The Daniel Library at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina invites applications for two Information Services Librarians. In addition to reference and instruction duties, the positions are responsible for liaising with academic departments and leading an operational area. These are full-time, twelve-month, tenure track faculty positions. The Citadel, located in Charleston, South Carolina, consistently ranks as the #1 Public College in the South (offering up to a master's degree) in U.S. News & World Report's Education Rankings. Charleston continuously wins awards for friendliness, best restaurants, tourist attractions, and more.
The successful candidates will be able to demonstrate that they possess the ability and passion to work in a complex, changing environment with a resourceful, flexible, and innovative attitude. He or she will have a proven capacity to work effectively and collegially in teams with staff at all levels, as well as with faculty and students.
The Daniel Library is a dynamic organization in the process of refocusing its operations, services, and responsibilities. The successful candidates will be responsible for leading an evolving operational area such as Instructional Services, Public Services, Digital Scholarship, or Library and Operational Assessment.
These positions are a superb opportunity for the individual who seeks to enhance or prove their leadership skills, advance their professional abilities, and enrich a vibrant, future oriented organization. The Daniel Library seeks individuals with a zest for continuously improving themselves and the organization they work for. The successful candidate will be expected to:
- Lead and manage an operational area
- Work in a team environment, with a focus on continuously enhancing the user experience
- Provide research and technology assistance through individual consultations at the Research and Information Desk, through virtual reference services, and during library instruction sessions
- Support liaison department programs, services, and collections
- Teach instructional sessions at all degree levels, to include the freshman orientation courses
- Participate in campus-wide and library assessment programs
- Create and maintain online research guides
Additionally, ongoing professional development in the areas of instruction, technology, and reference skills is expected. Tenure and promotion are dependent upon continuing library service effectiveness, professional growth and development, scholarship, and service to the college and community.
The ideal candidate will possess the following knowledge, skills, and attributes:
- An ALA-accredited Master's Degree in Library/Information Science
- Minimum of one year of higher education library instruction and reference experience, or its equivalent
- Strong computing, communication, interpersonal, written, and presentation skills
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with colleagues in a collaborative team-based organization and flexibility in adapting to change
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Understanding of current trends and issues in scholarly publishing and communication
- Proficiency in library information technology or desire to learn library information technology skills and hardware/software such as ILS, network troubleshooting, and more
- Management/supervisory experience
- Project management experience
For more information, and how to apply, visit: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/sc/job_bulletin.cfm?JobID=1335944
