Reference Librarian (PT)

Reference Librarian (PT)

Salary: $22.00 per hour

Mohawk Valley Community College provides accessible, high-quality educational opportunities to meet the diverse needs of our students. We are the community’s college, committed to student success through partnerships, transfer and career pathways, and personal enrichment.

The College is looking for exceptional colleagues to join the MVCC community. We are currently seeking two part-time Reference Librarians at the Utica Campus Library. Shifts available are Monday through Thursday evenings, as well as Sunday afternoons. These are academic year positions while classes are in session. The successful candidates should be service-oriented, reliable, and flexible.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provide general reference services in person and online;
• Conduct instructional sessions as part of the library’s information literacy program;
• Provide computer-related assistance to patrons in library lab areas;
• Assist with the creation of research guides and online tutorials in support of library instruction and other library services;
• Oversee library facilities and insures smooth operations at assigned campus location;
• Contribute to special projects as assigned;
• Other duties as assigned by the Director of College Libraries.
  

Qualifications:


Required Qualifications:

• American Library Association (ALA)-accredited master’s degree, or anticipated completion by May 2023
  
• Must be service-oriented, reliable, and flexible
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Academic library experience, knowledge of emerging technologies, and experience working with underrepresented groups

Special Instructions to Applicants: Official academic transcripts required upon hire.

Review Start Date: 9/26/2022

Mohawk Valley Community College is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and diversity. MVCC maintains an inclusive learning environment in which students, faculty, administrators, staff, curriculum, social activities, governance, and all other aspects of campus life reflect a diverse, multi-cultural, and global worldview. We value the many similarities and differences among individuals and groups. We are committed to preparing students to understand, live among, appreciate, and work in a world made up of people with different ethnic and racial backgrounds, military backgrounds, religious beliefs, socio-economic status, cultural traditions, different abilities, sexual orientations and gender identities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability.