Library Specialist I - Supervisor Position (SOM Stratford)
- Employer
- Rowan University
- Location
- New Jersey, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Jul 15, 2021
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Health & Medicine, Medicine, Administrative, Academic Affairs, Librarians & Library Administration, Business & Administrative Affairs, Auxiliary Services
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Job Details
The Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine Health Sciences Library serves the needs of medical education, biomedical research, and library needs of Rowan Medicine. The Library is seeking an articulate and energetic front-line leader of our Library's centralized physical service point in the Academic Center of the Rowan Stratford campus. Customer service, team-productivity, and comfort with both digital and print publications and the best practices for maximizing the use of Library materials for faculty, physicians, and medical students.
Duties:
- Supervise service point staff activities such as circulation of library materials, service desk reference assistance, assist with acquisitions of new and revised library materials, and supervise interlibrary loan.
- Production and placement of signage around the library.
- Demonstrate emotional intelligence that anticipates needs and communicate with all staff to implement fair and reasonable accommodations for library shared service point needs.
- Use a variety of library integrated systems and desktop productivity tools to create reports and signage.
- Assist with library student employment, training, and scheduling.
- Provide responsive and friendly service for medical students, faculty, and Stratford campus Rowan staff.
- Physical labor that may involve handling library materials and reorganizing seating in study rooms.
Schedule:
- Negotiable, five days per week, will include some evening and weekend hours. The SOM Library is open seven days a week during academic semesters.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 2 years full-time or part-time work experience in customer service settings
- Experience with responsive customer service
- Demonstrated emotional intelligence to enhance team productivity
- Working familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Physical ability to handle library materials and arrange seating in study rooms.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Supervision of customer service activities
- Experience in academic library service settings
- Experience with Springhare LibGuide, LibChat, and LibAnswers applications
- Experience with Adobe Cloud applications to design and create publicity.
To apply for this position:
Qualified candidates are invited to apply online on the Rowan University job site. The SOM Library values the benefits of a diverse staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.
Company
Since its founding in 1923, Rowan University has evolved from a teacher preparation college to a public research institution ranked among the top 100 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Today, Rowan University offers bachelor through doctoral degrees and professional certificates in person and online to 22,000 students through its main campus in Glassboro, N.J., its medical school campuses in Camden, Stratford, and Sewell, and on the campuses of partner community colleges.
Rowan focuses on practical research at the intersection of engineering, medicine, science, and business while ensuring excellence in undergraduate education. The University has earned national recognition for innovation; commitme
Rowan University will become a new model for higher education by being inclusive, agile, and responsive, offering diverse scholarly and creative educational experiences, pathways, environments, and services to meet the needs of all students; maintaining agility by strategically delivering organizational capacity across the institution; and responding to emerging demands and opportunities regionally and nationally.nt to high-quality, affordable education; and the development of public-private partnerships. A Carnegie-classified R2 (high research activity) institution, Rowan is the nation’s third fastest-growing public research university, as reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education.
As a leading employer in southern New Jersey with over 3,500 employees, Rowan offers comprehensive and competitive employment.
A dynamic institution in the midst of unprecedented growth, Rowan offers faculty small classes, strong academic programs and ample research and leadership opportunities.
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