Evening Reference Librarian

University of Maryland Eastern Shore • Princess Anne, MD

221d • $55,000

About The Position

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore invites applicants to apply for a full-time, twelve-month tenured track faculty position. Librarian Rank will be assigned at the initial appointment to the position. This is a 40 hours per week evening position Sunday - Thursday 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The schedule during the intersessions and summer will be assigned.

Requirements

• Graduate degree in library science or related degree from an ALA accredited institution.
• Must have familiarity and experience using and searching online catalogs, discovery tools and electronic databases.

Nice To Haves

• One to two years of reference experience in a school or academic library.

Responsibilities

• Provide and administer evening reference services in-person, by email, or phone during regularly scheduled evening hours while maintaining the print and digital reference collections, research guides and subject guides on the library website.
• Teach library instruction sessions as assigned, using the integrated library system and multiple databases as the library liaison and co-instruct the one credit hour LIBR 100 Online Information Literacy course.
• Supervise the library services technician and work study assistants.
• Maintain and provide analysis of library reference statistics on an hourly basis.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health benefits (medical, prescription, dental, flexible spending accounts)
• Retirement (State or Optional Retirement Plan with Fidelity or TIAA)
• Supplemental Retirement Accounts (TIAA, Fidelity, or MSRP-Nationwide) with $600 annual state match
• Life Insurance (state sponsored MetLife, USM sponsored MetLife Plan, life insurance and long-term disability insurance)
• Tuition Remission
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid holidays
• Paid leave (Exempt positions start at 22 days annual, non-exempt positions start at 11 days annual per year, sick leave 15 days per year, personal leave 3 days per year)
• Overtime, shift-differential and on-call pay (non-exempt positions only)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Master's degree