Research and Instruction Librarian (Assistant Professor of Library Services)

Colorado State University Pueblo•Pueblo, CO

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Start your librarianship career in a role where you’ll be both supported and empowered to make a difference. As a Research and Instruction Librarian at CSU Pueblo, you’ll work closely with a small, experienced team to teach information literacy, collaborate with faculty, and guide students—many from diverse and high-need backgrounds—through every stage of the research process. You’ll create engaging research guides and learning tools, provide reference support across in-person and virtual formats, and help shape programs that bring the library’s services into the heart of campus life. You’ll also take on a leadership role in the library’s Learning, Innovating, and Networking Center (LINC), supervising full-time and student staff and helping create a vibrant space where technology, tutoring, and collaboration come together. With mentorship, opportunities for scholarship, and meaningful outreach work, this is an ideal position for an early-career librarian eager to grow, contribute, and support student success in a dynamic, inclusive environment.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Library Science (M.L.S. or equivalent) from an ALA accredited institution

Nice To Haves

Master's or Bachelor's degree in Educational Technology, Communications, Marketing, or related field
Reference and instruction experience in an academic library
Demonstrated knowledge of a wide variety of educational technology applications.
Experience in a position requiring collaboration with diverse groups and effective communication of ideas.
Demonstrated planning and leadership skills, with prior experience requiring working independently, taking initiative, and setting goals and priorities.
Demonstrated experience in a position requiring management of a team of employees to achieve results.
Experience with marketing or outreach.
Experience with event planning.
Project management experience.
Experience at a regional comprehensive university.
Experience in a position that required excellent customer service

Responsibilities

Provides information literacy instruction sessions
Participates in library assessment processes for student learning outcomes
Creates research guides and/or instructional videos
Provides consultation to faculty and students related to research, information literacy, and scholarly communication.
Provides reference services in multiple modalities including face-to-face, chat, video, and email as scheduled (possibly including some nights or weekends)
Hires, trains, supervises, and evaluates student staff
Collaborates with other User Services librarians to train students for Tier 1 Reference services
Supervises LINC event and innovation lab coordinator
Supervises Circulation Supervisor
Coordinates with other campus constituents to facilitate use of the LINC
Coordinates communication with library constituents across the campus and community to market library services including email, social media, and print based communication
Promotes the role and value of the library to campus constituents
Cooperates with campus communications staff
Assists the Dean with community outreach
Assists the Dean’s office with event planning and management
Performs sustained inquiry into one’s discipline leading to practical application within the library as well as research resulting in published or presented scholarly output.
Serves the library, the university, and the profession through active membership on boards, committees, panels, etc.