Hilton
C. Buley Library at Southern Connecticut State University is seeking to
immediately fill a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant
Librarian. The Education Librarian provides creative and proactive
library support to SCSU’s College of Education. The Education Librarian
is part of the Library Research/Instruction Services division, providing
reference, instruction, and liaison services to education departments
and programs. The Librarian assists with providing reference services as
part of a cooperative centralized reference environment. Liaison work
to assigned departments includes providing information literacy
instruction and research consultations to students and faculty and
developing a library collection that is responsive to department,
curricular, and research needs. As tenure-track employees at SCSU,
librarians are thus expected to participate in professional and
scholarly activities and serve on library and university committees. All
librarians report directly to the Library Director and work
collaboratively as faculty. This position is governed by a collective
bargaining agreement; for further information see scsuaaup.org.
Required Qualifications:
Candidates must have an ALA-accredited MLS or equivalent; knowledge of
and experience with information resources for education disciplines;
strong communication and interpersonal skills; commitment to providing
inclusive and equitable services to a diverse population; ability to
work effectively and with initiative, both as a team member and as an
individual; ability interest in tenure-track faculty responsibilities
related to librarianship and scholarship.
Preferred Qualifications: 2
years or more of professional library experience in an academic
library; an undergraduate or advanced degree in education ; experience
providing library services, including instruction and collection
development, to education programs in an academic library; familiarity
with current trends in education librarianship related to research and
instruction, such as the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy in
Higher Education; experience working collaboratively as a member of an
academic library team.
Application Process:
Please submit letter of interest addressing the required and preferred
qualifications, current curriculum vitae or resumé, and a list of three
references with email and phone contact information to: Education
Librarian Search Committee Chair at tocej1@southernct.edu. For best consideration, all materials must be received by August 15, 2022. The position will remain open until filled. For complete job announcement visit THIS LINK.
