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HEAD OF SCHOLARS' COMMONS

ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN OR ASSOCIATE LIBRARIAN

INDIANA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES BLOOMINGTON

 

Indiana University Libraries Bloomington seeks enthusiastic, innovative, and
creative leader to provide strategy and management in the position of Head
of Scholars' Commons. Responsibilities: Develops and implements structure
and strategy for programming in the Scholars' Commons in alignment with
wider Libraries and campus initiatives, particularly aimed at supporting
research and learning among graduate students and faculty; serves as contact
for a variety of partners who are located, or are providing programming, in
the Scholars' Commons; establishes regular communication channels with and
among Scholars' Commons partners; and encourages a sense of community and
contribution toward the Scholars' Commons mission; cultivates new and
existing relationships with library units and campus-wide research and
graduate student support programs and coordinates the integration of these
into the Scholars' Commons; coordinates and oversees a range of services and
activities in the Scholars' Commons, including managing and participating in
the delivery of information and research support services at the public
desk. Qualifications: Required: ALA-accredited master's degree or equivalent
combination of a relevant advanced degree and academic library experience;
demonstrated increasingly responsible leadership experience in an academic
or research library; demonstrated ability to establish and expand
collaborative relationships with library and campus colleagues and diverse
populations; demonstrated experience designing and delivering programs in
collaboration with library and campus partners; excellent interpersonal
skills to effectively interact and work collaboratively with a diverse
population of students, staff, faculty, administrators, and other members of
the community; demonstrated initiative, flexibility, and self-direction;
demonstrated experience with, and ability to apply, technology in research
and instructional contexts; demonstrated understanding of the values of
diversity and the importance of inclusion as demonstrated through a
commitment to apply and incorporate the differences, complexities, and
opportunities that diversity brings to an organization (
<https://libraries.indiana.edu/file/indiana-university-libraries-diversity-s
trategic-plan-pdf>
https://libraries.indiana.edu/file/indiana-university-libraries-diversity-st
rategic-plan-pdf); ability to meet the requirements of a tenure-track
position at the IU Libraries (
<https://libraries.indiana.edu/file/promotion-and-tenure-criteria-iub-librar
ians-pdf>
https://libraries.indiana.edu/file/promotion-and-tenure-criteria-iub-librari
ans-pdf ). Preferred: Supervisory experience in user-centered services;
demonstrated experience with co-curricular educational programs, research
support services in higher education, and/or graduate studies or faculty
affairs programs; knowledge of instructional design, pedagogy, digital
scholarship, and assessment principles. . For complete posting with
additional responsibilities, required qualifications, and benefit programs
information go to https://libraries.indiana.edu/job-postings-librarians.  To
Apply: For full consideration, applications must be received by Wednesday,
October 24, 2018.   The position will remain open until filled. Interested
candidates should review the application requirements and submit their
application at https://indiana.peopleadmin.com
<https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/> . Questions regarding the position or
application process can be directed to: Jennifer Chaffin, Director of Human
Resources, Libraries Human Resources, Herman B Wells Library 205, Indiana
University, Bloomington, IN 47405 - Phone: 812-855-8196 - Fax: 812-855-2576
- Email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> . For more
information about Indiana University Bloomington go to
https://www.indiana.edu/.  For more information about Indiana University
Bloomington go to https://www.indiana.edu/.  Indiana University is an equal
employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without
regard to age, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identify or expression, genetic information, marital status, national
origin, disability status or protected veteran status.

 

 

 

Betty Davis

Libraries Human Resources

Herman B Wells Library 205

Indiana University

Bloomington, IN  47405

812-855-8196

 

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