SUNY Oswego - Research, Instruction & Outreach Librarian (Senior Assistant Librarian)

State University of New York at Oswego
Research, Instruction & Outreach Librarian (Senior Assistant Librarian)
Multiple Vacancies

Penfield Library at the State University of New York at Oswego invites applications for Research, Instruction & Outreach Librarian (Senior Assistant Librarian) positions. These are 12-month, full-time positions.

Posting Date: October 22, 2021

Date of Appointment: As Soon As Possible

Review Date: Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. 

Benefit Information: The State University of New York provides an excellent benefit package. For more information on benefits for full-time United University Professions (UUP) faculty, visit: https://www.suny.edu/media/suny/content-assets/documents/benefits/benefit-summaries/FTUUPbenefitsummary-Jan-2021.pdf or http://www.suny.edu/benefits/

Description of Responsibilities: The Research, Instruction & Outreach Librarian (Senior Assistant Librarian) at Penfield Library will:

• Serve as a core instruction librarian, sharing responsibility for information literacy and assessment of the library instruction program.
• Design teaching materials and learning objects.
• Deliver instruction using best practices for learning, teaching, and information literacy; apply imagination and motivation to create innovative one-shot lesson plans.
• Collaborate closely with faculty, librarians and other university personnel in order to integrate and assess information literacy in a variety of majors.
• Contribute to the development of new library initiatives.
• Serve as liaison to assigned academic departments, with responsibility for subject specialized collection development and instruction.
• Organize library outreach efforts, including events, exhibits, tours, and other in-person and online engagement activities.
• Participate in Research Help Desk rotation for on-site and virtual reference, including some evening and weekend shifts.
• Responsible for mentoring Peer Reference Assistants.
• May supervise students or staff.
• Engage in educational opportunities and work to increase awareness and understanding of diversity and inclusion.

SUNY Oswego works continuously to create an inclusive environment which respects, embraces, and promotes cultural safety, belonging, civil discourse, cultural humility, and other values and goals outlined in SUNY Oswego's Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan (https://www.oswego.edu/diversity/). As such, the Research, Instruction & Outreach Librarian (Senior Assistant Librarian) will be expected to contribute to these efforts and possess communication and interpersonal skills necessary to engage effectively with an increasingly diverse community of students and colleagues.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Librarianship/Information Science from an ALA-accredited program by time of appointment.
• Minimum one year instruction experience.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively adapt to and use new technologies and software.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with colleagues.
• Demonstrated interest or engagement with social justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion issues, through professional or community experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in an academic library.
• Knowledge of the ACRL Framework or other best practices in pedagogy, particularly in information literacy instruction.
• Knowledge of assessment principles.
• Experience engaging in outreach initiatives that expand, improve, and promote library services.
• Experience with reference service and/or collection development.

At SUNY Oswego we value the diversity found in each member of our campus community and strive to create a community where that diversity is embraced and enhanced. Recognizing the strength of diversity, our mission is to foster an environment which respects, embraces and promotes cultural competence, civil discourse and active engagement in developing an inclusive and vibrant community of scholars who act as transformational agents of change and responsible citizens of the world. For more information see SUNY Oswego's Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan. As a candidate you are asked to submit a separate diversity statement, please see application instructions.

To Apply Submit:

• Cover letter describing interest and qualifications for position
• CV/Resume
• A separate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) statement addressing how your commitment to the college's values of diversity, equity and inclusion has been demonstrated in your librarianship, professional development, research, or service.
• Copy of unofficial (or copy of official) transcript for required degree showing degree awarded and date conferred or program in progress
• Contact information for three professional references

 electronically at https://www.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=138436&type=7

If you have questions about the position, please contact:

Morgan Bond, Search Chair at morgan.bond@oswego.edu

The Interview Exchange system requires all application documents listed under "To Apply Submit" be uploaded before your application will be reviewed and considered. You may return to your application account to add documents, however your application will only be active for consideration once all required documents have been submitted.

Official transcripts are required at time of appointment. 

Description of Department: Penfield Library is a dynamic, innovative, and learning-centered environment serving students, faculty and staff at SUNY Oswego. The Library supports campus curriculum, teaching, and research, with a liaison program that provides information literacy instruction, specialized reference, and collection development in all curricular areas. The Library is an active participant in shared SUNY libraries-wide initiatives. The Library is in a time of change, magnified by the recent pandemic: assessing services, adjusting workflows and roles with a newer library services platform, reexamining our organizational structure, exploring new ways of engaging with faculty and new campus partnerships, and planning for future building renovations.

Penfield library is committed to the practices of social justice, diversity, equality, and respect among our staff, students, collections, and services. We are actively working to build an inclusive environment by setting goals that directly reflect equity and inclusivity, and supporting the goals outlined in SUNY Oswego's Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan. All positions will be called on to contribute to building this environment.

Description of SUNY Oswego: Founded in 1861, SUNY Oswego is a public comprehensive university located in Central New York on the beautiful shores of Lake Ontario, 45 minutes from Syracuse. One of 13 comprehensive colleges in the 64-campus State University of New York (SUNY) system, SUNY Oswego is recognized nationally for its academic quality, focus on student success outcomes, and the growing diversity of its student body. Ranked in the Top Ten among public master’s-level universities in the 2021 “Top Regional Universities in the North” by U.S. News and World Report, SUNY Oswego is also recognized among Princeton Review’s Best Regional Colleges in the Northeast – an honor bestowed on the college every year since 2003.

Inspired by a shared commitment to excellence and the desire to transcend traditional higher education boundaries, SUNY Oswego provides a transformative experience to about 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The college offers preeminent academic programs in the arts and sciences, business, communications, and teacher education, and its success is built on providing students outstanding educational experiences with attention to a liberal arts and sciences foundation, practical applications, interdisciplinary approaches, independent scholarly and creative work, and skills for living in multicultural and global communities.

Additional information about SUNY Oswego can be found at www.oswego.edu.

Oswego is committed to enhancing its diversity. SUNY Oswego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and is actively engaged in recruiting, supporting, and fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff and students. We encourage applications from qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim SUNY status, or criminal conviction. Please see our full non-discrimination policy https://www.oswego.edu/human-resources/non-discrimination-policy

In accordance with USCIS regulations, successful applicants must be legally able to work in the United States per the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

Requests for reasonable accommodations of a disability during the application and/or interview process should be made to the Human Resources Office by calling 315-312-2230 or emailing hr@oswego.edu.

For Campus Safety information, please see the Annual Security and Fire Report (Clery): https://www.oswego.edu/police/annual-report.

SUNY Oswego is a smoke free/tobacco/e-cigarette free campus. Further policy details, including education and cessation resources, can be found at: https://www.oswego.edu/human-resources/sites/human-resources/files/tobacco_smoke_free_policy_final.pd 

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.