Outreach and Engagement Librarian

Salaried, exempt position. Monday-Friday, 9-5. Occasional evening and weekend hours.

Reporting to the Director of Libraries, the Outreach and Engagement Librarian will help bring fresh insight and initiatives to our current reference and outreach efforts. You will extend outreach to administrative and service units on campus, building or strengthening relationships with Student Life and other academic support areas, as well as off-campus stakeholders such as Granville High School and the Granville Public Library. You will also enhance marketing and assessment efforts to ensure that outcomes are being met across the library and the college.

 

–ALA-accredited MLS or equivalent degree.

–Experience with information resources used in academic libraries.

–Demonstrated adaptability with changing technologies and their impact on workflow.

–Excellent analytical skills with a positive, proactive, and creative approach to problem-solving.

–Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.

–Experience collaborating with others and managing multiple priorities and projects.

–Demonstrated student-centered mindset.

–Demonstrated desire to seek professional growth.

–Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility and anti-racism.

 

–Additional advanced degree in a related field or advanced certification.

–Experience teaching information literacy.

–Project management experience, including successfully managing change.

–Interest in teaching and training others.

–Knowledge of the current trends, challenges, and opportunities provided by electronic/digital platforms and an understanding of the research behaviors of today’s learners.

–Experience working with or supervising students.

 

We’re looking for an innovative, collaborative, flexible, and service-oriented professional who is comfortable establishing and maintaining relationships to serve in this role. We recognize that candidates may not possess all of the preferred qualifications; however, the ideal candidate will bring many of them, and we are committed to helping our future colleague develop these preferred skills.

 

 

To view the full job description and to apply, please visit employment.denison.edu. Applications received by April 23, 2023, will be assured full consideration; the position is open until filled. Please ensure that your cover letter addresses the essential duties and responsibilities of the role, and addresses your commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility and anti-racism. This is a full-time, 12-month, exempt, salaried, position working on campus Monday through Friday, with occasional evening and weekend hours.

 

The final candidate will undergo a background check as a conditional offer of employment.

Denison University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To achieve our mission as a liberal arts college, we continually strive to attract and hire candidates with diverse backgrounds, experiences and identities. Denison fosters a campus community that recognizes the value of all persons regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender expression and identity, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or socio-economic background. For additional information and resources about diversity at Denison, please see our commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity and antiracism (IDEA) at Denison Forward.