Jobs

Posted 25 April 2008

Instructional Designer / Social Science Librarian
Oregon State University

Deadline: 9 May

Oregon State University Libraries seeks an innovative and dynamic individual to join our forward-looking organization.  Reporting to the Head of Undergraduate Learning & Library Information Access, the position supports the instruction and research needs of the OSU community.

Responsibilities:  Provide leadership for faculty and staff in the effective use of new and current technologies for instructional purposes. Contribute to an active instruction program focused on subject-related information literacy instruction using technologies to enhance teaching. Participate in the library’s expanding digital initiatives by applying new technologies to services and acting as a content advisor to graduate students and faculty.  Provide chat and in-person reference service and consult with faculty, graduate and upper-division students on research. Develop strong liaison relationships with academic departments to build or enhance digital libraries and research collections. Actively pursue opportunities for faculty to contribute to the institutional repositories and digital libraries.  The faculty member in this tenure track position is expected to contribute at the national and regional levels to the library and academic communities by engaging in research and professional development by publishing and reporting in professional journals, presenting at conferences and meetings, and providing service and leadership to library and academic societies and organizations.

Qualifications:  Required:  Bachelor’s or higher degree or equivalent; M.L.S. / M.L.I.S. from an accredited institution or a foreign equivalent degree; two years experience in an academic setting; working knowledge of instructional design and technologies; excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills; demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with colleagues and to work independently in a service-oriented environment; ability to work and negotiate with faculty and colleagues on new services and collections; proven initiative and self-direction. As tenure-track faculty members, OSU librarians participate in faculty governance and university services, engage in research and professional development by publishing and reporting in professional journals, presenting at national and regional meetings, and taking a leadership role in library or academic societies and organizations.

Preferred:  Bachelor’s or higher degree in a social science discipline or two years academic library experience in a social science discipline, preferably education, sociology, psychology, or family services and human development.

Employment Conditions:  This position is a full-time, 12-month, fixed annual tenure track appointments at the rank of Assistant Professor. 

Application Procedure and deadline:  For a complete announcement, qualifications, minimum salary and application procedures, see http://oregonstate.edu/jobs, posting 0002353.  For full consideration apply by 4-30-08 ,  Closing date 05/09/08 OSU is an AA/EOE.