What are the responsibilities and job description for the Saint Mary's University is hiring: Instruction and Resource Sharing Librarian in position at Saint Mary's University?
Overview and Responsibilities
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota is seeking candidates who are eager to contribute to its Lasallian Catholic mission of awakening, nurturing, and empowering learners to ethical lives of service and leadership. We invite individuals to help transform lives through education, inspired by the Catholic Intellectual Tradition’s quest to understand the human experience through faith and reason and its embrace of all who are dedicated to learning from one another through authentic conversations in search of the truth. We are especially interested in and give preference to candidates who demonstrate a vision to create and nurture initiatives that will advance our mission within the scope of their duties and who will foster a culture of dialogue that, with respect for all people, supports the search for meaning and purpose in pursuit of excellence.
Job Summary
This position enables students, faculty, and staff to become independent researchers through transformative individual and group instruction, delivered face-to-face and online. This position is based on the Winona campus and collaborates with faculty to teach students information literacy concepts, authors print and interactive web instructional materials, and delivers user-centered reference. This position also oversees interlibrary loan (ILL) services at the Winona library, participates in collection development and maintenance, and performs back-up circulation services as needed.
The Saint Mary's University Libraries collaborate significantly across campuses, giving a motivated, innovative person the opportunity to partner and collaborate with library colleagues, serving both our undergraduate and graduate programs. This position is full time, 40 hours per week and works Monday - Friday, 8 am - 4 : 30 pm.
Salary range : $45k - $50k
Main Duties & Responsibilities
- Serves as the primary instructor for all programs at the Winona campus.
- Develops effective working relationships through committee, departmental, and faculty outreach for undergraduate programs.
- Delivers user-centered instruction, both face-to-face and online.
- Designs, assesses, and continuously improves instructional services and curricula.
- Creates print, video, and interactive online instructional materials.
- Collaborates with faculty to integrate information literacy concepts into courses.
- Provides user-centered and efficient reference via email, chat, phone, and face-to-face or Zoom consultations.
- Consults on copyright and intellectual property issues, and creates copyright documentation.
- Identifies, evaluates, and selects electronic and print resources for the library.
- Collects data and trains staff on areas of primary responsibility.
- Stays current on instructional and reference procedures, strategies, and technologies.
- Oversees ILL operations and workflows in Alma / Primo and OCLC Worldshare for the Winona Library.
Qualifications
Experience and Education Requirements
Required :
Preferred :
Essential Knowledge & Skills
Physical Demands
Sedentary work. Sedentary work involves lifting no more than 10 pounds at a time and occasionally lifting or carrying articles like docket files, ledgers, and small tools. Although a sedentary job is defined as one which involves sitting, a certain amount of walking and standing is often necessary in carrying out job duties. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required occasionally and other sedentary criteria are met.
X] Light work. Light work involves lifting no more than 20 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds. Even though the weight lifted may be very little, a job is in this category when it requires a good deal of walking or standing, or when it involves sitting most of the time with some pushing and pulling of arm or leg controls. To be considered capable of performing a full or wide range of light work, you must have the ability to do substantially all of these activities.
Medium work. Medium work involves lifting no more than 50 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
Heavy work. Heavy work involves lifting no more than 100 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
Physical Hazards – Health and Safety Concerns
X] General office environments
X] Ergonomics
Noise
Chemicals
Driving
X] Biohazards
Extreme climate (Hot / Cold)
Application Requirements
Apply online at Saint Mary's University Employment Opportunities and include a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota believes inclusion and human dignity contributes to a robust academic and work environment and is critical to achieving the University's mission in an increasingly diverse society. Individuals with expertise and diverse skills from underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. The successful candidate must support, respect, and advance the mission of Saint Mary's University as a Lasallian Catholic institution.
Saint Mary’s offers a comprehensive benefit package including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, flexible spending, retirement pension plan, and both undergraduate and graduate tuition remission plans.
All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.
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Salary : $45,000 - $50,000
