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Senior Assistant Librarian for Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (JDEI), California State Long Beach University

Posted March 21, 2023

Job no: 525903

Position: Senior Assistant Librarian for Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (JDEI), 12-Month 
Effective Date: On or about August 17, 2023 
Salary Range:  74,280.00 – 165,564.00 (Commensurate with qualifications and experience) 

Application Deadline: Review of applications to begin April 25, 2023. Position opened until filled (or recruitment canceled).

Required Qualifications:         

  • MLIS from an American Library Association-accredited program. Degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the degree by June 1, 2023.
  • Demonstrated experience or potential to apply inclusive teaching practices in delivering information literacy instruction and references services that support student learning and success
  • Demonstrated experience or potential in formulating and implementing innovative ideas for advancing equity and social justice in an academic library setting
  • Demonstrated potential to meet the requirements for tenure and promotion under the library’s criteria for professional performance, research, scholarship, and service. For specific requirements, please see the University Library’s Reappointment, Tenure, and Promotion (RTP) Policy.
  • Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience or interest in collaborating with administration, faculty, staff, and students on library initiatives that promote inclusion and belonging
  • Familiarity with the practice of critical library pedagogy
  • Coursework or a degree in the interdisciplinary study of race, ethnicity, indigeneity, and gender or related disciplines
  • Ability to effectively engage diverse communities the complexities of identity, including race, socioeconomic status, gender, sexual orientation, and disability that inform cultural identity
  • Experience of successfully working with populations demographically and socioeconomically similar to the CSULB student body (demographics).

The position’s assigned liaison areas: American Indian Studies Program, Department of Chicano and Latino Studies, Department of Africana Studies, Department of Asian and Asian-American Studies, Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Duties:

  • Provide library instruction and consultations for students and faculty in assigned liaison areas (as indicated above) as appropriate and necessary. [Mode of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and/or any combination thereof.]
  • Work with library administration, faculty, and staff to create and promote equitable and inclusive practices and policies within the library 
  • Provide in-person and online research consultations at a service-oriented reference desk, including some evening and weekend hours  
  • Meet with departmental representatives in assigned liaison areas (as indicated above) to perform outreach and promote library services
  • Responsible for collection development of assigned departments which includes evaluating, selecting, developing, and reviewing information resources in relation to curricular and collection needs
  • Engage in library and university governance including library and campus committees
  • Engage in research, publication, and presentation activities to meet the requirements for tenure and promotion
  • Work closely with library faculty and staff on activities and projects as appropriate
  • Participate in service to the department, university, and community

CSULB seeks to recruit faculty who enthusiastically support the University’s strong commitment to the academic success of all of our students, including students of color, students with disabilities, students who are first generation to college, veterans, students with diverse socio-economic backgrounds, and students of diverse sexual orientations and gender expressions. CSULB seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the People of California, to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer our students a rich variety of expertise, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning.

How to Apply – Required Documentation:                                 

  • An Equity and Diversity Statement about your teaching or other experiences, successes, and challenges in working with a diverse student population (maximum two pages, single-spaced). For further information and guidelines, please visit: http://www.csulb.edu/EquityDiversityStatement
  • Letter of application addressing the required and preferred qualifications
  • CV
  • Names and contact information for three references (to be contacted for verbal reference should you reach the finalist stage [no letters accepted])  
  • Finalists should be prepared to submit an official transcript (e-transcript preferred, if available)

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