Description
The Librarian for the College of Humanities & Fine Arts will provide information literacy instruction, in-depth research consultations, and reference service to faculty, undergraduates, and master’s students in both face-to-face and online environments. This position will collaborate and contribute to the development, delivery, and assessment of library instructional and outreach services and will work in a collaborative setting to improve teaching, learning, and inclusivity at the Meriam Library.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:
- Serve as the liaison to the College of Humanities & Fine Arts (HFA), including the departments of Art and Art History; Comparative Religion and Humanities; English; History; Languages and Cultures; Music, Theatre, and Dance; and Philosophy.
- Provide instruction, faculty consultation, and student research assistance to liaison departments and programs.
- Meet research, publication, and service requirements to attain tenure.
- Work with other librarians to develop and implement information literacy instruction across disciplines.
- Develop shared instructional materials in a variety of formats.
- Pursue outreach efforts to engage the students and academic community.
- Engage in collection development activities in assigned subject areas.
- Participate in shared reference, consultation, and related activities.
For job details and application instructions: https://jobs.csuchico.edu/ch/en-us/job/562885/librarian-for-the-humanities-and-fine-arts
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Library/Information Science from an ALA-accredited institution. Candidates nearing completion of the terminal degree may be considered; however, all requirements for conferral of the degree must be met no later than the start date of the position.
- Demonstrated knowledge of disciplinary terminology and familiarity with the latest methods used in humanities and fine arts related research and scholarly publishing.
- Experience with or knowledge of recent trends in digital humanities.
- Experience in teaching or providing humanities and fine arts research assistance in a library, museum, or other related environment. Teaching experience accrued as a graduate student will be considered.
- Effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
