First- Librarian

First-Year Experience Librarian

Location: Elon Campus

Title: First-Year Experience Librarian

Position Type: Staff with Faculty Rank

Days Per Week: Monday - Friday

Hours Per Week: 40

VP Area: Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs

Department: Library

Location: Elon Main Campus

Carol Grotnes Belk Library at Elon University seeks a creative, collaborative individual with a genuine enthusiasm for teaching to fill the position of First-Year Experience Librarian. The person in this role will join our growing Teaching and Learning team as we develop foundational literacies and skills that prepare students to succeed in their majors, undergraduate research, and lifelong learning.

The First-Year Experience Librarian will also lead the library's engagement with campus programs that help students thrive, with a focus on transfer, first-generation, and historically underrepresented students. The FYE Librarian will serve as liaison to the Department of English and will work with a collaborative team of librarians that supports the teaching, outreach, and assessment goals of the library. Ideal candidates will demonstrate a commitment to Elon's values of Inclusive Excellence and help foster a welcoming climate within Belk Library and the Elon University community.

Librarians of all experience levels, including early-career professionals, are encouraged to apply.

A person who thrives in this position will be energized by teaching, mentoring, and student success and excited to engage in Elon's relationship-rich culture. The FYE Librarian will build partnerships across campus, work effectively within a cross-functional librarian model, and explore new ways to support students' intellectual growth, sense of belonging, and engagement with ideas, inquiry, and the university community. Belk Library is evolving its teaching, outreach, and learning work, and this position offers a meaningful opportunity to build on the library's strong foundation and help shape its future direction.

This is a 12-month, on-site, non-tenured Staff with Faculty Rank position reporting to the Coordinator of Teaching and Learning.

As an Elon University employee, you'll join an internationally acclaimed university with a commitment to fostering a thriving community. Ranked among the most innovative, creative and best-run universities in the nation, Elon's personal approach to education extends to employees, whose growth, professional development and success is a hallmark of our training and advancement opportunities.

Elon University's home is the charming town of Elon, North Carolina, a small, friendly community located a short distance from the beach and the mountains, and among the vibrant cities of Greensboro, Raleigh and Durham. In addition to the beautiful canopy of historic oak trees iconic to our campus, you'll find boundless opportunities for family-friendly recreation, cultural events and outdoor activities.

Hiking, water sports, fine dining and entertainment are just a few of the many happenings in the Elon area, making the region one of the nation's premier travel destinations.

Employees at Elon enjoy a generous and comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• 28 annual days off, including holidays and vacation.
• Immediate tuition remission for undergraduate courses
• Tuition remission for approved graduate-level courses after 12 months of employment.
• Retirement plan with an 8 percent contribution from the university.
• Immediate eligibility for health, dental and vision insurance, along with free acute care and lab services at our onsite Health & Wellness Clinic.
• Free use of campus fitness facilities.
• Free admission to musical and theater performances, guest speakers, religious and ethnic observances, recitals, art exhibitions, entertainment and our Division I Phoenix athletics.
• Eligibility for tuition remission at Elon for spouses, qualifying domestic partners and dependents begins at two years of service. After two years of employment, eligibility begins for participation in the Tuition Exchange, a national scholarship exchange program that enables dependents to enroll in nationally recognized partner colleges and universities.

Elon values and celebrates the diverse backgrounds, cultures, experiences and perspectives of our community members. As an equal opportunity employer, Elon's principles of diversity extend to race and gender identity, age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and other aspects…