Roane State Community College seeks a librarian or librarian-to-be to help manage and publish Open Educational Resources created as part of Roane State’s RxTN grant (http://www.roanestate.edu/?8303-Rx-Tennessee). RxTN is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. The position is part-time/temporary (up to 20 hours/week). Grant concludes in September 2016.

 

Position details follow below. If interested, send resume to Robert Benson, Director of Library Services ([log in to unmask]). Please note: The successful candidate will be an employee of the grant, not an employee of the library.

 

Objective:

 

Hire part-time, temporary librarian (up to 20 hours/ week) to work with RxTN project team, developing OER guidelines, practices and workflows. Review resources created by RxTN grant for OER readiness. Provide metadata and posting objects to designated repository.

 

Duties:

·         Work collaboratively as part of RxTN grant team

·         Develop framework/workflow for publication of material to OER repository

·         Consult with faculty on finding and using Open Educational Resources

·         Help RxTN team evaluate grant-developed materials for readiness to be posted to OER repository

·         Develop and input metadata for materials posted to OER repository

·         Post materials, when ready, to the OER repository

·         Monitor updates regarding Open Educational Resources/Open Education and train appropriate staff as needed

 

Experience/Skills:

·         Knowledge of copyright, permissions, and appropriate attribution of CC Licensed materials

·         Knowledge of emerging trends in constructivist education, including curation, re-mixing, re-using, etc.

·         Incorporate research strategies in OER environments, including identification, selection, and access issues (including Accessibility issues) related to content

·         Familiarity with metadata concepts and practices

 

Minimum Qualifications

·         Training, coursework or experience using open educational resources and/or Creative Commons open licensing

·         Ability to manage metadata for objects published to repository

·         Ability to collaborate and contribute actively to a team

·         Ability to help develop and coordinate effective workflows for resource development, review and publication to repository

 

Preferred Qualifications

·         Training or experience in Instructional Design principles

·         Master of Library Science from an accredited institution

·         Project management experience

 

Other details:

·         Works primarily at Harriman and/or Oak Ridge campus

·         May require some travel to conduct or receive training

 

 

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Robert Benson
Director of Library Services
Roane State Community College
276 Patton Lane / Harriman, TN 37748-5011
(865) 882-4551 (phone) / (865) 882-4646 (fax)
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