"Instruction Librarian"

Overview

Under the direction of the Associate Director, Learning Engagement, the Instruction Librarian is part of a two-person team with primary responsibility for developing and coordinating a library education/instruction program to support learning in science, social science, and related interdisciplinary programs, as well as for undeclared undergraduates. Key areas of support include curriculum integrated instruction, library workshops, bibliographic management support, supervising and coordinating the Library Peer Mentor program, and working with instructors, Yale faculty, and the Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning to incorporate library information and learning objectives into syllabi, assignments, and courses. The Instruction Librarian partners with appropriate staff in other YUL units to complete high-impact projects and deliver services, collections, and events. Key partners may be found in Computational Methods and Data, Special Collections, User Experience, Scholarly Communication and Collection Strategy, Areas Studies and Humanities, and the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library.

The incumbent will also develop relationships and partnerships with relevant academic departments and programs, as well as university units providing research and learning services. The Learning Engagement group consists of two teams: Instruction and Outreach. Using a shared, user-focused workflow emphasizing efficiency, responsiveness, and adaptability, the group creates and delivers programs that support educational journeys, from onboarding to offboarding and from data to knowledge. Each team member will lend their expertise to programs and services offered by the department. Each librarian will serve as a knowledgeable resource, connecting students, staff, researchers, and community members with relevant collections, services, and experts. Activities are offered across multiple library locations, but primarily occur at Marx Science and Social Science Library and the Anne T. & Robert M. Bass Library.

The Instruction Librarian will also work collaboratively with Research Engagement Librarians in the Research Engagement group to contribute instruction, workshops, orientations, and other outreach activities as part of the program coordinated by the Associate Director, Research Engagement. The Instruction Librarian participates in Yale Library planning, committees, and task forces; and engages in campus, regional, and national organizations and collaborative activities. The incumbent is expected to participate in professional activities outside of Yale and to monitor developments and best practices elsewhere to help ensure the excellence of Yale’s research and learning program. Yale Library serves a diverse staff, campus, local, and global community and is deeply committed to advancing its goals for equity, inclusion, and accessibility. This commitment is reflected in our mission, strategic directions, staff values, initiatives, and scholarly activity. To support our goals for staff recruitment, retention, and development, Yale Library invites applications from candidates whose philosophies align with these commitments and who have demonstrated success with supporting diversity and inclusion through their work, service, research, and/or teaching. This position will be assigned a rank of Librarian 1 to Librarian 3 based on a combination of professional experience and accomplishments. Librarian ranking information can be found at: http://bit.ly/YULRanksPromotions.

Required Skills and Abilities

1. Demonstrated excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
2. Demonstrated ability to provide creative and innovative learning experiences through the application of appropriate pedagogies and educational technologies.
3. Demonstrated ability to identify, search, and instruct learners in the use of information resources.
4. Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritize, coordinate, and implement projects or programs.
5. Demonstrated ability to work collegially and cooperatively within and across organizations.

Principal Responsibilities

1. Provides learning support to students and faculty in academic departments, schools, and programs through consultations, instruction sessions, workshops, and other educational activities.
2. Creates and maintains information resources and learning support tools.
3. Assists with outreach activities in support of learning and raising awareness of information resources.
4. Participates in departmental library research and learning support and collections program planning.
5. Participates in departmental assessment, evaluation, and reporting initiatives.
6. Participates in library system-wide planning, committees, and work groups, and engages in campus, regional and national professional organizations, and collaborative activities. Monitors developments and best practices elsewhere to help ensure the excellence of Yale’s collections and research support services.
7. May be required to assist with disaster recovery efforts.
8. May be assigned to work at any Yale University location.
9. May perform other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

1. Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited library school or equivalent degree or other relevant advanced academic degree.
2. Experience teaching in a library or academic setting.
3. Experience designing projects and bringing them to a conclusion in a timely fashion.
4. Experience working collaboratively and independently with varied groups within a complex organization and rapidly changing team environment.