Outreach & Research Instruction Librarian, BiblioTemps (Hampshire College) (Amherst)
BiblioTemps® is an employment service of the Massachusetts Library System that provides experienced library workers for temporary placements in public, academic, and special libraries throughout Massachusetts.
Title: Outreach & Research Instruction Librarian
Location: Harold F. Johnson Library, Hampshire College (Amherst, MA)
Position Type: Temporary
Start date: December 10, 2025
End date: March 20, 2026
Schedule: Tues, Wed, Thurs 9am-5pm (one-hour lunch unpaid)
Pay Rate: $24.00 per hour
CORI: Not Required
Description:
Hampshire Colleges seeks a creative and student-centered Outreach & Research Instruction Librarian for a temporary position.
The Outreach & Research Instruction Librarian plays a key role in advancing student success, faculty collaboration, and equitable access to research support.
Responsibilities:
· Design and lead research instruction, workshops, and tutorials that promote student agency and critical information literacy.
· Provide reference services, individual consultations and drop-in support tailored to student and faculty needs.
· Create online learning objects such as resource guides.
· Attend and participate in meetings with library staff and faculty.
Qualifications
Required Skills:
· Demonstrated success in delivering research instruction and information literacy programs.
· Passion for working in an organization that values and promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism.
· Demonstrated support for a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism, with evidence of applying these values to collections, staffing, programming, and services.
· Ability to cultivate and maintain inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members.
· Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
· Demonstrated experience with collection development and acquisitions.
· Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and independently in a team-based environment that values creativity and experimentation.
Required Certification, Education, and Experience:
· ALA-accredited Master’s degree in Library and Information Science (MLIS or equivalent).
· At least 3 years of experience in research support, instruction, or public-facing library services.
Alternatives to formal education and paid work experience may be considered as equivalent qualifications to include military service/training, volunteering, activism, and other non-traditional programs and experiences related to the position.
Preferred Qualifications:
· Experience working in a liberal arts or academic college setting.
· Familiarity with critical information literacy, open educational resources (OER), or alternative pedagogies.
· Experience with Learning Management Systems, such as Moodle or Canvas.
· Experience using SpringShare Products and information literacy tools.
· Demonstrated understanding of relevant scholarly communication issues (e.g., intellectual property rights and Fair Use).
· Proficiency with citation management software.
Full/Part Time
Temporary
Education
MLS/Masters
Salary
$24.00 / hour
Closing Date
Closing Date November 28, 2025
How to Apply
Massachusetts Library System (MLS) is an equal opportunity employer.
MLS is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, age, marital status, sex, physical or mental challenge, creed, religion, political affiliation, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation. Members of underrepresented groups, and those committed to working in a diverse cultural environment are encouraged to apply.
Submit resume via our job board - https://www.bibliotemps.com/jobs
Contact with questions – bibliotemps@masslibsystem.org
Posted
2025-11-21