Faculty - East Georgia Librarian

Job Title:

Faculty - Full-time East Georgia Librarian

Location:

EGSC Recruiting Location

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Full/Part Time:
Full-Time

Job

East Georgia State College provides more than 1,700 students access to affordable, quality higher education. Students can pursue associate degrees, career-focused bachelor's degrees, and transfer pathways to other institutions. The main campus in Swainsboro offers a tight-knit community with residential options. The beautiful 400-acre pine forest campus has two small lakes, a challenging 18-hole disc golf course, and an active apiary, and is one of only 115 Bee Campuses across the nation.

EGSC also operates instructional sites in Statesboro and Augusta that allow students to benefit from the small class sizes and affordability of EGSC while experiencing the vibrant student life of the large universities with which the College shares space.

East Georgia State College (EGSC) prepares traditional and nontraditional students to meet the career demands of the twenty-first century. Through undergoing the rigorous learning process that EGSC provides, students gain the wisdom they need as leaders, parents, and community members. To sustain our students, goals to thrive in a competitive workforce, EGSC promotes academic excellence through fostering critical thinking skills, nurturing cultural awareness and upholding academic honesty.

Maintaining academic honesty protects the value of EGSC's degrees and ensures that our students and graduates are desirable candidates for university transfers and career advancement. Thus, all members of EGSC's community (students, staff and faculty) should have a personal interest in and dedication to fortifying EGSC's reputation for academic integrity and excellence.

Reporting to the Head of Access Services at Georgia Southern University, this faculty position is responsible for directing library services at East Georgia State College. East Georgia State College and Georgia Southern University will consolidate effective January 1, 2026. We invite applications for the position of East Georgia Librarian and tenure-track Assistant Professor.

This position acts as the primary contact person for the East Georgia Library and provides active leadership and coordination of multi-service units that include circulation, reserves, equipment, stack maintenance, interlibrary loan/document delivery, GIL Express, and hours of operations. The East Georgia Librarian works collaboratively with other library faculty and supervises two staff employees. This position is responsible for the hiring, training, and scheduling of East Georgia Library personnel they supervise.

The East Georgia Librarian will work closely with the Head of Access Services at Georgia Southern University to coordinate a myriad of library related projects. Required hours: M-F, occasional nights and weekends, shift hours are subject to change.

This position works independently with minimum supervision, exercises independent judgement, consults and makes decision or recommendations regarding procedures and policies for East Georgia Library in consultation with colleagues at the Georgia Southern University Libraries. The successful candidate will positively represent the university in professional, community, and state organizations by actively participating in professional development and continuing education; serving on professional, library, and state committees;

and actively engaging in professional activities.

• Develops, implements, and manages services, procedures and policies for public, technical, and information services.
• Oversees East Georgia Library including course reserves, interlibrary loan, patron point-of-contact services at the welcome desk, stack maintenance, establishing library hours of operations, and assisting library users.
• Supervises and evaluates department staff in an atmosphere that encourages professional development.
• Administers the library's services platforms.
• Assists with budget requests and identifying funding needs.
• Provides face-to-face and electronic services to faculty, staff, and the public;…