian.
IWU is a nationally ranked, fully accredited undergraduate university with 1650 students that provides the highest quality liberal arts education. The Ames Library offers a learning environment that is conducive to interaction, consultation, study, and reflection, and is dedicated to serving the scholarly needs of the Illinois Wesleyan University community. Opened in 2002, the library holds a diverse and strong print and digital collection and several media studios for students and faculty. Collocated within the library are three of our partners: the Writing Center, the Action Research Center, and members of Information Technology Services.
Responsibilities:
The responsibilities of this full-time position include the following:
- Collaborate with students and faculty of academic departments in discovery and use of scholarly resources and technologies.
- Teach information discovery, appropriate use of scholarly literature, source evaluation, intellectual property concepts, and academic integrity.
- Develop and maintain web-based materials to support and supplement these collections and services, and explore opportunities to integrate instructional technology into the curriculum.
- Support faculty teaching and research.
- Stay aware of trends in scholarly communication and curricula.
- Develop collections in assigned subject areas.
- Help library patrons with information needs in other subject areas on an individual basis.
- In addition to these responsibilities, the successful candidate may share responsibilities with the other library faculty for outreach to campus offices and student groups.
How to Apply:
The orginal job posting with full description can be found here. To apply, please submit the following to Stephanie Davis-Kahl, ([email protected]):
- A cover letter addressing qualifications
- A curriculum vitae
- A clear statement about how you as an academic librarian can or have addressed issues of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and/or other issues of historical marginalization in your work with students, faculty and staff and/or in your own academic preparation.
- Contact information for three professional references
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.Questions may be directed to Stephanie Davis-Kahl: [email protected]