Humanities Librarian, Hope College in Michigan

imageHope College seeks creative, highly collaborative candidates to become a member of the Research & Instruction department as Humanities Librarian.
The Library supports and values diversity in its faculty, staff, and students. We seek a colleague who shares the department’s commitment to diversity and who will be a dedicated teacher and effective mentor for students with diverse backgrounds, preparation, and career goals.

Primary duties include:

  • providing expert research support and coordinate building  library collections for five humanities departments including English, History, Religion, Philosophy and Modern and Classical Languages.
  • working  with colleagues on the design and implementation of information literacy programs220px-hopedimnentchapel9
  • teaching library and information literacy sessions in general education and discipline-specific courses
  • creating online instruction guides and other tools that assist students in using the library and its resources
  • meeting with students in one-on-one research appointments and at the research help desk
  • contributing to the profession through research, publication, serving within professional organizations or other scholarly activities
  • working as a part of a team to contribute to department and library-wide initiatives, such as the digital liberal arts, digital scholarship, open access, user experience, assessment efforts and aligning library efforts with the new college-wide strategic plan.

Position open until filled

 *find more information on position and application here*

Qualifications:

Required:

  • MLS or equivalent degree
  • Demonstrated knowledge of trends in teaching information literacy including the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education
  • Demonstrated knowledge of emerging trends in humanities research and pedagogy
  • Expertise working with a wide variety of library databases and primary sources, particularly in the humanities
  • Commitment to collaboration and the ability to work cooperatively across library,  organizational and disciplinary boundaries
  • Commitment to the mission and values of Hope College

Preferred:

  • Additional advanced degree in a field in the humanities
  • Proficiency in a foreign language
  • Two years experience working in an academic library

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