POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT, September 2011
University of California, Berkeley
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E-Learning Librarian
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The University of California, Berkeley seeks an energetic and creative student-centered librarian to provide leadership in the development and implementation of online learning tools, resources, and services for the Doe/Moffitt Libraries. The E-Learning Librarian collaborates with library staff, campus staff, and faculty on the development of innovative web-based services and their integration into instruction through the campus learning management system and other instructional platforms. This position also contributes to instruction and reference services.
The UC Berkeley Library is an internationally renowned research and teaching facility at one of the nation's premiere public universities that serves 25,500 undergraduate students, 10,000 graduate students, and 2,000 faculty members. The Library is composed of approximately 20 libraries, including the Doe/Moffitt Libraries. The Doe/Moffitt Libraries serve as the research library for most of the humanities, social sciences and area studies departments, and as a learning center focused on serving undergraduate students. Collectively the campus libraries offer extensive collections in all formats, and robust services to connect users with those collections. Discover more about the Library through our virtual front door at http://www.lib.berkeley.edu.
The E-Learning Librarian collaborates with staff from across the UC Berkeley Library and is a member of the Instruction & User Services department which supports undergraduate education by providing course-integrated and course-related instruction, drop-in sessions, courseware-based instruction, online tutorials and guides, and individual consultations. The instruction encourages all students to be self-sufficient, lifelong, and technology-proficient learners who understand how to retrieve, critically evaluate, manage, and use information.
The E-Learning Librarian supports student learning across disciplines by working with UC Berkeley faculty/staff to facilitate the use of curriculum-specific information resources, provide access to course-specific online materials, develop and deliver learning objects, and promote use of curriculum-based information resources. This librarian will also participate in reference, information literacy instruction, and library committees as well as campus and professional activities.
The E-Learning Librarian will routinely monitor trends in emerging technologies and identify possible uses in library services. The incumbent will be engaged in a wide range of initiatives related to online and distance learning UC- and campus-wide and as such, must remain informed about new trends and practices in these areas. As appropriate, the E-Learning Librarian will provide training to library staff and the campus community on new technologies or resource-related issues, such as fair use and copyright compliance. As the liaison to campus's Educational Technology Services, the incumbent will be an active participant in campus discussions related to educational technologies and will work actively to integrate Library services into the campus learning management system.
In collaboration with other library staff, the E-Learning Librarian must be proactive in selectively and strategically implementing and marketing emerging technologies that best match our users' needs and preferences. This position will lead the development, promotion and assessment of digital learning objects and tutorials developed for an array of disciplines. This position will also contribute to the training and support of library colleagues on tutorial software and instructional design and will serve as the project manager for the ongoing development of web-based course and subject guides.
The E-Learning Librarian will participate in the department's instruction program by presenting course-related instruction and drop-in workshops and will provide up to 10 hours per week of reference services in the Doe/Moffitt Libraries.
UC Berkeley librarians are expected to participate in library-wide planning and governance, to work effectively in a shared decision-making environment and to be active professionally. Professional contributions beyond the primary responsibilities are required for advancement in the Librarian series. The successful candidate will show promise or evidence of such contributions.
Required
Preferred
The Library at the University of California, Berkeley is committed to the support and encouragement of a multicultural environment and seeks candidates who can make positive and imaginative contributions in a context of ethnic and cultural diversity.
University of California librarians are academic appointees and are represented by the University Federation of Librarians, part of the American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT). This position is in the bargaining unit.
Consideration will be given to applications received by October 28, 2011.
Applicants should apply via email (preferable), including a letter addressing their qualifications; a full resume of their education and relevant experience, including URLs for samples of their work; and the names, addresses, and phone numbers of three references who are knowledgeable about their qualifications for this position. Send applications to:
Susan E. Wong
Director, Library Human Resources
Library Human Resources Department
110 Doe Library
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
librec@library.berkeley.edu
(510) 642-3778
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer