Discovery and Engagement Librarian, Assistant Professor

Discovery And Engagement Librarian, Assistant Professor

Lycoming College is searching for a Discovery and Engagement Librarian, Assistant Professor to join their Academic Affairs team! The Discovery and Engagement Librarian, Assistant Professor is a full-time, 12-month position that advances Lycoming College's educational mission by connecting students, faculty, and staff with library resources, services, and expertise through innovative teaching, research support, outreach, and discovery initiatives. Serves as the library's leader for information literacy instruction, learning partnerships, user engagement, and resource discovery while promoting equitable access to information and fostering student success.

Who We Are:

Founded in 1812, Lycoming College is one of the nation's oldest and most respected liberal arts colleges. Today, our community of 1,200 active learners from 26 states and territories and 13 countries comprises a student body that is 31 percent domestic students of the global majority or international, all of whom work with our renowned scholars to craft customized combinations of market-driven majors, minors and concentrations across our 52+ academic programs.

Students compete in 20 NCAA Division III sports, participate in faculty-driven research, thrive in a robust program of internship experiences, and study abroad in more than two dozen countries. Lycoming College has one of the highest endowment-per-student ratios in the country. The institution is a member of the Annapolis Group of Liberal Arts Colleges and is recognized by U.S. News as a top 100 National Liberal Arts College and the No.

21 Best Value School. Lycoming College is dedicated to providing a high-quality liberal arts and sciences education for all students. Learn more oming.edu. The College proudly celebrates and values the principles of inclusive excellence. In its 2021 Strategic Plan, Lycoming College committed to recruiting more faculty and staff from historically underrepresented groups. The community works to foster an inclusive campus community and to support the success of all faculty, staff and students.

The College recognizes that a community formed of a wide range of backgrounds and experiences benefits all its members and serves to advance Lycoming's goal of preparing graduates to become ethical, informed, and engaged individuals. Lycoming College is an equal opportunity employer.

Teaching, Learning & Research Support

• Lead the development, implementation, and assessment of the library's information literacy program.
• Collaborate with faculty to integrate research skills and information literacy into courses, assignments, and curricula.
• Design and teach engaging instructional sessions using active learning strategies
• Develop online tutorials, Lib Guides, research guides, and instructional materials.
• Provide research consultations and reference services to students, faculty, and staff.
• Support First-Year Experience initiatives and collaborate on campus-wide student success programs.
• Provide faculty development related to research, library resources, instructional technologies, and assignment design.

Discovery & User Engagement

• Promote discovery and effective use of library collections, databases, and digital resources.
• Develop and maintain subject guides and user-centered discovery tools.
• Collaborate with library colleagues to improve access, usability, and user experience of library systems.
• Plan and coordinate outreach initiatives, events, and programming that increase awareness and use of library services.
• Develop marketing and communication materials across print, web, and social media.
• Gather user feedback through surveys, focus groups, and assessment to improve services.

Assessment & Institutional Effectiveness

• Assess instruction, outreach, and student learning using evidence-informed practices.
• Collect, analyze, and communicate evidence demonstrating the library's impact on student learning and institutional priorities.
• Participate in accreditation activities, strategic planning, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Serve as liaison to assigned academic departments and collaborate on…