Arcata - Cal Poly Humbolt - Tenure Track - University Library (College of Professional Studies Librarian)

https://hraps.humboldt.edu/sites/default/files/vacancy_announcements/2223-25_lib_cps_librarian_vacancy_final.pdf

Salary

We seek to fill this position at the Senior Assistant Librarian rank; however, rank and salary are dependent on the appointee’s qualifications and experience. The current California State University Salary 

Close Date

Friday, April 15, 2022

DESCRIPTION: 

The Cal Poly Humboldt Library invites applications for a full-time, 12-month, tenure-track Librarian for the College of Professional Studies (CPS). We seek a collaborative and innovative instruction librarian to focus on the development and delivery of user-centered library services to the students, faculty and staff to the College of Professional Studies. As a member of the Library’s Instruction, Research, Outreach & Programming Unit, the successful candidate will collaborate on instruction and research services programs, assessment of programs, and collection development activities As an institution, Cal Poly Humboldt is committed to eliminating the equity gap in all student populations with dynamic, student-centered practices and policies that fully engage the campus community. The ideal candidate will share Cal Poly Humboldt’s commitment to helping its racially and socioeconomically diverse students succeed in their degree and career objectives. We value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, ability and orientations. Therefore, we prioritize applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits diversity brings to a professional educational community. The successful candidate will be an equity-minded individual committed to collaborating with faculty, classified staff, administration, and students who are also committed to closing equity gaps.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: 

An earned Master’s degree in Library Science or related discipline from an ALA accredited college or university, is required at the time of appointment.

The successful candidate must demonstrate the following:

 Experience with instruction or information literacy instruction;

 Evidence of commitment to working effectively with faculty, staff, and students from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds;

 Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills; and

 Experience in specialized and general reference service or consultation service.

Preferred qualifications for this position include:

 A degree in one of the disciplines taught in the College (Business, Child Development, Economics, Education, Kinesiology & Recreation Administration, Leadership Studies, Nursing, Psychology, or Social Work);

 One or more years of professional (post-MLS) academic or research library experience relevant to this position;

 Expertise in assessment or instructional design;

 Evidence of staying up-to-date and improving knowledge and skills pertaining to user needs and trends in academic libraries, information tools and resources, emerging trends in teaching and learning,

instructional design, and related fields;

 Ability to develop, implement, and assess programs in ways that advance equitable and inclusive learning communities;

 Commitment to participating in professional development opportunities that build effectiveness in areas of inclusion, intercultural communication, and advancing diversity; and

 Research interest and methodologies that contribute to the understanding of diversity and equitable

opportunities.

Working in the state of California is a condition of employment for this position. Even if part or all of an employee's assignment can be performed remotely, the employee must maintain a permanent residence in the state of California.

The employee must be able to accept on-campus instruction, as assigned, and come to campus when needed. At the time of appointment, the successful candidate, if not a U.S. citizen, must have authorization from the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services to work in the United States. For information on the University policy on support for non-immigrant probationary faculty visa acquisition, please visit the Faculty Immigration Resources page: 

https://extended.humboldt.edu/international-programs/immigration/faculty.

Evidence of degree(s) is required at time of hire.

PROFESSIONAL DUTIES:

 Provide effective outreach to and expert research consultation and services in support of learning, research, teaching, and scholarship to CPS students, faculty, and staff; including collaborating on CPS programs;

 Working with faculty, designs, teaches, and assesses instruction sessions and learning tools that integrate and support the curriculum;

 Applies learning theory and outcomes, pedagogical methods, and assessment to create effective instruction, and learning objects, that support face-to-face, hybrid and online courses;

 Participate in the Library’s shared instruction program, including instruction to liaison areas, and information literacy assessment;

 Provides synchronous and asynchronous online instruction and reference services to support the College’s hybrid and online courses and programs;

 Provides general reference assistance; assisting students and faculty in locating appropriate scholarly resources, data sets, etc.

 Consult with faculty to identify and integrate appropriate library resources and services, and open educational resources in the curriculum and projects;

 Collaborates with CPS faculty and students, and with Librarians in Collection Development, to assess and develop high-quality digital and print collections that support CPS and the University at large;

 Provide reference and research support in retrieving statistical data, quantitative and qualitative data sets, including; advising cataloging or collection development on data set acquisition, and working with the Scholarly Communication & Digital Scholarship Librarian to support the institutional repository hosting data sets.

 Collaborates with the Library Marketing Team on outreach and programs. Librarians are members of the faculty at Cal Poly Humboldt and professional responsibilities include: maintaining excellence in librarianship; research, scholarship, and/or creative activity; service to the University, profession, and to the community; participation in campus and system-wide committees; being generally available in the University Library during business hours; working collaboratively and productively with colleagues; and actively participating in academic functions. 

Cal Poly Humboldt also continues to build unique and innovative learning opportunities for students, bridging the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities. Cal Poly Humboldt is a leader in “learning communities” that build relationships between students, faculty, staff, administrators, and the community. These communities incorporate environmental and social responsibility.