Open Education Librarian — Part-Time, OER & Accessibility

METRO | 599; Northern, New York (KY, NY); On-site; USD 61,000 - 87,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Open education initiatives

Job summary

The A. Philip Randolph Memorial Library at BMCC invites applications for a part-time Open Education Librarian to support faculty in creating and using Open Educational Resources (OER). The role emphasizes accessibility and no-cost materials, working with Pressbooks, WCAG standards, and platform troubleshooting.

Flexible schedule, up to 15 hours/week at $53.76/hour. The OE Librarian reports to the Open Knowledge Librarian and collaborates with BMCC and wider CUNY colleagues to promote open

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in Library Science (ALA-accredited).
• 1–2 years in a postsecondary library or related environment.
• Experience with digital instructional design.
• Familiarity with accessibility remediation of PDFs, Word documents, videos, etc.
• Excellent written and oral communication and collaboration skills.
• Self-directed.
• Commitment to participating in and building an anti-racist, inclusive, equitable and diverse campus community.

Responsibilities

• Support faculty creating Open Educational Resources (OER).
• Assist with using Pressbooks and troubleshooting on the platform.
• Apply instructional design principles to create accessible OER.
• Find openly licensed resources to adapt or include in their work.
• Promote faculty work to BMCC, CUNY, and beyond.
• Guide accessibility audits and remediation of materials.
• Collaborate with open knowledge team on projects and activities.

Skills

Written communication

Oral communication

Collaboration

Self-direction

Education

ALA-accredited MLS

Tools

Pressbooks

WordPress

Brightspace

Job description

The A. Philip Randolph Memorial Library at BMCC invites applications for a part-time Open Education Librarian to support faculty in creating and using Open Educational Resources (OER). The role emphasizes accessibility and no-cost materials, working with Pressbooks, WCAG standards, and platform troubleshooting.

Flexible schedule, up to 15 hours/week at $53.76/hour. The OE Librarian reports to the Open Knowledge Librarian and collaborates with BMCC and wider CUNY colleagues to promote open