McIntyre Library: OER Digital Learning Librarian

$56,000 - $56,000/Yr

University of Wisconsin System - Eau Claire, WI

Full-time - Entry Level

Remote - Eau Claire, WI

51-100 employees

Educational Services

About the position

The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire is seeking an innovative and dynamic colleague for a tenure-track library faculty position at the rank of assistant professor. This position is focused on providing leadership for library digital learning and advancing the awareness and use of affordable and open educational resources (OER) across campus. The successful candidate will have opportunities to engage in OER professional development to develop expertise in this area. Working in a collaborative team environment, the OER and Digital Learning Librarian will identify instructional needs that can be addressed with digital tools. This role has primary responsibility for creating interactive online tutorials, course modules, and digital learning objects, thereby advancing library and campus information literacy efforts. The OER and Digital Learning Librarian plays a pivotal role in promoting access to and adoption of affordable and open educational resources on campus. In addition to these responsibilities, this faculty position will deliver information literacy instruction to students, faculty, staff, and community members, and provide research expertise through consultations in various formats. The successful candidate will demonstrate initiative and the ability to thrive in a changing and collaborative environment. A commitment to teaching excellence and to the University's equity, diversity, and inclusivity goals is essential. The starting salary for this position is $56,000, and it carries an initial two-year probationary appointment beginning with an anticipated start date in September 2024.

Responsibilities

• Promotes campus awareness and adoption of Open and/or Affordable Educational Resources and serves on the campus Affordable Educational Resources committee.
• Guides creation and integration of Open/Affordable Educational Resources in departments and courses.
• Coordinates, oversees, and promotes use of the institutional repository and other open access publishing tools.
• Teaches in the library's information literacy program, including course-integrated instruction, individual research consultation, and optional credit-bearing course instruction.
• Develops instructional materials and e-learning modules to support the online learning environment.
• Serves as liaison to assigned departments, communicating and collaborating with students, faculty, and staff to meet their information and instructional needs.
• Provides research consultation services.
• Contributes to library instructional design efforts by exploring and integrating digital techniques and tools, including online tutorials, multi-media, and other digital projects.
• Engages in planning, training, and staffing as part of the digital studio and makerspace teams.
• Collaborates with library and university faculty, staff, and students to promote the digital studio and makerspace and to regularly staff both service points.
• Serves as the library point person for issues, training, and development for use of SpringShare products, Canvas LMS, and other common digital learning tools.
• Develops partnerships and collaborations with researchers engaged in digital scholarship.
• Develops partnerships and collaborations with campus and professional colleagues engaged in instructional design.
• Accepts and implements other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master's degree from an American Library Association accredited library and information science program, completed by the anticipated start date.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Evidence of problem-solving and organizational skills.
• Evidence of experience with and interest in using a range of digital technologies.

Nice-to-haves

• Training or experience in information literacy instruction and/or active learning strategies.
• Experience providing public services in a library setting.
• Recent academic coursework or experience relevant to instructional design.

Benefits

• Commensurate salary based on experience
• Opportunities for professional development
• Supportive and collaborative work environment
• Access to university resources and facilities