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Reference Librarian/Education Liaison

 

Hunter Library at Western Carolina University is seeking applications for a 12-month, tenure-track position. This position reports to the Head of Reference.  Main duties include:

 

  • promotion of library services to faculty and students in the College of Education and Allied Professions
  • general reference service (some weekend and evening hours)
  • information literacy instruction
  • collection development for 10+ programs in the College of Education and Allied Professions, children’s literature, and the Curriculum Materials Center
  • collaboration in addressing library and network-wide issues

 

Qualifications

 

Required

  • MLS from an ALA-accredited program
  • excellent communication skills
  • knowledge of current issues and trends in teacher/school administrator education
  • at least 3 years of recent reference experience
  • academic coursework in education OR experience in a K-12 environment OR experience as the library’s liaison to a university education department or college

 

Preferred

  • experience using online course management software
  • experience with distance education
  • demonstrated ability to work effectively with teaching faculty and students

 

Salary and Benefits

 

  • salary and rank are commensurate with qualifications. Minimum salary is $45,000.
  • 24 days of vacation leave annually.
  • choice of retirement plans. See the Human Resources website for details.

 

About Hunter Library

 

Hunter Library is a progressive and innovative organization with an exceptional public service orientation serving a growing, dynamic university. We have a decades-long reputation for outstanding service to faculty and students and actively seek collegial, service-oriented co-workers.

 

We are part of the Western North Carolina Library Network (WNCLN) and share a catalog and delivery service with the libraries at Appalachian State University and the University of North Carolina—Asheville.

 

Professional development is expected and generously supported.

 

See our website at http://library.wcu.edu/

 

 

About the College of Education and Allied Professions

 

The College of Education and Allied Professions offers bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees with some programs offered online and others in Asheville and Cherokee. The College has been honored with the 2006 Distinguished Program in Teacher Education from the Association of Teacher Educators and is a finalist for the Christa McAuliffe Excellence in Teacher Education Award from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.

 

For more information see the College website at:

http://www.ceap.wcu.edu/

 

About Western Carolina University

Western Carolina University is one of the sixteen public senior institutions of the University of North Carolina. It is a comprehensive university, authorized to offer programs of study at the baccalaureate, master's, and doctorate levels. Statewide in scope, the University has a special sense of responsibility to the western region of North Carolina.

Location

 

Western Carolina University is located in the scenic Appalachian mountain ranges at Cullowhee, North Carolina. The university consists of the main campus in Cullowhee and resident credit centers in Asheville and Cherokee. A faculty of about 433 serves a student body of around 8,665 in resident-credit and extension classes. The Cullowhee campus is in a valley between the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky mountains, fifty-two miles west of Asheville and seven miles south of Sylva on North Carolina Highway 107. The location at the southern end of Cullowhee valley in the heart of the Tuckasegee River basin gives it an unusually attractive setting. The campus consists of about 600 acres, including beautifully wooded areas and modern academic, student residence, recreation, and athletic facilities.

 

There is airline service to Asheville, a university bus service between Sylva and Cullowhee, and private taxi service. The Blue Ridge Parkway, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cherokee Indian Reservation, Fontana Lake, and numerous resort areas offer fishing, golf, hiking, hunting, skiing, water sports, and other recreational opportunities nearby.

Please find additional information about the university on the world wide web, http://www.wcu.edu.

Application information

 

In order to give careful consideration to all applicants we request that you provide:

  1. A cover letter which specifically addresses why you are particularly interested in this position at WCU and how your qualifications match those stated above.
  2. A resume.
  3. Names, addresses, and emails of 3 references.

All applications should be addressed to:

          Chair, Reference Librarian/Education Liaison Search Committee

Mailing address:

Hunter Library

176 Central Drive

          Western Carolina University

          Cullowhee, NC 28723

 

          Email address:

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Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until position is filled.

 

 

Deb Moore

Hunter Library

Personnel & Planning

(828) 227-2325