Outreach Librarian, Assistant Professor of Library & Information Science
10.5 Month Tenure-Track Faculty position
Job Description:
The Gerald R Sherratt Library at Southern Utah University invites applications for the position of Outreach Librarian. The Outreach Librarian is responsible for developing the library's outreach program and works cooperatively with library colleagues and campus partners to connect library resources and services to students, faculty, staff and the community at large. The Outreach Librarian strives to increase the Library's visibility and contribution to the larger community by sponsoring/hosting events that reflect the Library's overall mission including information access, information literacy and lifelong learning. The person in this position works to ensure the Library informs, educates and provides equitable access to all members of the SUU community.
This 10.5-month, tenure-track, faculty position includes instruction and curricular responsibilities by teaching in the Information Literacy and/or School Library programs, working as a library liaison with one or more assigned departments, providing 1-shot in-class research instruction and working a scheduled shift at the library's Reference Desk. Library faculty are expected to work collaboratively and to be committed to student learning. The successful candidate will fulfill the responsibilities listed, contribute to faculty governance through campus committee service, and engage with the academic librarianship community through professional development, local/regional consortia or library association service, and scholarship.
Located in beautiful Cedar City, Utah, Southern Utah University is a rural, state university offering associate, bachelors, masters, degrees in over 100 programs. Within 5-hour drive of eight national parks, home to the Southern Utah Museum of Art, and host to the Tony-award winning Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City provides a plethora of scenic, historical, and cultural opportunities.
First Consideration Date for Applicants: 02/15/2023
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Southern Utah University is committed to maintaining a community which recognizes and values the worth and dignity of every person; fosters tolerance, understanding, and mutual respect among its members; and encourages individual commitment to personal responsibilities in equal measure with personal rights. In pursuit of its goal of academic excellence, the University seeks to develop and nurture diversity. The University believes that diversity among its many members strengthens the institution, stimulates creativity, promotes the exchange of ideas, and enriches campus life.
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