Part-Time Hourly Librarian–Glendale Community College
The deadline for the submission of applications for this posting is Friday, May 8, 2009.
Glendale Community College is accepting applications for adjunct librarians in our fast-paced, service-oriented and instruction-focused library. Librarians with teaching experience and interest in teaching in our credit program and/or workshop program are especially encouraged to apply. Assignments may include teaching, reference, collection development and/or cataloging and may include daytime or evening hours. Hours are scheduled based on library need and applicant availability with no guaranteed number of hours; most part-time librarians work between 4 and 8 hours per week. Adjunct librarians report to the Library & Learning Resources Director; supervision is also provided by faculty librarians coordinating various service areas.
Minimum Requirements:
Master’s in library science or library and information science from an ALA-accredited institution OR the equivalent together with course work and/or experience with library information technologies and Internet research.
Duties &responsibilities
May include one or more of the following:
1. Provide reference services to students, faculty, staff, and community members, including suggested search strategies and instruction in the use of electronic, Web, and print resources.
2. Teach credit, non-credit, staff development, or other library classes, workshops or orientations in both classroom and online environments.
3. Produce high quality online and print instructional materials, guides, and other written materials in a timely manner.
4. Select and maintain the library?s collections, both electronic and print.
5. Catalog new materials and/or review the cataloging of others
6. Acquire, arrange, list, preserve and develop finding aids for materials in the GCC Archives.
Desirable qualifications
1. Second master?s degree, additional course work, or special interest in a subject field.
2. Informed and thoughtful regarding new directions in libraries, library instruction, information literacy/competency and new technologies for information, communication, and content creation.
3. Creative, energetic, and committed to the mission of the 21st century community college library.
4. Strong oral and written communication skills.
5. Recent work experience in the following areas of a contemporary library: reference, electronic databases, library instruction, cataloging, and/or archives.
6. Teaching or training experience.
7. Sensitivity and strong commitment to working with diverse racial and ethnic groups.
8. Interact in a welcoming and effective manner with students.
9. Strong service orientation and ability to work effectively in a collaborative, team environment.
10. Ability to use, maintain, and troubleshoot hardware, software and peripherals.
11. Ability to work with minimum supervision.
12. High standard of professionalism.
Starting salary is $53.03 per hour.
To apply, go to www.glendale.edu/employment, click on Job Search on the left side of the page, click on Visitors (non-employees) at the top, click on the down arrow next to the box labeled “Date Posted” and select either Last 90 Days or Last Year (click go) and look for the hourly librarian position. Click on IRC12389 in the left column, then click on Apply Now at the top right. In order to apply, you must register in the iRecruitment system – click on the blue link toward the top of the page. The deadline for the submission of applications for this posting is Friday, May 8, 2009.
Academic positions require the following documents to be attached to your online application or submitted with your hard-copy application:
1) Online application (hard copy applications are also accepted)
2) Current resume
3) Transcripts showing completion of required degree (copies will be accepted, pending the receipt of official transcripts)
Please do not attach any additional documents. Supplemental documents not requested in the announcement will not be reviewed. Those applicants deemed best qualified will be invited to the college for an interview.
Brenda L. Jones, M.L.S.
Library and Learning Resources Director
Glendale Community College
1500 North Verdugo Road
Glendale, CA 91208
818-409-5578
bjones@glendale.edu
