Description

Provide leadership in the area of emerging technologies and innovative pedagogical practices.

• Collaborate with faculty engaged in digital scholarship and technology infused class research projects to support and promote their work. 
• Support student scholars who are using existing and emerging technologies for their research and assignments.
• Develop and support programming for faculty, staff and students in the Digital Scholarship Center in areas of digital scholarship and innovative pedagogies.
• Promote information literacy for digital scholarship in relation to copyright, citations and other areas of research & instruction librarianship.
• Help develop, promote and support the LITS Literacies Framework, infusing core elements of the ACRL framework for information literacy into each area.
• Develop online learning materials related to the areas above.

Provide research, information literacy, and liaison services

• Deliver course-integrated instruction in partnership with faculty and academic staff, both in person and online, in information literacy, digital literacy, and research practices.
• Serve as the liaison to First Year Experience and various departments in humanities and social sciences as assigned.
• Provide on-call research assistance to library patrons, staff and student employees, onsite and online.
• Offer research consultations for faculty and students.
• Create educational materials, deliver workshops, and organize events to support teaching and learning.
• Support collection management policies in the liaison areas.

Collaborate with LITS staff, campus partners, and Carleton College colleagues to sustain and develop LITS services and resources

• Identify, create, test, and implement new services and resources to meet emerging and evolving user needs.
• Serve on intercollegial teams, task forces, and working groups
• Work as a member of the Bridge Consortium, collaborating in tandem with peers at Carleton College, to ensure that work is not duplicated and that costs are contained or reduced; participate in all appropriate Bridge working groups, meetings, and functions; and may provide services to Carleton College.
• Promote services and represent the libraries and IT, including creating media, planning & working at events, contributing ideas, and helping the Events and Engagement committee to make the libraries a welcoming place.

Support, respect, and commit to embracing diverse backgrounds, values, and points of view to build a strong and inclusive community

Requirements

Work Schedule

Term: Year Round

Shift:  Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; occasional work outside these shifts, including evening and weekend hours, required as needed; travel up to 1% of the work schedule, which includes local, Twin Cities metro area, and national travel; overnight trips average 1 trip per year.

Hybrid work: Staff are able to work up to two days a week remotely, though some weeks may require more in-person days due to the nature of your work (e.g. course-based instruction)

Required Qualifications

Education:  MLIS or MLS from an ALA-accredited institution

Experience: Minimum 1 year of experience in higher education with experience teaching information literacy, in an academic library, or research institution.

Preferred Qualifications

Education: A second master’s degree or Ph.D in education, educational technology, or other relevant field

Experience:  2+ years of experience teaching in a higher education setting and using digital scholarship tools and practices. 

Prerequisites

Employment in this position is conditioned upon successful completion of a background check, which may include criminal background checks, reference checks, verification of work history, verification of any required academic credentials, licenses, and/or certifications, a motor vehicle check, verification of a DOT certification, a credit check, employment eligibility verification, and/or a pre-employment physical. Whether a background check is deemed successfully completed will be at the sole discretion of St. Olaf College.  Please note that St. Olaf College reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to conduct periodic background checks.

Disclaimer

This job description is for general information purposes. It is not intended to list all duties and responsibilities of the position. This job description is subject to change at any time, with or without prior notice, by St. Olaf College.