Assessment Liaison Librarian

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Position Information

Position Number 003142 Functional Title Assessment Liaison Librarian Position Type Non-Tenure Stream Position Eclass EP - EHRA 12 mo leave earning University Information

Located in North Carolina's third largest city, UNC Greensboro is among the most diverse, learner-centered public research universities in the state, with nearly 18,000 students in eight colleges and schools pursuing more than 150 areas of undergraduate and over 200 areas of graduate study. UNCG continues to be recognized nationally for academic excellence, access, and affordability. UNCG is ranked No. 1 most affordable institution in North Carolina for net cost by the N.Y. Times and No. 1 in North Carolina for social mobility by The Wall Street Journal - helping first-generation and lower-income students find paths to prosperity. Designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, UNCG is a community-engaged research institution with a portfolio of more than $67M in research and creative activity. The University's 1,100 faculty and 1,700 staff help create an annual economic impact for the Piedmont Triad region in excess of $1B.

Primary Purpose of the Organizational Unit

The Research, Outreach, and Instruction department (ROI) supports the teaching mission of UNCG by providing research assistance and information literacy instruction. ROI is the administrative home of most of the liaison librarians. Each department on campus has a liaison librarian who works with that department to provide information literacy instruction, in-depth research consultations, research assignment design, and collection development.

Position Summary

The Assessment and Liaison Librarian will serve as a liaison to several academic departments at UNCG, with a focus on the social sciences, including potential areas in the Bryan School of Business and Economics and/or the School of Education. In this role, they will teach course-integrated information literacy sessions, provide research assistance and basic data discovery support to the students and faculty in their liaison areas, and assist with collection management. This position will also guide renewed departmental efforts to assess student learning and support ROI colleagues in their own student learning assessment work. They will also contribute to the Libraries' active student success and outreach efforts.

Minimum Qualifications

• Required ALA-Accredited Master of Library Science degree

• Required experience providing reference services

Additional Required Certifications, Licensures, and Certificates Preferred Qualifications

• Prefer experience providing information literacy instruction

• Prefer experience working in an academic library

• Prefer ability to proficiently speak English and Spanish

Special Instructions to Applicants Recruitment Range $60,000 Org #-Department University Libraries

• 11601 Job Open Date 07/01/2024 For Best Consideration Date Job Close Date 07/12/2024 Open Until Filled No FTE 1.000 Type of Appointment Permanent If time-limited, please specify end date for appointment. Number of Months per Year 12 FLSA Exempt

Key Responsibilities

Percentage Of Time 55 Key Responsibility

Liaison work, including instruction, consultations, and collection development

Essential Tasks

• Teach course-integrated information literacy sessions in liaison areas.

• Create and update research guides and tutorials in liaison areas.

• Regularly do outreach to instructors in liaison areas to promote liaison services.

• Teach course-integrated information literacy sessions beyond liaison areas as needed.

• Provide in-depth research consultations to undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty in liaison areas by chat, email, and in person.

• Work with faculty in liaison areas to order relevant books, scores, and other materials.

• Communicate library updates and information to faculty in liaison areas.

Percentage Of Time 5 Key Responsibility

General reference support

Essential Tasks

• Assist patrons with circulation transactions at the reference desk.

• Work closely with the ROI staff and student employees to provide excellent customer service to patrons.

• Provide in-depth reference service to walk-in patrons when needed.

• Provide chat support to patrons through LibraryH3lp.

• Support the library's Ask Us chat service as needed.

Percentage Of Time 10 Key Responsibility

Outreach

Essential Tasks

• Provide outreach and promotion for services to faculty, students, and the community.

• Serve as Libraries' representative on campus-wide initiatives and support related policies.

• Engage with campus partners to work openly discoverable, accessible, and reusable.

Percentage Of Time 5 Key Responsibility

Professional Development

Essential Tasks

• Participate in professional development activities as warranted.

Percentage Of Time 25 Key Responsibility

Student learning assessment work

Essential Tasks

• Teach course-integrated information literacy sessions.

• Provide research assistance and basic data discovery support.

• Assess student learning and other colleagues in their student learning assessment work.

ADA Checklist

ADA Checklist

R for Rare (0-30%), O for Occasional (30-60%), F for Frequent (60-90%), C for Constant (90-100%).

Physical Effort Hand Movement-Repetitive Motions

• F, Hand Movement-Grasping

• O, Finger Dexterity

• F, Reading

• F, Writing

• F, Hearing

• F, Talking

• F, Standing

• O, Sitting

• F, Walking

• O, Lifting-0-30 lbs.

• O Work Environment Inside

• C

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Resume/CV

• Cover Letter

• List of References

Optional Documents

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• Please indicate how you learned of the vacant position for which you are applying:

• No Answer

• UNCG Website

• The Chronicle of Higher Education

• National Association of Asian American Professionals

• Latinosinhighered.com

• National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education

• Personal Networking

• Other

• Describe your experience working in a library.

(Open Ended Question)

• Describe your customer service experience.

(Open Ended Question)

• Are you eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship?

• Yes

• No