Instruction and Engagement Librarian
UCLA Job Location: California Apply By: 09/10/2020 Date Created: 08-14-2020
- Coordinates the teaching program at the Clark, including overseeing class requests, scheduling classes in consultation and collaboration with other librarians, and monitoring technology and supplies in library class spaces
- Takes a leading role in preparing and leading instruction sessions with primary sources, including evaluating and selecting materials, developing lesson plans, and collaborating with instructors on assignments and learning objectives
- Works with faculty and other campus partners to strengthen instructional collaborations across the university, and integrate Clark collections and resources into new and existing classes and programs
- Partners with students, instructors, and other librarians to enhance learning, teaching and research through critical engagement with library resources as well as emerging technologies, digital pedagogy and research methods
- Works closely with public services colleagues to introduce new users to the Clark’s facilities, collections, and policies and procedures
- Establishes user-focused public programs and services, including collaborating with Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies staff and other campus and external organizations to publicize and promote use of the collections through tours, exhibitions, presentations, and other creative public programming and engagement initiatives with audiences on campus, in Los Angeles, and beyond
- Develops neighborhood-centered projects and programs by building and sustaining connections with local institutions, community organizations, and individuals
- Contributes to the Clark’s social media program
- Coordinates, collaborates on, and promotes Clark Library exhibitions and external loans
- Identifies and develops primary source and reference holdings appropriate for Clark collecting areas in consultation with Clark Library colleagues
- Develops reference guides to collections and reference resources for users
- Promotes inclusive teaching practices and a commitment to accessibility in the development and delivery of services and programs
- Participates actively in Center/Clark and campus committees
- Engages with regional and national professional organizations and participates in ongoing professional development relevant to position responsibilities
- Supervises and mentors graduate and undergraduate students and interns