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Outreach and Open Educational Resources Librarian, Roxbury Community College (Boston)

Job Description: The Outreach and Open Educational Resources Librarian leads the library's efforts in reaching and serving its diverse populations. The Outreach and Open Educational Resources Librarian publicizes and promotes the library as the knowledge center of the campus community through programming, research help and information literacy instruction, exhibitions, marketing, publications, and orientation. The Outreach and Open Educational Resources Librarian also supports the college's open education resources (OER) initiative by evaluating and assessing the initiative. Participates and promotes discovery, creation, sharing and development of affordable no cost or low-cost educational material. Collaborates with faculty, staff, and other campus partners to promote the adoption of these resources. May perform other library duties as needed.

Examples of Duties:

·         Primary provider of outreach services.

·         Promoting the library using traditional and social media.

·         Designing, organizing, and directing outreach and promotional events.

·          Meeting with campus groups, clubs, and academic organizations in order to promote library services.

·         Develop a marketing plan.

·         Representing the library at various campus activities (Open Houses, Orientation, etc.)

·         Designing and organizing programming that highlights the services available in the library.

·         Develops and sustains strategic partnerships with campus stakeholders to promote the adoption, adaptation or creation and use of OER or low-cost            resources.

·         Guides faculty in the discovery, creation, dissemination, identification, adoption, and assessment of high quality open and affordable course content.

·         Assesses current state of our institutional OER initiative and makes recommended improvements.

·         Acts as RCC's representative to the state OER Advisory Council.

·         Acts as lead person on RCC's Go Open OER initiative.

·         CO-chair of OER steering committee

·         Creates OER-related instructional resources, including webpages, tutorials, and workshops.

·         Collects OER data statistics.

·         Maintains OER repository hub.

·         Participates in course marking.

·         Provide reference and instruction services as needed.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

·         All candidates must have legal rights to work in the United States

·         ALA accredited Master's Degree in Library/ Information Science.

PREFERED (DESIRED) QUALIFICATIONS:

·         Working experience in an academic setting.

·         Knowledge of or experience with best practices regarding the adoption, adaptation and creation of open educational resources.

·         Knowledge of broad trends and issues relating to open education, open pedagogy, open licensing, open access and copyright.

·         Ability to interact effectively and work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders, including faculty and staff.

·         Working knowledge of Library Science techniques.

·         Working knowledge of basic computer business applications.

·         Working knowledge of automated library systems. Knowledge of Koha is a plus.

·         Leadership skills and analytic skills are essential as well as excellent written and oral communication skills.

·         Strong customer service and outreach orientation.

This Position is a Full Time MCCC, grade 5  position.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm (with some evening and/or weekends hours possible.)

This is a full-time, MCCC position (37.5 hrs.), with full benefits.

Compensation: Per the MCCC Grade 5 Professional Staff Salary Grid, salary is commensurate with Education and Experience in accordance with the MCCC Collective Bargaining Agreement. 

Full/Part Time

Full Time

Education

MLS/Masters

Salary

$65,000.00  / year

Salary Notes

This Position is a Full Time MCCC, grade 5 position.

Closing Date

How to Apply

Application Instructions: Apply Online

 https://rcc.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=173196

Applicants interested in applying MUST submit the following documents via the online application:

1. Cover Letter

2. Resume

3. Three references

After completing all of the steps above, please go back into the newly created account and double check that your resume and cover letter uploaded as you intended.

Posted

2024-06-20 |  Quick link to this job