Open Education and Outreach Librarian

Universities of Wisconsin • Menomonie, WI

9d • $52,000 - $55,000

About The Position

The University Library at the University of Wisconsin–Stout, Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University, invites applications for a full-time Open Education and Outreach Librarian Position. The Open Education and Outreach Librarian is a dynamic role blending innovation, instruction, and campus engagement to support student learning and faculty success. The position is a 1.0 FTE Academic Staff position, reporting to the Educational Materials Center and Archives Librarian. Official UW Title/Job Description: Librarian I: Research, Learning, and User Support

Requirements

• Master’s degree in library and information science (MLIS/MLS) from an ALA-accredited program OR a master’s degree in education, instructional design, data science, or related field.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience providing instructional, research, or technical support in an academic, research, or educational environment.
• Demonstrated ability and commitment to professional growth and staying current with emerging technologies
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with faculty, staff, students, and campus partners.

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of copyright, intellectual property, and ethical issues related to OER and AI-generated content.
• Ability to design accessible learning experiences using emerging technologies.
• Experience with outreach, strategic communications, social media, or marketing, ideally in higher education, libraries, nonprofits, or mission-driven organizations
• Strong project management skills

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with instructors and instructional support staff to advance the discovery, creation, adaptation, and adoption of Open Education Resources (OER) integrating innovative and accessible learning materials into the curriculum.
• Serves as a campus resource on copyright, licensing, and accessibility best practices for creating and using open education resources.
• Develops and coordinates workshops, tutorials, and web resources designed to support finding, assessing, using, and creating OERs in collaboration with colleagues.
• Embeds open resources into short-term programs and stackable learning in collaboration with Educational Pathways & Outreach.
• Explores new tools and technologies, including AI and immersive learning, and supports the design and development of multimedia or next-generation OER.
• Teaches information literacy concepts through course-integrated instruction and individual research consultation.
• Serves as liaison to assigned departments, consulting, communicating to, and collaborating with students, faculty, and staff to meet their information and instructional needs.
• Collaborates with other instruction librarians to plan, promote, and assess information literacy initiatives.
• Develops and maintains tutorials, guides, and learning objects related to library instruction and services in collaboration with library research and instruction team.
• Participates in library reference services including research consultations and online chat.
• Leads the library’s outreach initiatives, ensuring a consistent voice, branding, and messaging across library communications, web presence, events, and social media.
• Promotes library services, resources, and expertise to students, faculty, and campus partners through strategic engagement efforts.
• Uses data and user feedback to assess outreach effectiveness and continuously improve engagement.
• May supervise or direct graduate assistants and student employees.
• Serves on appropriate library, campus, or UW System committees, confirmed by the Library Director/supervisor.
• Participates in professional development, professional service activities, and library planning.
• Maintains professional competence in academic library instruction, services, and technology,
• Maintains in-depth knowledge of relevant academic programs, curriculum, and instructional practices.
• Accepts the rights and responsibilities of an Academic Staff member as outlined in University Library policies and the UW-Stout Faculty, Academic Staff, Limited Appointee Handbook.
• Works on special library projects and assignments as designated by the Library Director or supervisor.

Benefits

• The Universities of Wisconsin provides an excellent benefits package including participation in the Wisconsin State retirement plan, demonstrating our commitment to the diverse needs of our employees.
• Employee Benefits: https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/
• To calculate the estimated value of your total compensation, use the Health & Retirement Contributions Estimator | Employee Benefits (wisconsin.edu)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level