STEM Librarian

Position Information

• Hiring Department:
  Library
• Reports To:
  
  Assessment & Instruction Librarian
• Job Location:
  
  Library
• Posting End Date:
  Open until filled. This posting may close once a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received.
• Hours:
  
  40 hours per week, standard Monday
  - Friday 8:00am-5:00pm, flexibility is required on evenings and weekends
• FLSA status: exempt
• Earliest
  
  Start Date:
  
  As soon as possible.
• Salary:
  Commensurate with experience.

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• List of three references

Professional position, reporting to the Assessment and Instruction Librarian, as part of the Library’s leadership team for Information Literacy Instruction. Responsible for developing and facilitating information literacy-focused workshops and/or supplementary lessons for the University’s research and student populations, with particular attention to the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields. As a member of the Library’s Research & Instruction Department, the individual in this position will cultivate their knowledge of STEM-related information and research tools to provide specialized research consultation services to students and researchers in these fields.

This position also includes collection development and liaison duties, with occasional night and weekend hours.

• Provides general and specialized information literacy instructional services in the Library, across campus, and online.
• Prepares instructional material on information literacy in a variety of mediums to effectively educate students in both face-to-face and online settings.
• Provides research consultation services to students at all degree levels in the STEM-related disciplines, and to faculty in the STEM-related disciplines.
• Conducts formal and informal networking and outreach to develop innovative approaches for the Library and its staff to address the needs of students.
• Evaluates current and emerging evidence in research on academic libraries’ contribution to higher education to tailor outreach and support strategies to the unique needs of UTEP students and faculty in the STEM disciplines.
• Actively seeks new opportunities to implement information literacy instruction in the STEM disciplines by networking with faculty, being well-informed about degree plans, and keeping abreast of campus-wide initiatives.
• Collaborates with faculty and colleagues to create tailored, practical, relevant information literacy class assignment, tutorials, and assessments
• Keeps up-to-date with the latest developments in the field of information literacy, instructional technologies, instructional design, assessment, emerging practices, and information literacy standards.
• Keeps informed of developments in STEM research and potential corresponding information materials to support research and curricular activities in the University.
• Combines knowledge of learning theories, expertise in library and information resources, and public speaking skills to create positive, productive learning experiences.
• Maintains an up-to-date, working knowledge general and specialized Library and non-Library resources in order to provide general to specialized research consultations at the Access Services Desk; via phone, email, or SMS; or through the Library’s chat service.
• Participates in collection development in collaboration with science and engineering librarians, to include: weeding materials, serials review, and consulting with faculty on acquisitions.
• Contributes to the Library, the University, and the profession through involvement in committees, organizations, and service activities.
• Seeks opportunities with faculty in the STEM disciplines to positively contribute to their research from support to co-investigation/co-authorship.
• Will become proficient in the Alma library management system.
• Periodic evening and weekend work as required.
• Complies with all State and University policies.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.

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