Librarian, Faculty

Austin Community College employees are required to maintain a domicile in the State of Texas while working for the college and throughout the duration of employment. –AR 4.0300.01

Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching

• Is attracted by the college’s mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities

• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.

• Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes

• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others

• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting

Title:

Librarian, Faculty

Job Description

Summary:

To provide information literacy/library instruction, research and reference services to students.

Job Description:

Principal Responsibilities and Duties

• Delivery of reference services, information literacy instruction and library instruction, and design of curriculum.

• Participates in the development and delivery of the Library Services (LS) information literacy instruction and library instructional program.

• Maintains materials collection, subject bibliography, and integration of relevant LS activities with instructional departments of the College.

• Serves on and participate in LS and college-wide committees and meetings.

• Participates in Library Services budget planning and the formulation of goals, policies, and procedures.

• Maintains records and statistical data on LS functions and services as appropriate.

• Performs other related tasks as assigned by the Head Librarian, Dean, and/or Associate Vice Chancellor.

Technology

• Demonstrated proficiency using computer applications, online resources, and other technologies for the classroom.

• Demonstrated proficiency using an online learning management system such as Blackboard to develop and build course content and perform administrative duties (posting office hours, syllabi, etc.)

Principal Professional Standards

• Appropriate use of the college’s learning management system.

• Participate in graduation, general assembly, and other official college functions.

• Maintain regular office hours to assist students and improve student retention and success.

• Attend and participate in college wide, campus, department, or other activities and meetings.

• Recognize and reflect standards of civility and collegiality in all interactions.

• Comply with published college policies and procedures and meet professional standards for teaching in a community college.

Required Education

• Master’s degree in Library Science from an ALA-accredited institution.

Other Requirements

• Reliable transportation for travel in the Austin area - ACC District as required.

Qualities of a Successful Candidate

• Ethics, integrity, and sound professional judgment.

• A commitment to establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with students, colleagues, and staff representing multicultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.

• Dynamic, non-traditional instructional delivery methods to teach students of widely varying levels of proficiency and from various backgrounds and abilities.

• Appropriate and up-to-date knowledge of the discipline and subject matter.

• Experience using technology as an instructional aide where appropriate to enhance learning.

• Documented experience with active and applied teaching and learning methodologies.

• A strong commitment to teaching in a community college setting, including teaching practices that reflect an understanding of the multicultural…