Instruction Coordinator and Information Literacy Librarian

Florida Atlantic University•Boca Raton, FL

4d•$60,000 - $65,500•Onsite

About The Position

Established in 1964 as the first public university in southeast Florida, Florida Atlantic University serves 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students on six campuses along Florida's beautiful southeast coast in Broward, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie counties. Florida Atlantic has ten distinguished colleges that offer more than 180-degree programs, including the Schmidt College of Medicine, and is home to one of the world's preeminent marine science education and research centers, the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. Florida Atlantic University is taking its place among the world's great research centers and has been given the designation of a "High Research Activity" university by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Florida Atlantic is one of only 21 institutions in the nation to earn both Carnegie R1 and Opportunity University designations as well as achieving Community Engagement distinctions and Top 100 ranking. Florida Atlantic University Libraries are focused on working collaboratively with this distinguished campus community on research initiatives and prioritizing student engagement and success. Florida Atlantic Libraries house approximately 3.7 million items and provide access to over 80,000 electronic journals, nearly 500 databases, and a growing collection of e-books and streaming videos. The Libraries house many distinctive collections, including artists’ books, sound recordings, print music, rare books and manuscripts, and University Archives. The Digital Initiatives and Scholarship Unit provides the Research Hub learning space for graduate students, post-docs, doctoral students, researchers, visiting scholars, and community users. In addition, Digital Initiatives and Scholarship creates online collections from unique materials held in Special Collections and University Archives, serving as the University's repository for intellectual output generated on campus including Florida Atlantic University created journals and curated displays. Reporting directly to the Assistant Dean for Access, Research, and Learning Services, the Instruction Coordinator and Information Literacy Librarian will have broad knowledge and experience in effectively developing, managing, providing, and assessing instruction and outreach services. This position is responsible for managing, assigning, and evaluating all library instruction activities and promoting information literacy throughout the Boca Raton Campus. The successful candidate for this position will design, facilitate, and assess orientations to library services and resources for students and faculty, utilizing events, instructional workshops, digital tutorials, social media, and other innovative approaches to increase awareness and engagement. The Florida Atlantic Libraries seek a student-focused, high-energy, collaborative, organized, engaged, positive, innovative, strong written and verbal communicator, and self-starter, who adapts well to change and can manage multiple projects with the ability to prioritize effectively. We endeavor to be a highly engaged organization that believes in striving for excellence, utilizing assessment and data for decision-making, and maintaining a culture of appreciation/gratitude, as a R1/Top 100 University with “Opportunity Colleges and Universities” and Community Engagement distinctions. Successful candidates are also expected to demonstrate commitment to professional development and lifelong learning and user engagement. This position will primarily work on the Boca Raton Campus but may at times be asked to work at one of five other Florida Atlantic campuses.

Requirements

ALA-accredited Master’s degree in Library and Information Science or equivalent.
Minimum of 3 years' experience in academic or special libraries with liaison responsibilities.
Demonstrates ability to work both independently and collaboratively as a team member and team leader where consultation, flexibility, creativity, collaboration, and cooperation are essential.
Demonstrates strong organization skills and excellent oral and written communication skills.
Demonstrates initiative and strong interpersonal skills with a high level of professionalism and exceptional work ethic.
Ability to analyze and adapt to change in an ever-evolving and rapidly growing institution.

Nice To Haves

Second Master’s degree or doctorate or in process.
Minimum 5 years' experience in academic or higher education in a coordinator or leadership role.
Ability to create digital learning tools, including instructional videos.
Demonstrates strength in teaching and instructional design within an academic library or higher education environment.
Demonstrates ability to collaborate with campus units/departments and the community in an academic setting.
Demonstrates expertise in information literacy theory and practice, experience with instructional technologies, course management software, and knowledge in assessment.
Proven ability to design and implement assessment initiatives, evaluate library services and student learning, develop measurable learning outcomes for instruction, and conduct user assessment and evaluation.
Demonstrates excellent adult-based teaching skills in a program of customized information literacy sessions for classes in all disciplines.
Knowledge of scholarly communication and OER issues and trends.
Knowledge of digital repositories such as Digital Commons.
Experience collaborating with faculty and other campus stakeholders.
Demonstrates strong collaborative skills to work alongside faculty, students, and external researchers.
Higher education outreach and engagement experience.
Demonstrates sustained record of scholarship, research, and/or creative endeavors.
Demonstrates sustained record of service on committees, including professional committees, and coordinating projects.
Experience working with LibGuides and LibCal.
Experience working with an integrated library system (ILS) and discovery tool (e.g., Ex Libris Alma/Primo VE).
Experience using a Learning Management System (e.g. Canvas).
Experience in a consortial or multi-campus academic environment.
Experience using learning management systems.
Knowledge of AI concepts and tools.
Demonstrates service commitment in leadership roles on committees, contributing to the profession through significant professional service.
Demonstrates sustained scholarship, research, and creative endeavors, contributing to the profession through peer-reviewed publications in librarianship and presentations at regional or national library-related conferences.
Demonstrates initiative and strong project management skills in leading significant projects.
Demonstrates commitment to actively participating in library engagement activities.
Demonstrates commitment to professional development and lifelong learning.

Responsibilities

Plan, develop, implement, market, and assess the Libraries’ instruction programs.
Coordinate and schedule instruction activities with the team of library teaching faculty.
Keep abreast of new developments in instructional technologies, online pedagogy, virtual resources and tools.
Provide library instruction, reference service, and collection development activities in designated disciplines.
Collaborate with the Libraries’ Liaison Coordinator, academic liaisons, and University colleagues as required to initiate and maintain projects to promote information literacy, awareness of open educational resources, and research education on campus.
Create, share, and assess online learning modules in the Learning Management System (LMS) for information literacy skills.
Keep up with trends in instructional technologies and head initiatives to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into information literacy instruction.
Stay up to date with emerging digital platforms and tools and recommend new technologies that can strengthen library instruction.
Train academic liaisons in best practices in conducting scoping reviews and active learning instructional sessions.
Support continuous improvement of instruction and research services through data-informed decision making.
Coordinate with the Center for Online Learning to support online, hybrid, and technology-enhanced instruction and outreach initiatives.
Collect, organize, and analyze research consultation statistics to support assessment, reporting, and strategic planning.
Design and deliver information literacy instruction and research support for a wide range of learners, including first-generation, veterans, undergraduates, graduate students, and doctoral researchers.
Maintain statistics on library instruction and create reports as needed.
Participate in outreach services to promote faculty, student, researchers, and staff engagement with Open Educational Resources, Scholarly Publishing, Open Pedagogy and Digital Commons initiatives.
Participate in Libraries’ liaison program including development and review of research guides in assigned discipline.
Support the Libraries’ Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and other strategic initiatives.
Support efforts to maintain R1/Top 100 status for the University and the Libraries.
Develop an annual professional development plan.
Investigate opportunities to carry out, publish, and present original scholarship, research, and scholarly projects related to the area of expertise or responsibility.
Serve on appropriate Libraries, University, regional, state or national committees including professional committees, and actively participate in Libraries’ and campus faculty governance.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Benefits

Position is a non-tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Associate University Librarian on a 12-month contract with service and sustained expectation of scholarship, research, and/or creative endeavors (as outlined in the FAU Libraries’ Promotion Guidelines: https://library.fau.edu/staff/faculty/promotion-guidelines ) required for promotion.
FAU Libraries offers (as budget permits): Financial moving assistance. Financial support for professional memberships. Financial support for professional development participation, leadership, and service activities including travel.
FAU offers significant competitive benefits and perks. In addition to helping drive change and having a positive impact by supporting our students, staff, faculty, and local communities, FAU offers:
Excellent benefit packages including Medical (PPO/HMO $50 per month single & $180 per month family), Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending plans, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and much more.
State retirement options including tax-deferred annuities and Roth 403(b) plans.
State employees Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program - https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service
Sick Leave Pool Program
Paid time off (eligible employees) including vacation and sick leave, 9 paid holidays, and paid winter break (at President’s discretion).
Paid Community Engagement Volunteer Service Day - https://www.fau.edu/hr/files/COMMUNITY_ENGAGEMENT_VOLUNTEER_LEAVE4-2015.pdf
Employee Educational Scholarship Program (EESP) for eligible Staff/Faculty - Tuition assistance after 6 months of full-time employment. For in-unit faculty, the EESP program may be extended to spouses and dependent children (eligibility rules apply).