"Open Educational Resources (OER) Librarian"

Job Summary

Estrella Mountain Community College (EMCC) Library is in search of a team member to serve as our Open Educational Resources (OER) Librarian. The ideal candidate possesses digital and instructional expertise to support our mission to enhance learning experiences for our students. We provide contextualized information literacy instruction, share reference responsibilities (in person and online), and seamlessly integrate library resources and services throughout our students learning environments.

This faculty position will assist discipline faculty with discovering, curating, and creating OERs for use in their classes. Additionally, this position will require video and screen capture software production knowledge and expertise to create videos for the Library.

Essential Functions

• Serves as the OER Champion for EMCC
• Develops and sustains strategic partnerships and effective working relationships with campus stakeholders to promote the use of OER and affordable course content.
• Guides faculty in the discovery, dissemination, and assessment of OER.
• Uses technology to create online learning resources including videos, digital learning objects, and LibGuides.
• Provides leadership and management of digital library instructional resources.
• Provides reference assistance to students, faculty, staff, and community members both in person at the library consultation desk and online through the Ask a Librarian service.
• Collaborates with discipline faculty to design, deliver, and assess contextualized information literacy instruction in a variety of modalities.
• Participates in division, college, and district meetings, committees, and projects. Supports the mission of the college by engaging with the broader campus community.
• Participates collaboratively in ad hoc workgroups and assists with special projects as needed.
• Other duties as assigned commensurate with the position.

Minimum Qualifications

A Masters degree or higher from a college or university program accredited by the American Library Association (ALA) is required.

Desired Qualifications

A. Two (2) years' experience providing professional in-person and/or virtual reference services, preferably in an academic library

B. Experience with OER principles, curation, platforms, and Creative Commons licensing

C. Experience creating engaging online resources that can be used with learning management systems (Canvas, BlackBoard, WebCT, etc.)

D. Experience teaching, lesson planning, and assessing student learning outcomes

E. Experience working with diverse users with varying levels of information literacy skills to make research understandable

Special Working Conditions

• Will be required to travel to other MCCCD locations
• May require prolonged periods of viewing a computer screen
• May be required to lift or carry up to 25 lbs with or without a reasonable accommodation

How to Apply

Applicants are required to submit unofficial transcripts, resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a cover letter showing how the applicant meets the minimum and desired qualifications.  All minimum requirements must be met at the time of the application.  If your masters degree is not in the teaching field, then please list the 18 graduate semester hours completed in the teaching field in your application materials.

MCCCD accepts unofficial transcripts for U.S. schools at the time of application. Unofficial transcripts are submitted as an attachment to the application. Transcripts from non U.S. institutions must be translated and evaluated and provided with application material.

Additional materials will not be accepted after the job posting has closed.

Missing materials or incomplete employment history will not be considered.

Please ensure your materials clearly provide the following information.

• Clearly illustrate how prior experience, knowledge and education meet the minimum and desired qualifications for this position.
• Indicate whether former or current employment is Full-Time or;
• Part-Time employment (must include number of hours worked or load)
• Provide employment history in a month/year format (e.g., 09/07 to 10/11) including job title, job duties, for each position held and name of employer for each position.
• Three professional references, preferably current and/or former supervisors. If references are not provided in resume upon application, they will be requested at time of interview.

Posting Close Date

Open until filled

Estimated first review on April 7, 2025

Must apply by 11:59 P.M. on April 6, 2025, to be considered

If unsuccessful in finding a candidate during the initial review a subsequent review date will be determined