The University of Central Florida (UCF) Libraries seeks a forward-thinking, enthusiastic, and collaborative librarian to join our team of instruction and engagement librarians. The Teaching and Engagement department at the UCF Libraries is known for innovative approaches to creating scalable instruction and actively engaging our large student population. The instruction and engagement librarian will coordinate the face-to-face instruction program which typically reaches 400 classes and 10,000 students per year. The successful candidate will work with campus offices and programs to reach a targeted population for outreach and engagement, and will participate in planning library programming, instruction, and events.
Reporting to the head of the Teaching and Engagement department, the instruction and engagement librarian will play a strong role in instruction, outreach, and marketing the library’s services and resources, will work to engage a targeted campus population such as transfer or first year students, and will work with assigned academic programs as a subject librarian.
The successful candidate will:
- Assign and schedule library instruction sessions for a group of 11 subject librarians;
- Provide professional development for librarians on creating effective and engaging instruction;
- Work with teaching librarians to implement assessment strategies in library instruction;
- Analyze instruction statistics and track program, faculty, and student usage;
- Participate in the face-to-face instruction program by designing lessons, teaching sessions, and recording class data;
- Plan, implement, evaluate and refine a range of outreach, programming, and instructional support services for an identified campus audience;
- Facilitate library services for assigned academic department(s) as a member of the Subject Librarian team;
- Perform collection development for assigned subject area(s);
- Serve assigned hours on the Research and Information Desk and/or Ask Us reference service;
- Participate in library and university activities and committees and be professionally active.
Position Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s degree from an American Library Association-accredited institution;
- Two years of instruction experience.
Preferences
- Academic library experience;
- Strong public service orientation;
- Demonstrated familiarity with information literacy theory and practice ;
- Experience assessing student learning in library instruction;
- Experience working with academic student support units and groups;
- Experience using educational technology and social media;
- History of working collaboratively with diverse constituencies;
- Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Job Open Date 08/31/2018
Job Close Date 10/11/2018
For the full posting and to apply please visit: https://www.jobswithucf.com/postings/54697