Presbyterian College seeks an enthusiastic and disciplined librarian at an early stage of her or his career to provide research assistance and instruction to students, faculty, and others in coordination with and supervised by the Associate Library Director for Research and Instruction. This is a full-time administrative exempt position of 37.5 hours per week, with a regular schedule of Sunday - Thursday, 1:00 pm – 9:30 pm. The schedule will be adjusted during academic breaks, summer terms, and, on occasion, fall and spring semesters. Our preferred start date is August 1st.
Primary Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the Associate Director in planning, delivering and assessing research services, instruction, collection development, and outreach
- Develop and sustain collaborative relationships with faculty, students, and staff in support of the library’s goals
- Participate in the general promotion of library services to students, faculty, and other College employees
- Confer with faculty regarding library support for course assignments, including collaborative development of course-specific research guides
- Provide research consultations to students and faculty
- Teach research instruction classes
- Assist with developing and maintaining the library web pages
- Maintain awareness of current developments in reference services and library instruction through reading professional literature, participating in workshops or continuing education courses, and involvement in professional library associations
Required
- ALA accredited master’s degree in Library/Information Science or equivalent
- Demonstrated knowledge of the ACRL’s Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education
- Knowledge of library database searching, the research process and principles of active learning as applied to Information Literacy
- Ability to communicate and work effectively in an academic setting, with excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects and competing priorities
- Commitment to continual development of professional knowledge and skills
- Initiative and flexibility to respond to a demanding and rapidly changing environment
Qualifications Preferred
- A liberal arts background
- Substantial work experience in an academic library
- Formal teaching or training experience
- Interest in and experience with current and emerging instructional technologies
- Demonstrated facility with Camtasia or comparable screen recording and video editing software
If interested, please send electronically a letter of application, vitae or resume, unofficial graduate and undergraduate transcripts, and contact information for three professional references whom we may call regarding your application to both Dave Chatham, Library Director (dchatham@presby.edu) and Human Resources (hr@presby.edu). Review of completed applications will begin May 1 and will continue until the position is filled.
Presbyterian College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The College seeks to hire the most qualified candidate and does not discriminate against any legally protected class.
For more information, please visit http://www.presby.edu.
