Librarian Tenure-Track Fresno City College at West Fresno Center

Librarian (Full-Time, Tenure-Track) Fresno City College at West Fresno Center

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At Fresno City College we value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. We prioritize applicants who demonstrate an understanding of the benefits a diverse student population brings to a community college. The successful candidate will be an equity‑minded leader committed to student success achieved through collaboration with faculty, staff, administration, students, and community partners who are also dedicated to closing equity gaps.

• Providing on-demand reference and extended research services to students;
• Conducting bibliographic instruction for students in a classroom environment;
• Collaborating with faculty to increase awareness of library resources to students, including developing Library Guides and Open Educational Resources (OER) materials;
• Promoting library resources to faculty, students, and campus groups;
• Collaborating with other librarians to establish library policies and procedures, and the development of budget proposals;
• Collaborating with other librarians on the development, purchasing, and maintenance of library collection(s);
• Planning and implementing the college’s information competency goals;
• Collaborating with other librarians to design and teach library research skills and library technology courses, workshops and online tutorials;
• Utilizing Canvas and other online platforms to teach and communicate with students;
• Serving on and attending department, college, and district committees as needed;
• Participating in program review, student learning outcome development and assessment to improve student learning;
• Teaching and working assignments in a variety of instructional settings and times, including evening and/or weekends, online or off-campus and large group instruction classes as needed; and
• Otherwise fulfilling all of the duties and responsibilities of instructors as required by Administrative Regulation 7122.

• Evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice within the classroom; and
• Master’s in library science or library and information science; or a valid California Community College Credential; or the equivalent education and/or experience (requires equivalency).

• Experience and skill incorporating elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion into all areas of responsibility;
• Recent experience working with African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Latinx, Native American, and other racially minoritized students in the classroom and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups in higher education shape patterns of participation and outcomes;
• Willingness to examine and remediate one’s instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized students;
• Related work and professional experience;
• Experience working with students of various cultural, gender, age, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds, students with disabilities;
• Demonstrated ability to work with computers and other technologies utilized in providing high-quality instruction and support to students;
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with students and staff;
• Knowledge of the community college mission and goals;
• At least one year of experience in an academic library setting, preferably at a community college;
• Demonstrated commitment to student learning and to the success of all students in the open-access learning environment of a community college;
• Experience in providing individual research consultations with students using programs such as “Book a Librarian” or “Research Assistance Program,” supporting students’ research needs using learning…