Digital Collection Librarian jobs in Scranton, PA

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Department
Library

Job Purpose:
Adjunct Librarian, Part-time, is a temporary pool position that the Library hires from when needed. Adjunct Librarians could serve as members of the Library's Digital Services, Research & Scholarly Services, Special Collections, and/or Technical Services Departments. Applicants should address their experience, interests, and strengths in their cover letters when applying. This position primarily provides support to the full-time faculty librarians, administration, and staff, and may be hired to perform diverse library tasks, including cataloging or descriptive metadata work, collection development and maintenance, digitization, digital preservation, information literacy instruction, and research and technology support. Other library duties as assigned.

Essential Duties:
- Will primarily provide either (i) cataloging and metadata support, (ii) digitization, (iii) information literacy instruction, and/or (iv) research and technology support. Adjunct Librarians may take on more than one of the above primary responsibilities.- Instructs and supports library users, individually and in groups, guided by the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education- In the absence of full-time librarians, oversees and is responsible for maintaining library services and library policies- Maintains the operations of the library department(s) hired into and the library as a whole, which includes but is not limited to, completing assigned tasks and projects, maintaining the proper operation of equipment, informally supervising staff and student workers, and following library policies.

Additional Skills Required:
- Ability to learn on the job- Ability to work collaboratively with others as well as the ability to independently manage and complete projects- Professional commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion- Good communication skills, including the ability to instruct students individually and in groups- Ability to work collegially with coworkers, students, faculty, and the public

Minimum Education Requirements:
A Masters degree is required with ALA-accreditation preferred.

Preferred Education:

Minimum Job Experience Requirements:
Library experience is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Full Time/Part Time:
Part-Time

Annual Schedule:
N/A

Rank:
Part Time/Adjunct Faculty

Tenure:
Non-Tenure Track

Special Instructions to Applicants:
Complete applications are to include a cover letter and CV. This is a pooled position from which Adjuncts/Affiliates will be hired. This pooled position will serve as an electronic file and replace receiving paper CVs. As openings occur, we will draw candidates from this pool until May 2024. Applicants not selected for current academic year will need to re-apply on or after June 1, 2024 to remain in consideration for the next academic year.

Posting Number:
F00449P

To apply, visit https://universityofscrantonjobs.com/postings/6795