State University Faculty - Reference and Instruction Librarian

Job Description

Metro State University, a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System, is seeking to hire a Reference and Instruction Librarian. This is a full-time, fixed term (3 years) 9-month position is within the Library and Information Services Department and will start August 17, 2026.

Metro State University empowers learners to transform their lives and communities through relevant, student-centered education in an inclusive, anti-racist, and supportive learning environment.

Responsibilities:

• Provide information literacy instruction, which may include some evening and/or weekend work.
• Serve as a liaison to select academic programs and departments and selection of print and electronic resources.
• Provide reference and research assistance, which may include some evening and/or weekend work.
• Engage in scholarly activity, creative achievement and/or research.
• Provide evidence of continuing preparation and study.
• Contribute to student growth and development through advising and assistance.
• Engage in service to the university and community.
• Demonstrate a commitment to serving a diverse student body by delivering a student-centered education and using approaches that support equitable outcomes for all students.
• Provide excellent learning environments through in-person, online, and/or hybrid service modalities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• ALA accredited master’s degree in library and/or information science earned no later than August 17, 2026.
• Knowledge of current methodologies in reference and research assistance and information literacy, and the ability to apply that knowledge in an academic setting.
• Experience providing user-centered reference and research services.
• A plan for scholarly activity, creative achievement, and/or research in library and information services or a related discipline.
• Effective communication skills (written & verbal) to communicate with a variety of persons and groups.
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with students and colleagues who are culturally, economically, and linguistically diverse.
• Demonstrated interest or expertise in accessibility, usability, institutional repositories, artificial intelligence, Open Educational Resources, or another current or emerging technical area in academic libraries.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Recent experience providing library services in an academic setting.
• Experience delivering information literacy instruction and integrating information literacy concepts into teaching.
• Online teaching experience including a demonstrated knowledge of, and competence in the use of, software and technology related to distance learning.
• Experience developing online information literacy tutorials, modules, learning objects, etc.
• Professional development and/or expertise in culturally responsive pedagogy, anti-racist pedagogy, and/or universal design.