Reference Coordinator/Undergraduate Services Librarian
Washington State University Job Location: Washington Apply By: 01/09/2022 Date Created: 12-06-2021
The Washington State University Libraries invites applications for Reference Coordinator/ Undergraduate Services Librarian, a full-time, 12-month, tenure-track position located in Pullman, Washington. This position reports to the Associate Dean of Libraries. Applications must be received by January 9, 2022.
Online applications are required and will include a cover letter addressing the qualifications, a brief (500-word maximum) Equity, Diversity and Inclusion statement, curriculum vitae, and reference contact information. Finalists will be subject to a background check as a condition of employment. Questions may be sent to the search committee via Bonny Boyan, boyan@wsu.edu, 509-335-1535. The Reference Coordinator/Undergraduate Services Librarian will be primarily responsible for providing instruction to lower-level undergraduates and for coordinating reference service in the Holland and Terrell Libraries and our campus-wide virtual reference services.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Undergraduate Services Team:
- Provide reference service in person and through virtual reference platform(s).
- Coordinate reference services, including:
- Scheduling for all reference services.
- Hiring and training student assistants or part time employees.
- Keeping up to date with trends and developments.
- Assessing services.
- Communicating with library staff, faculty, student workers, and constituents.
- Participate in delivering instruction to English 101 and other lower undergraduate general education courses.
- Serve on the Research Services Steering Committee with the Undergraduate Services team instruction coordinator and the coordinator(s) for the Subject Liaison team.
Scholarship, Professional Development, and Service:
- Keeps up on trends in librarianship and higher education.
- Participates in professional organizations and attends workshops, conferences, institutes, etc. at the local, state and national level.
- Participates in scholarly research and publication.
- Performs in a manner consistent with the Library's Criteria for Merit Increases, Promotion and Granting of Tenure.
- Serves on Library Working Groups, task forces and search committees.
- Serves on WSU committees and task forces.
- Performs related special assignments as necessary.
Required Qualifications:
- Master’s degree from an American Library Association (ALA)-Accredited Library and Information Studies program at date of hire.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to work creatively, collaboratively, and effectively both as a team member and independently.
- Experience in providing reference service in an academic library setting.
- Experience in coordinating, leading or managing a program or service.
- Demonstrated commitment to and experience with diverse populations.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with coordinating, leading or managing a reference or other library program or service specifically in an academic setting.
- Demonstrated ability to assess and improve services.
- Experience with classroom teaching and/or library instruction.
- Documented achievement in research, creative work and professional service.
Compensation/Benefits:
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Washington State University has comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance, in addition to excellent retirement programs and a generous leave program.
Washington State University:
Washington State University, one of the two research universities in the state, was founded in 1890 as the state’s land-grant institution with campuses in Pullman, Spokane, Vancouver, Everett, and the Tri-Cities. Due to its strong emphasis on excellence in research and education, the Carnegie Classification™ has designated WSU as RU/VH: Research Universities (very high research activity). The WSU strategic plan and the new OneWSU initiative have equity, inclusion and diversity as core values and the plan explicitly includes commitments to and goals surrounding being a national leader in “advancing the quality of life, economic development, sustainability, and equity through meaningful engagement in discovery, education and service with partners throughout the state, nation and world."
Washington State University – Pullman:
WSU Pullman, the largest and oldest campus in the WSU System, is situated on approximately 620 acres in southeastern Washington in the unique Palouse bioregion on the homelands of the Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) Tribe and the Palus people. The Pullman campus has a largely residential student population (19,900 in 2020) with a college town feel with close access to both the mountains and rivers of the Inland Northwest and less than a day’s drive to any major city in the Pacific Northwest. The Libraries: The WSU Libraries (https://libraries.wsu.edu), one of two Association of Research Libraries (ARL) in Washington State, houses over two million books and over 30,000 journal and magazine subscriptions. The Libraries are a part of the Orbis Cascade Alliance and are deeply invested, along with our partner libraries in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, in the activities of the shared Unified Resource Management and shared Discovery environment.
The Libraries also houses and co-directs the Center for Digital Scholarship and Curation (https://cdsc.libraries.wsu.edu/), a collaboration with the College of Arts & Sciences that fosters digital projects across all disciplines. The Libraries also has strong collaborative relationships with student services units across campus and hosts Writing Center tutors in the Holland and Terrell Libraries.
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER.
Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply. WSU is committed to excellence through diversity and faculty-friendly policy action, including partner accommodation and NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation programs (http://www.advance.wsu.edu/). WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Washington State University is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521(v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or hrs@wsu.edu.
