Liaison Coordinator

University Libraries seeks to recruit a Liaison Coordinator. This is a benefits-eligible, department head position with a 5-year term. The Liaison Coordinator will oversee a dynamic and evolving liaison librarian program for the sciences, humanities, social sciences, and business. This new position will serve a critical role in ensuring University Libraries is poised to meet the ambitious re-search and student success goals outlined in the University’s Lead On strategic plan. The coordinator will also serve as a liaison to academic departments as needed. Liaisons promote the use of library resources, services, and facilities by developing outreach programs, by partnering with units across campus, and through assessing the evolving needs of today’s students and faculty to implement new services as warranted. This position is currently funded for 5 years; permanent funding will be pursued but is not guaranteed. Management & Administrative Duties ● Provides direct supervision for liaison librarians in the sciences, humanities, business, and social sciences. ● Establishes and maintains a liaison program that articulates standards for engaging constituents and holds liaisons accountable for maintaining these standards. ● Works with liaisons and UL Collection Management to prioritize purchases and coordinate collection management projects as necessary. ● Develops and maintains strong working relationships within University Libraries to better engage with and refer to data services and digital initiatives. ● Creates reports on liaison activities related to research consultations, instructional activities, outreach programs, and other activities, ensuring accuracy and completeness, as re-quested. ● Participates in development and implementation of library policies and practices as related to liaison librarians. ● Performs special duties as assigned. Liaison Duties Relationship Development ● Develops and maintains positive working relationships outside the library with administrators, library representatives, faculty, and students in academic and affiliated units for assigned subject areas. Meets and/or communicates regularly with administrators and library representatives. ● Communicates regularly with department faculty and students. Attends depart-mental meetings of academic departments, schools, and colleges and/or holds regular office hours in academic departments, schools, and colleges if applicable. ● Establishes and sustains positive working relationships with all levels of staff – administrators, faculty, staff, and student employees – within the library. Scholarly Communication ● Develops and maintains working knowledge of scholarly communication and open access developments and trends as well as local, statewide, regional, and national initiatives in order to be able to consult with faculty and students and provide support for campus-level initiatives. ● Works with the Office of Open Initiatives and other librarians to identify, review, and promote open educational resources for teaching and research. ● Manages special projects or initiatives related to academic units as assigned. Collection Management ● Develops and manages print and electronic collections in assigned areas in accordance with current collection management policies. ● Manages and reviews approval plan profiles as needed. ● Works with disciplinary teams to prioritize purchases and coordinate collection management projects as necessary. ● Performs regular assessment to maintain sustainable and usable collections for faculty and students. Research Support ● Works collaboratively with other library staff to support research data management and research impact initiatives that meet the needs of faculty and students, including developing and teaching workshops, creating online guides, and working on related projects in assigned disciplines. ● Provides research assistance to primary constituencies on the use of library and related resources in person or remotely. ● Collaborates with scholars on advanced research projects or digital scholarship projects as appropriate. Instruction/Information & Data Literacy ● Teaches instructional sessions within credit courses in assigned departments and/or works with individual students and small groups outside of credit courses as re-quested. ● Develops and provides specialized instruction on library and related resources and the literature of a field through classes, group training sessions, and workshops sponsored by the library or related organizations. ● Conducts tours and orientation sessions for new and prospective students, faculty, and other patrons. ● Develops and maintains subject and course guides and special topic guides for the library website and appropriate university websites and systems. Develops and maintains online tutorials and assists in identifying or developing open educational resources for use within library and university online venues and in support OU online learning initiatives. Professional, University & Administrative Service ● Participates in library and university committees and task forces related to primary job assignment as appropriate or assigned. ● Serves and participates at the local, state, regional, national and international level in professional and scholarly associations as appropriate to position and experience. ● Maintains up-to-date professional knowledge and skills in areas related to primary job assignment by participating in appropriate professional development and continuing education activities in the library, on campus, and within the library profession. ● Contributes to the profession through presentations and publications. Required Qualifications: ● Master’s degree in any subject area and at least 24 months of related library experience. ● Ability to work in a changing, collegial, collaborative, and inclusive environment that values the benefits of diverse perspectives ● Understanding of the academic library’s role in research, teaching and learning, and of cur-rent and emerging trends/issues related to scholarly communication, open access, open educational resources, information and data literacy, research data management, impact metrics, and digital scholarship. ● Understanding of the professional literature, research and data life cycles, research trends/methodologies/processes within specific disciplines, and the ability to use this understanding to serve faculty and students in a research library setting. ● Demonstrated ability to build and sustain effective working relationships and work collaboratively in a diverse and fast-paced environment. ● Demonstrated creative and innovative problem-solving skills, flexibility, and a strong commitment to service excellence. ● Ability to take initiative, be self-directed, and demonstrate a commitment to innovation and creativity. ● Strong organizational, project, and time management skills to lead or coordinate multiple projects and work with minimal supervision. ● Demonstrated technological proficiency and capabilities working with personal computers and software, the Web, social media, and library-relevant technologies. ● Strong oral and written communication skills. Preferred Qualifications: ● Ability to manage a diverse team ● Experience developing partnerships with library and academic departments, campus entities, and state, regional, and national organizations ● Experience establishing and managing relationships between the library and academic departments or research programs. ● Evidence of and/or interest in participating in professional development and continuing education activities, professional and scholarly associations, and presenting and publishing on work-related topics. ● Experience developing online subject guides, tutorials and/or web content for users. ● Experience in teaching students and faculty one-on-one and in classroom settings. ● Record of accomplishment working in a team-based organization to achieve goals. Applications All applications must include a cover letter, resume and list of three professional references. Hiring will be contingent upon submission of academic transcripts. Interested individuals may review the full position description at libraries.ou.edu/jobs. To apply for this position, go to https://jobs.ou.edu and search for job number 221848 Diversity Statement The University of Oklahoma is committed to achieving a diverse, equitable, and inclusive university community by recognizing each person's unique contributions, background, and perspectives. The University of Oklahoma strives to cultivate a sense of belonging and emotional support for all, recognizing that fostering an inclusive environment for all is vital in the pursuit of academic and inclusive excellence in all aspects of our institutional mission. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The University of Oklahoma, in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, age, religion, disability, political beliefs, or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices, or procedures. This includes, but is not limited to, admissions, employment, financial aid, housing, services in educational programs or activities, and health care services that the University operates or provides.  

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