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The Outreach & Instruction Assistant Librarian works closely with librarians, faculty, and other campus student support units to leverage and promote library resources and services contributing to student success, recruitment, and retention. This position will focus on both providing one-on-one and course-based information literacy (IL) instruction on researching and evaluating information, and also on making the library's community aware of resources, services, and events. The Outreach & Engagement Assistant Librarian will also further the University's and Library's commitment to equity and justice by supporting inclusive pedagogy, promoting cultural competency, and ensuring that the library is a place of belonging for our campus's diverse learners.

Job Description

The Outreach & Instruction Assistant Librarian works closely with librarians, faculty, and other campus student support units to leverage and promote library resources and services contributing to student success, recruitment, and retention. This position will focus on both providing one-on-one and course-based information literacy (IL) instruction on researching and evaluating information, and also on making the library's community aware of resources, services, and events. The Outreach & Instruction Assistant Librarian will also further the University's and Library's commitment to equity and justice by supporting inclusive pedagogy, promoting cultural competency, and ensuring that the library is a place of belonging for our campus's diverse learners.

The Outreach & Instruction Assistant Librarian will:

• Design, maintain, and deliver information literacy (IL) materials recognizing the needs of diverse learners, in multiple formats, for a wide array of subject areas.
• Collaborate with faculty, instructional designers, and librarians to embed library resources in LMS courses and serve as an embedded librarian to assist students with their research needs.
• Provide assistance to students, faculty, staff, and community members in person and online, including reference, research consultation, informational access, and technological needs.
• Coordinate effective and strategic marketing of library services and resources.
• Offer assistance to students, faculty, staff, and community members in using library makerspace technologies (3D printers, laser cutters, heat presses, etc.); may also lead making workshops.
• Build relationships with both academic and non-academic units across campus to raise awareness about the ways the library can serve as an essential partner in facilitating the success of undergraduate students.
• Assess student learning of IL concepts through a variety of methods in collaboration with faculty and librarian colleagues.
• Provide excellent customer service for circulation-related tasks at the library's unified service desk.
• Manage the library collection for assigned subject areas.
• Maintain current knowledge of best practices in information literacy instruction, resources, and technology related to teaching and learning.
• Serve on university committees as assigned.

• Have the opportunity to teach a for-credit information literacy course.

   

Minimum Qualifications: Master's degree from an ALA accredited institution by date of appointment; ability to manage workflow, projects, and multiple tasks while meeting deadlines in a complex and rapidly changing environment; ability to meet the Libraries' promotion and continuing contract requirements (see https://www.lib.miamioh.edu/about/larps.pdf{target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}).

Consideration may be given to candidates with prior work experience in an aca