Faculty Librarian - New Castle, United States - Wilmington University

Wilmington University
Wilmington University
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New Castle, United States

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

DATE:
May 10, 2024


FROM:
Human Resources


POSITION:
Faculty Librarian (FT)


Effective immediately:
(FT) Faculty Librarian - Library, Wilmington University, New Castle.


Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

  • Coordinate daily library operations, ensuring high-quality service delivery to students, faculty, and staff, both on-site and virtually.
  • Coordinate onsite and virtual service schedules, ensuring staffing coverage and addressing staff absences as needed. Provides backup in the event of unforeseen staff absences.
  • Supports training, supervision, and evaluation of FT/PT library staff.
  • Oversees workstudy operations selection, training, scheduling, and oversight of workstudy students.
  • Coordinate interlibrary loan functions, both lending and borrowing of materials; train, supervise, and evaluate resourcesharing staff. Comply with national standards, including copyright laws and appropriate format for fulfilling requests. Supervise the processing of shared materials.
  • Handle billing tasks, including sending overdue notices, maintaining records, managing material returns, and liaising with the Registrar and Billing offices.
  • Serve as the liaison with Facilities and University Safety regarding maintenance requests/issues, library safety, hours of operations, etc.
  • Lead Space planning initiatives.
  • Maintain communication with partner institutions and site staff to ensure consistent services for WilmU community.
  • Engage in outreach activities to promote library resources and services.
  • Provide reference support, research consultations, and information literacy instruction to students, faculty, and staff.
  • Serve as a member of the library leadership team in planning, assessing, delivering, and managing library operations and contributing to library policy development and strategic planning.
  • Participate as a member of Faculty Senate.
  • Promote and foster an inclusive and diverse environment for all students, faculty, and staff.
  • Perform other duties which may be assigned by the Library Manager.

Hours of Employment:
The Incumbent will oversee evening/weekend operations including scheduled evening shifts. Generally, Monday-Friday with required evening shifts. Incumbent must be flexible with their schedule and/or hours to meet the needs of the department and/or the University. Travel to other sites may be required.

  • Library Service hours include day, evening, and weekends: Sunday 12 p.m. 5 p.m., Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. 7 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. 5 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. 4 p.m._

Benefits:

Wilmington University offers an excellent benefits package that includes Medical and Dental, Vision, Retirement Plan (403b), Dependent Care Assistance, Life & Disability Insurances, and Education benefits.


Salary Range:
Commensurate with experience


Application Deadline:
May 24, 2024
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