Instructional Services Librarian
Wagner College
Job posted to this site on March 14th at 9:48am
Application Deadline: April 1st 2024
Full Time
Job Description
Description: Wagner College seeks a qualified Librarian to coordinate and oversee its robust library instruction program. The successful candidate will participate in the library instruction program and provide research assistance to students and faculty. Occasional evening and weekend hours may be required.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and schedule all library instruction sessions. Manage curriculum for FYP library instruction, making changes to the curriculum as needed to improve learning outcomes. Oversee assessment of information literacy program, including compiling statistical reports and faculty/student evaluations.
- Provide basic and in-depth research assistance to students and faculty, including reference desk coverage as scheduled.
- Provide information literacy instruction for assigned First Year Program classes, and advanced research instruction sessions for students in all subject areas.
- Conduct workshops and orientations as needed for students and faculty.
- Participate in other library operations or projects as needed.
- Supervise the use of and activity within the library and enforce library policies and code of conduct.
Nothing in this job description restricts Management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this position at any time.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required
- Master’s degree in information and/or library science from an ALA-accredited program.
- 2+ years of library experience desirable; experience in library instruction preferred.
- Good communication skills including the ability to effectively plan and deliver bibliographic instruction.
- Knowledge of academic library research databases and other library resources. Knowledge of OCLC WMS library system and Springshare products, including LibGuides and LibWizard a plus.
- Basic computer competence including Microsoft Office and Google Suite products.
- Strong customer service ethic.
- Collegial team player who enjoys helping college students and faculty.
To apply: Submit your cover letter and resume to Lisa Holland, Interim Director of the Library, at lisa.holland@wagner.edu. Please include “Instructional Services Librarian” in the subject line. Documents should be sent as attachments in Microsoft Word or PDF only.
Additional Information
In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is $54,000 - $59,000. Wagner College considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.
Wagner College achieves this mission through the implementation and enhancement of The Wagner Plan for the Practical Liberal Arts, which was formally launched in 1998. This innovative and bold curricular methodology is predicated on a method of integrated learning. It builds upon Wagner’s history of combining liberal arts and focused professional programs, coupled with our unique location and requires experiential learning for all students. The Plan has thus ushered in a new vision of engaged student learning that is at once reflective and integrated, theoretical and practical. Our goal has been, and continues to be, to provide a transformative college experience which best prepares our students for positions of effective and responsible leadership and citizenship in their chosen professions, and in their personal and public lives. From the outset, our faculty have eagerly led this learning centered endeavor.
Preparing all students for such leadership requires a coherent, efficient, effective and universal educational program and a focused Faculty and Administration, supported by an equally committed Board of Trustees.
Wagner College prepares students for life, as well as for careers, by emphasizing scholarship, achievement, leadership, and citizenship. Wagner offers a comprehensive educational program that is anchored in the liberal arts, experiential and co-curricular learning, interculturalism, interdisciplinary studies, and service to society, and that is cultivated by a faculty dedicated to promoting individual expression, reflective practice, and integrative learning.
Wagner College offers a generous benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, pension and paid time off benefits to all full-time employees. The Wagner College Office of Human Resources partners with all members of the College community to cultivate a work environment that values equal opportunity, diversity equity inclusion and access, professional development and individual excellence.
Wagner College provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Wagner College complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Location
Horrmann Library, Wagner College, Staten Island, NYCompensation
$54,000 - $59,000 yearly
Application URL or Email
Submit specified application materials to lisa.holland@wagner.edu.