Adjunct Faculty Librarian - Choate
Rosemary Hall seeks a dynamic and student focused librarian with an
immediate start date. Our faculty librarians perform a broad range of
professional responsibilities in the Andrew Mellon Library providing
library services to students, faculty, and Choate Rosemary Hall
community members. Candidates must be capable of teaching research
instruction and information technology services one-on-one and in
classroom settings. Additionally, candidates should have demonstrated
effectiveness at providing research and information support both
in-person and online that incorporate synchronous and asynchronous
instruction. Ideal candidates are expected to have two or more years of
librarian experience at an educational institution. The Candidate must
be able to work nights and weekends, with the following weekly schedule:
Sundays 7-9:30pm, Mondays 8:30am-3:30pm, Tuesdays 2pm -9:30pm,
Wednesday 2pm -9:30pm, Thursdays 8:30am -1:30pm. Candidates must be able
to demonstrate the ways in which inclusive and equitable practices
inform their approach to instruction and working with colleagues. They
are expected to have excellent oral and written communication skills
along with strong information technology literacy skills. Choate is
committed to a diverse faculty, staff, and student body. Candidates from
underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
Working at
Choate: Choate Rosemary Hall is a coeducational, independent secondary
school located in central Connecticut with 850 boarding and day students
and over 300 employees. Choate serves intellectually gifted and
motivated students of diverse backgrounds from across the globe whose
commitment to serious study is enhanced in an academically challenging
and personally supportive setting.
Choate provides students with
transformative and meaningful experiences that instill lifelong habits
of learning, leadership, and service, shaped by innovative and
passionate educators. Faculty at Choate are innovative, collaborative,
and committed to our students' intellectual, social, emotional, and
character development. Our faculty understands that each of our students
has the potential for growth and works to encourage students to develop
their own ideas and voices in learner-centered environments.
For its students and employees alike, Choate strives to be a diverse and
inclusive community where all feel valued and embraced. On our campus,
principled individuals from diverse backgrounds are united through
common purpose, active engagement, and mutual respect. We celebrate
difference and the richness of our varied backgrounds and experiences.
Recognizing that living in an inclusive community can also present
challenges we embrace those challenges through ongoing dialogue and
interaction, enhancing empathy and appreciation for those whose
perspectives differ from our own.
Choate also believes that
faculty librarians are great role models both in and out of the library.
Choate expects its faculty to embrace the ethos of a growth mindset
throughout their careers by actively developing their abilities as
librarians and mentors at a residential school. The school supports
faculty growth throughout the year, both on and off campus, through a
variety of opportunities.
Choate prohibits in all its programs,
including hiring and employment practices, discrimination against or
harassment of any member or group based upon age, gender, race, color,
national origin, ancestry, religion, marital status, sexual orientation,
disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran
status, or any other category protected by Connecticut or federal law,
except in the case of a bona fide occupational qualification.
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