Norco - Norco College - Instructional Design Librarian/Assistant Professor, Library Services ( Norco College)

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Salary

$76,462 to $117,808 (includes pro-rata compensation for ten (10) required additional service days)  

Close Date

03/25/2022

Job Description

BASIC FUNCTION:

Norco College is seeking outstanding candidates for the position of Instructional Design Librarian. Working with librarians and other campus faculty, the successful candidate will primarily be responsible for developing, delivering, and assessing learning resources in support of the Library's information literacy initiatives. The Instructional Design Librarian should possess demonstrated teaching ability, knowledge of, and a strong commitment to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. This position will utilize teaching and learning pedagogies, educational and emerging technologies, and assessment practices.

Through a lens of equity and inclusion, this position works with the Reference team to provide research assistance and library instruction tailored to the specific needs of both online and face-to-face learners and faculty. The candidate will also serve as a subject area(s) liaison as assigned.

The ideal candidate will share Norco College's commitment to educating its racially/ethnically and socioeconomically diverse student population. The college currently enrolls nearly 30,000 students annually, the majority of whom are from racially minoritized populations. 58.5% of Norco's students are Hispanic, 6.5% are African-American, 8% are Asian American, 0.2% are Native American, 2.4%are Filipino, 0.4% are Pacific Islander, 20% are White, and 3% are multiracial. Norco College has been designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the College has to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community.  

EDUCATION:

American Library Association (ALA) accredited master's degree in Library Science or Library Information Science, or an equivalent advanced degree.  

Experience:

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Experience and/or coursework in instructional technology and design.

2. Experience and/or coursework writing effective instructional texts for a variety of formats.

3. Basic knowledge of web-authoring applications.

4. Experience teaching in an academic environment in a variety of modalities such as a learning management system.

5. Experience and/or coursework in lesson planning and curriculum development.

6. Experience and/or coursework with data-driven assessment.

7. Knowledge of open educational resources and copyright as it pertains to education.

8. Knowledge of accreditation standards as related to instruction through distance education.  

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Lead the development, maintenance, and assessment of curriculum-aligned library learning objects such as videos, tutorials, and Springshare LibGuides for use in multiple instructional delivery modes.

2. Collaborate with RCCD Distance Education and faculty to promote library resources and information literacy instruction.

3. Design, collect, and facilitate the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data for the assessment of library instruction.

4. Serve as the library representative for college-wide Open Education Resource initiatives.

5. Participate in librarian duties including online chat, reference desk, collection development, library orientations, and teaching library credit course(s).

6. Assignments are based upon the assumption of workload of forty hours weekly, including but not limited to conducting classes, class preparation, student evaluation, office hours, committee work, curriculum and program development, student learning outcomes assessment, program review, student activities, and other duties per the bargaining unit agreement.

7. Institutional service activities are expected of all faculty members.

8. Participation in discipline/department decision making processes and work regarding curriculum, program development and other matters are also expected of all department faculty.

9. Librarianship is a profession grounded in service with teamwork at the core. The successful candidate will uphold high standards of professionalism, teamwork, and ethics appropriate to the professional position.