Library Adjunct Faculty

Library Adjunct Faculty

Salary: $1,275 - $1,348 per credit hour

Classification: Adjunct Faculty

Department: Haselwood Library

Reports to: Dean of Libraries, Tutoring, and College Success

The Library adjunct faculty work closely with discipline faculty, other library faculty, and staff to coordinate reference, instructional, and collection development activities focused on student learning outcomes.

• Provide research assistance and individual instruction in library services via multiple modes, including in‑person, telephone, e‑mail, and virtual chat.
• Develop and teach general and discipline‑specific orientations and workshops face‑to‑face and online.
• Work with teaching faculty to integrate information literacy into curriculum and programs.
• Develop library research and subject guides and other instructional materials.
• In consultation with teaching faculty, develop, maintain, and promote library collections in various formats to support curriculum.
• Participate in discipline and/or subject and/or division planning.

• Master’s degree in Library Science (MLS, MSLS, MLIS) from a graduate program accredited by the American Library Association (ALA) or equivalent.
• Experience providing reference services.
• Experience teaching information literacy.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively.

• Experience in a community college setting.
• Experience using and understanding technology including online library systems (e.g., ALMA, Primo) and bibliographic or full‑text databases (e.g., Pro Quest, EBSCOhost).
• Experience developing and maintaining library collections.

Unable to sponsor visas; candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.

Faculty members must submit official, unopened transcripts to Human Resources within 30 days of employment.

Adjunct faculty position contracted on a quarterly basis; salary determined based on education and credit hours. Requires flexibility for evening, weekend, off‑campus assignments, and satellite campus instruction.

Adjuncts not eligible for benefits upon initial hire; must work 50% of a full‑time load for two consecutive quarters to become eligible for benefits.

Benefits after eligibility include deferred compensation program, TIAA supplemental retirement savings plan, sick leave, Aflac, tuition waiver, Employee Assistance Program, fitness center, and reduced‑rate childcare.

Background check and Sexual Misconduct Disclosure Form required.

Must reside in Washington State and within reasonable distance of campus.

Olympic College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Educator. Olympic College provides equal opportunity in education and employment and does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, creed, religion, or status as a veteran of war. Prohibited sex discrimination includes sexual harassment. Provides reasonable accommodations for qualified students, employees, and applicants with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Federal Rehabilitation Act.

Olympic College is a smoke‑free, drug‑free environment.