CDL: Humanities Library & Assistant Librarian, Miami University, Oxford, OH

Position Announcement: Humanities Library & Assistant Librarian, Miami 
University, Oxford, OH
From:
Jen Waller <jenwaller_at_miamioh.edu>


Intentionally cross-posted for wide distribution.

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*Humanities Librarian & Assistant Librarian*

Miami University Libraries, Oxford, OH, has an opening for a Humanities 
Librarian with an English department concentration.  We seek a 
self-motivated, service-oriented, team-player who is interested in 
reference, collection development, teaching, and information 
literacy/technology; someone who can embrace an environment of continual 
improvement and change in an organization that strives to stay close to 
the cutting edge of technology. This position reports to the Assistant 
Dean for Instruction and Emerging Technologies.

*Duties*:  Create and maintain strong relationships with faculty and 
students in the Department of English and other departments based on 
library need; develop and manage collections in those disciplines; 
assist students, faculty, staff, and the general public with research 
help in the humanities, social sciences, in-house, via email, and 
reference chat (evenings and weekends required); develop and teach 
credit/non-credit courses and workshops for students, faculty and staff 
of the university; participate and contribute to the Libraries' team 
organization.

*Required:* Graduate library degree from an ALA accredited institution. 
Undergraduate degree in the English, literature or related field or 
relevant library experience. Strong commitment to high quality public 
service; teaching skills to proficiently instruct about information 
literacy; analytical skills to effectively retrieve information 
especially from resources in the humanities and social sciences; 
flexibility to work in an environment of continual change and cultivate 
team work; ability to work independently as well as with all levels of 
staff and diverse library customers; strong technology skills; act as 
liaison to university programs such as the Howe Writing Center and the 
Humanities Center; work with a team to administer and teach library 
instruction for the first year composition course; strong written and 
oral communication skills; initiative and ability to conceive and carry 
out projects; ability to meet the Libraries' requirements for promotion 
and continuing contract.

*Desired:* A master's degree in English; experience teaching credit 
classes, workshops, and one-to-one; public services experience in an 
academic library; knowledge of digital humanities tools and best 
practices; knowledge of scholarly communication issues and trends.

This is a full-time twelve-month, continuing contract eligible position. 
See Librarians' Appointment, Rank, and Promotion System at: 
http://www.lib.miamioh.edu/about/larps.pdf.

Applicants will be asked to submit cover letter, resume and names and 
contact information for three references to: 
www.miamiujobs.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=54176 
<http://www.miamiujobs.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=54176>.

Inquiries about the position can be directed to: petermda_at_miamioh.edu 
<mailto:petermda_at_miamioh.edu>

Screening of applications begins February 2, 2015 and will continue 
until the position is filled.

Miami University, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with 
smoke- and tobacco-free campuses, is committed to a multicultural 
environment and strongly encourages applications from minorities, 
females, veterans and individuals with disabilities. Miami's Annual 
Security and Fire Safety Report with information on campus crime, fires, 
and safety may be found at: 
http://www.MiamiOH.edu/campus-safety/annual-report/index.html 
<http://www.miamioh.edu/campus-safety/annual-report/index.html>. Hard 
copy available upon request. Employment will require a criminal 
background check according to University guidelines.