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JOB POSTING: Outreach and Reference Librarian/Assistant Professor at the University of the District of Columbia
by Picken, Suzanne June 19, 2018

June 19, 2018

*Number of Vacancies: *1 *Area of Consideration: *Open to the Public *Position Status: *Full-Time, Regular Tenure Track *Pay Plan, Series & Grade:* ES0004 *Salary Range: * $51,238.00 – $70,000 *Preferred Consideration Date: **Tuesday, July 17th, 2018* *Location: *4200 Connecticut Ave, NW, Washington DC, 20008 <https://maps.google.com/?q=4200+Connecticut+Ave,+NW,+Washington+DC,+20008&e…> *Brief Description of Duties* Under the overall supervision of the Director of the Learning Resources Division, the incumbent will perform duties relating to the functions of the Access and Information Services Unit. Duties will be equally divided between reference functions and outreach activities and other areas as needed. The incumbent will collaborate with academic faculty and librarians in teaching and fostering information literacy skills relevant to the university curriculum and in developing students’ competence to access, evaluate, and effectively use electronic and print resources to acquire information. She/he will also be responsible for planning and executing outreach activities of the library, including programming, marketing and communications, library displays, and social media. *Essential Duties and Responsibilities* Reference: · Teach information literacy instructions sessions · Perform reference (in-person and virtual) and other related duties, including evening and weekend hours · Serve as academic department liaison, coordinating collection development with academic programs and managing related library collection holdings, and performing information literacy instruction for the department, as well as other duties related to the department needs for library resources and services Outreach: · Develop outreach programs to special populations/specific constituencies, such as transfer students, first-time college students, first-generation students, non-traditional students, veterans, alumni, honors programs, and/or community members · Conduct outreach activities with faculty, students, and staff to ensure that library users are aware of collections, services, and technologies available to them; publicize library services, resources, and programs · Craft and refine library messaging for campus or community communications · Create a social media strategic plan and manage social media · Work with on and off campus partners for library programming · Effectively communicate the library’s goals, services, and news to various campus constituencies, as well as to outside constituencies as appropriate · Create physical library displays (in display cases) and work with the Library’s Digital Technology Assistant to design online and print outreach materials · Facilitate annual National Library Week essay contest General: · Participates in Washington Research Library Consortium Committees as assigned · Keeps current professionally by participating in relevant conferences, peer group meetings, etc. and conducts ongoing professional development activities for colleagues and staff. · Serves on departmental, university-wide, or consortium committees and task forces as assigned · The incumbent is expected to meet those requirements listed in the Faculty handbook regarding research, scholarly, and creative activities, and university and community service.This is a tenure-track position. *Minimum Job Requirements* Required: · Master’s degree in Library Science from a program accredited by the American Library Association Preferred: · Experience with outreach to student populations, campus communities, non-academic units, and/or community groups · Experience managing social media · Teaching experience · Strong commitment to customer service If interested, please apply at the following link : http://udc.applicantstack.com/x/detail/a2hbyxhs2hew Thank you! *Jacqueline Saavedra* *Cataloger/Metadata Librarian* *Learning Resources Division* University of the District of Columbia 4200 Connecticut Avenue NW, Bldg 41 Rm 201B <https://maps.google.com/?q=4200+Connecticut+Avenue+NW,+Bldg+41+Rm+201B&entr…> Washington, DC 20008

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