Education/Psychology Librarian., University of San Diego’s Copley Library

Department Description

Librarians in Copley Library have faculty appointments and are expected to excel in librarianship, have research agendas in their liaison areas, and otherwise meet reappointment, promotion, and tenure criteria. USD is a private, Roman Catholic University with over 7,800 undergraduate and graduate students. The university's website is www.sandiego.edu.

Brief Description

Copley Library at the University of San Diego seeks an energetic and enthusiastic individual for an Education and Psychology Librarian position. This librarian will serve as liaison to the School of Leadership and Educational Sciences (SOLES) and the Psychology Department in the College of Arts & Sciences.

Detailed Description

Copley Library at the University of San Diego seeks an energetic and enthusiastic individual for an Education and Psychology Librarian position. This librarian will serve as liaison to the School of Leadership and Educational Sciences (SOLES) and the Psychology Department in the College of Arts & Sciences. This librarian will be responsible for cultivating a strong relationship with these departments through collection development, instruction, and reference work for the undergraduate and graduate programs. The Education/Psychology Librarian will also coordinate information literacy and instruction programs for the library. Responsibilities will include providing general academic reference service with some evening and weekend duty. Teaching responsibilities will include library research methods classes and course-integrated instructional seminars.

Job Requirements

ALA accredited MLS is required; possess excellent speaking, writing, and teaching skills, familiarity with new technologies as well as team-oriented and able to work on cross-organization collaborative projects. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Experience as an Education Librarian Liaison. A second master's in Education and a minimum of three years experience in an academic or research library; Professional involvement at the local and national levels. Librarians in Copley Library have faculty appointments and are expected to excel in librarianship, have research agendas in their liaison areas, and otherwise meet reappointment, promotion, and tenure criteria. A second advanced degree is required by the sixth year of employment before consideration for tenure.

Additional Details

Salary is commensurate with education and experience. Benefits include health, life insurance and retirement plans, and tuition remission. USD is a private, Roman Catholic University with over 7,800 undergraduate and graduate students. The university's website is www.sandiego.edu.

Formal review of applications will begin September 13, 2010 and continue until the position is filled.

How To Apply

To apply follow these steps:

1) Click apply now and register as an applicant.

2) Please upload the following documents (please do not send any additional materials). If you have difficulty uploading any documents, please contact us at (619) 260-6806 or (619) 260-2725 and reference job posting IRC 1257.

a) Letter of application

b) resume

c) Names, addresses and telephone numbers of five professional references.

Questions can be directed to Dr. Theresa S. Byrd, University Librarian, (619) 260-2370, tsbyrd@sandiego.edu

This job ad may be accessed on the Human Resources’ Web page: http://www.sandiego.edu/administration/businessadmin/humanresources/jobopportunities/faculty_openings.php