Assistant Instructor - Liaison Librarian

University of Central Missouri (UCM); Warrensburg (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Liaison Librarian at University of Central Missouri (UCM) develops and promotes library services to support teaching, learning, and research for students, faculty, and staff. The role includes teaching information literacy, building faculty relationships, and managing collections to align with curricula.

Active engagement in governance and outreach is expected, along with collaboration with campus partners to enhance library services and instructional tools such as LibGuides.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited program in library or information science or equivalent degree.
• Experience teaching information literacy and providing research consultations.
• Experience managing collections and collaborating with faculty.

Responsibilities

• Develop and promote library information resources and services to faculty and students in assigned areas.
• Teach information literacy to students in assigned areas through embedded librarianship.
• Provide research consultations to the UCM community supporting scholarship in various contexts.
• Create learning tools connecting students and faculty with information they need.
• Manage collections in assigned areas to align with the UCM curriculum.

Skills

Information literacy

Research consultations

Instruction (in person and online)

Team collaboration

Education

MLS/MLIS from an ALA-accredited program

Second advanced degree (MA, MS, or PhD)

Tools

LibGuides

Job description

The Liaison Librarian is responsible for the development and promotion of library activities and services that support the teaching, learning, and research needs of the campus community (i.e., students, faculty, and staff) including, but not limited to: teaching of information literacy/research skills in a variety of contexts, developing professional relationships, collaborating effectivelywith campus partners, and management of collections for UCM curricula and faculty research needs. It is expected that subject liaison librarians actively engage in teamwork, shared governance, and library outreach activities.

Primary Responsibilities

Liaison to the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

• Develop and promote library information resources and services to faculty and students in assigned areas.
• Teach information literacy to students in assigned areas through embedded librarianship.
• Initiate and maintain contacts with faculty members in assigned areas for the purpose of curriculum mapping, instructional development, and collection management.
• Provide research consultations to the UCM community supporting scholarship in a variety of contexts.
• Create learning tools connecting students and faculty with the information they need.
• Develop, present, and promote library workshops.
• Manage collections in assigned areas in all formats, including, but not limited to, the development of the collection, periodic review of collection content, and alignment of the collection to the UCM curriculum.
• Other duties as assigned.

Engagement

• Continue professional development through ongoing education, including understanding trends in academic libraries; participating in conferences, workshops, etc.; being active in regional and national professional organizations.
• Contribute to the profession through continued learning, services, presentations, or professional communications.
• Participate in library committees, task forces, working groups, self-governance bodies, and other roles as expected.
• Participate in library activities, events, and initiatives.
• Active engagement in UCM activities supporting students, faculty, scholarship, and university-wide governance (e.g. faculty senate committee or administrative committee participation).

Minimum Qualifications for the Position

• Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited program in library or information science or equivalent degree.

Preferred Qualifications for the Position

• Completion of a second advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in the area of subject specialty or related field from an accredited institution of higher education.

Preferred Experience

• Minimum of one-year full-time equivalent academic library experience including some combined experience in providing research services, instruction (online and in person), developing online instructional tools (e.g., LibGuides, etc.).
• Experience managing collections in the subject liaison area(s).

Special Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge

• Must be able to prioritize, manage, and meet multiple deadlines, thrive in a complex work environment, and display solid problem-solving and interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to work in a culture that is committed to furthering access, opportunity, and community.
• Effective written, verbal, and nonverbal communication skills as required.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment as required.
• Must have high attention to detail and be able to organize workflows, coordinate activities, and balance simultaneous projects without loss of efficiency in a multi-tasked environment.
• Knowledge of and experience in related subject discipline(s) preferred.

Physical and Environmental Factors

• Position requires the ability to work in an office-like setting.

Special Working Conditions

• Maintain ability to work as needed for the completion of assigned duties, activities, and projects.