Student Success Librarian, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Posted January 28, 2025

Description

Reporting to the Director for the Miller Learning Center and Student Success, the Student Success Librarian will utilize user needs assessment methods to cultivate welcoming, meaningful, and inclusive connections with students and student groups across campus. They will work collaboratively with co-curricular units and departments on campus to identify and develop sustainable, high-impact initiatives that engage and support student learning. Lead and/or coordinate workshops, programs, and events that support student success that connect students with library expertise, services, collections, and spaces including work with the First Year Odyssey program, First Year Writing Seminars, the Writing Center, and the open textbook initiative. This position will help to plan and coordinate the library’s participation in undergraduate orientation activities and actively work to create a sense of belonging for students within the library and on campus. Finally, working collaboratively with members of the Academic Engagement Unit, they will develop and create digital instructional assets to allow for asynchronous support for identified courses or other teaching sessions.

This position will contribute to division services and projects and is expected to work collaboratively with colleagues across all library divisions in service of the library’s mission. Since this position will be focused on engaging with students, there will likely be some evening/weekend work required.

Advertised Salary: $60,000-$70,000
Anticipated Start Date: 05/01/2025

How to Apply:

Please see here for a detailed job description and to apply: https://www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/412157

Applicants should attach a 1-2 page letter of interest, a complete CV, and the names, titles, and contact information of three professional references. The University of Georgia Libraries wish to emphasize that preferred qualifications are not required and we are committed to helping our future colleagues develop preferred knowledge, skills and abilities. Applicants are encouraged to communicate the ways in which their work meets required or preferred qualifications in ways that may not be obvious. Applicants who receive their terminal degree in 2025 will be fully considered by the committee.

Candidates are encouraged to submit their materials by February 23, 2025, however, the position will remain open until filled.