Teaching, Learning, and Research Librarian

Davidson College•Davidson, NC

About The Position

Davidson College Library seeks a Teaching, Learning, and Research Librarian to join their award-winning team. This position is central to shaping student learning through teaching, mentorship, and collaborative program development. As part of the Instruction, Research, and Digital Scholarship team, the role supports student and faculty research and instruction across the curriculum. The library views employment as a cohesive, equitable, and high-impact learning experience, with supervision framed as active mentorship to empower student workers in reflecting on their academic experiences, personal growth, and professional goals. The Teaching, Learning, and Research Librarian will partner with the Center for Teaching & Learning to expand the library’s peer consultant program to advance student learning and high-impact student employment. The new George Lawrence Abernethy Library, opening in fall 2027, will transform campus learning, creation, and connection. The library staff play a critical role in expanding the global reach of scholarship, preserving born-digital materials, supporting digital scholarship, and championing equitable and sustainable access to information. Davidson is embarking on a new transformative, campus-wide strategic plan, and the library is excited to explore how its expertise, programs, and resources will advance the college’s key priorities. Strong collaborations exist with campus partners such as the John Crosland Jr. Center for Teaching and Learning, the Jay Hurt Hub for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and the D.G. and Harriet Wall Martin Institute for Public Good, highlighting the library’s central role in the teaching and learning mission. The college is inspired by a public commitment to education and reconciliation. To create an inclusive learning community and reflect diverse experiences, the library collaborates on projects that tell the college's history, develop collections with students and faculty, and create meaningful community connections. They seek a thoughtful colleague who embraces responsibilities in articulating the college’s relationship to the past, confronting the present, and charting a hopeful future.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Library and Information Science from an ALA-accredited program.
Experience providing research support and information literacy instruction.
Experience collaborating effectively with colleagues across teams and departments.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing, coordinating, and leading student programs.
Experience supervising, mentoring, or coaching young adults in academic, professional, or co-curricular contexts.
Familiarity with high-impact educational practices such as peer learning and experiential learning.
Experience collaborating with academic support partners (i.e. tutoring, academic advising, career center).
Experience assessing instructional programs and student learning outcomes.
Familiarity with emerging trends in research, instruction, and student learning.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and deliver library instruction across the curriculum.
Partner with faculty to integrate critical information competencies into courses through instruction sessions, workshops, and assignment design consultations.
Provide individualized and group research consultations for students, faculty, and staff.
Develop instructional materials, online guides, and learning objects to support teaching and learning objectives.
Collaborate with fellow teaching librarians and participate in the library instruction community.
Assess student learning experiences to inform and improve teaching practices.
Collaborate with colleagues in the Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) to expand the library’s peer-to-peer research consultant program as a core service in the new George Lawrence Abernethy Library, building intentional connections with writing, speaking, and data support services.
Recruit, train, mentor, and supervise student research consultants, fostering a welcoming, engaging, and supportive learning environment.
Develop and implement training and ongoing professional development opportunities for research consultants.
Create opportunities for research consultants to develop transferable skills and connect their library work to academic, personal, and professional aspirations.
Support research consultants in articulating their learning through goal setting, reflection, and feedback.
Serve as an active member of the Student Career & Development Steering Group, advancing the library’s commitment to high-impact student employment.
Participate actively in steering groups, committees, and other collaborative initiatives to support the ongoing development of the George Lawrence Abernethy Library.
Build strong working partnerships across campus, including with the John Crosland Jr. Center for Teaching & Learning, Career Services, the D.G. and Harriet Wall Martin Institute for Public Good, and other student success partners.
Engage in ongoing professional development to remain current in librarianship, pedagogy, and high-impact educational practices.
Perform other duties as assigned in support of library and college priorities.