Instruction Librarian Faculty, Prince George's Community College

Instruction Librarian Faculty, Prince George's Community College

Prince George's Community College:
Instruction Librarian Faculty. primarily based in Largo, MD
Full-time Faculty role with Hiring Salary Range: $53,850 - $75,850, depending on education and experience
Position

Description:


Oversee and participate in the development, management, marketing, delivery, and assessment of information literacy instruction. Support faculty with curriculum alignment relating to Open Educational Resources (OER). Provide reference services and act as a subject liaison as assigned.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Master’s degree in library/information science from an ALA-accredited program required.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in an academic library.
• Experience implementing high-impact teaching practices preferred .

CRITERIA: The following criteria, which are not the sole criteria used in the final hiring decision, will be used to review the applications of those persons who meet the stated minimum qualifications and to select those qualified applicants who will be interviewed. Other information and observations made during the interview process may be considered in the selection process. A Resume/CV and cover letter are required with the application.

Please ensure that your documents address the criteria listed below for this position.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Oversee the development, teaching, and assessment of the college’s information literacy program across multimodal environments and at various college locations, including one-shot visits to classes and in-person or online presentations.
• Investigate, learn, and infuse new technologies and instructional techniques into face-to-face and online instruction, including the incorporation of and support for high-impact teaching practices.
• Collaborate with faculty to identify the information needs of students and develop curriculum using appropriate library resources.
• Develop, design, implement and maintain general and course-specific instructional materials including research guides, widgets, videos, modules, etc.
• Work with the Digital Services Librarian for implementation of online instructional content.
• Support and train library faculty in new techniques and the use of instructional technologies.
• Work collaboratively to guide faculty in the discovery, creation, dissemination, identification, adoption, and assessment of open and affordable Open Educational Resources (OER) which align with curriculum requirements.
• Advise faculty on copyright and open licensing issues as they pertain to OER creation and adaptations.
• Lead in the assessment of student learning outcomes.
• Provide reference assistance through telephone, email, online chat, and in-person at the reference desk during regularly assigned hours.
• Teach research methods, strategies and techniques using print and electronic resources through multimodal user workshops aimed at student and/or faculty audiences.
• Act as subject liaison with faculty of assigned departments.
• Serve on library and college-wide committees in the promotion of information literacy instruction and OER awareness.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Mastery of course content
• Ability to provide service to diverse populations using a student-centered approach
• Ability to communicate effectively with students, faculty and staff
• Ability to plan, deliver and assess effective instruction
• Ability to teach in face to face, remote and online modalities, as needed
• Ability to effectively use instructional technology (Internet, instructional software, learning management system, videoconferencing, etc.).
• Critical thinking, organization, and conflict management skills
• Research skills (where appropriate)
• Time management, planning and organizational skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Problem-solving and analytical ability
• Ability to teach in non-traditional formats (online, remote, hybrid) and settings (off-campus, weekends, evenings and accelerated).
• Ability to teach core introductory courses and general education courses in discipline
• Familiarity with foundational undergraduate coursework including writing, reading, digital technology, and communication.
• Knowledge…