Librarian, Full-time Tenure Track

College of the Desert•Palm Desert, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

College of the Desert is seeking individuals from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. As such, we prioritize individuals who fully demonstrate their understanding of the community we serve, the benefits of diversity in a professional and educational setting, and values creating a culture that brings people together. A successful candidate will value working in a collegial, collaborative environment that is guided by a commitment to inclusion, student education, and equity. An equity-minded individual is a person who already does or has demonstrated the desire to: Understand the importance of holding ourselves accountable as faculty, staff and leadership for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices; Reframe inequities as a problem of practice and view the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility; Encourage positive race-consciousness and embrace human difference; Reflect on institutional and teaching practices and aim to make them more culturally responsive; and Strategically build buy-in and participation among colleagues for equity-related initiatives. BASIC FUNCTION Strive towards student success through supporting the College of the Desert’s Library services. The Librarian will enable student success in a team-based environment by providing outreach, instruction, and in-depth reference assistance.

Requirements

Master's in library science, library and information science OR the equivalent.
Sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

Responsibilities

Demonstrated competence in current research and information gathering systems and methods.
Knowledge of computerized information database systems.
Work closely with other librarians in the design and delivery of instruction programming.
Deliver library instruction and other library services for new students.
Assess the impact of information literacy instruction on student learning outcomes, retention, and graduation.
Share in the responsibility for in-person and online reference services to students and faculty.
Work as a library liaison on the main campus, as well as branch campuses.
Library instruction schedule may include evenings and weekends, as well as visits to other sites.
Other professional responsibilities as a faculty member of the college, such as committee work.
Ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with students, faculty, staff, and administration.