UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE LIBRARIES
FACULTY VACANCY
Online Learning Librarian
Appointment Rank: Assistant or Associate Professor
Department: Learning, Research, & Engagement
Reports To: Associate Dean, Learning, Research, & Engagement
Salary: minimum $52,000
Available: January 1, 2017, or earlier if search is completed
The Online Learning Librarian provides leadership and vision in the development, implementation, and assessment of the University Libraries’ online learning program. In collaboration with the Libraries’ faculty and staff, the successful candidate will design, implement, and assess a cohesive suite of online learning tools to support research, information literacy, and academic integrity skills at all levels of the university. The successful candidate will collaborate with campus partners from the Office of Information Technology, the Tennessee Teaching and Learning Center, and other academic support units to ensure the Libraries’ online learning objects and instructional materials meet campus standards, are compatible with campus learning management systems, comply with adaptive/assistive technology laws and standards, and are integrated into campus-supported instructional platforms. The successful candidate will possess an understanding of instructional design principles involved in creating effective online learning objects. The Online Learning Librarian will consult and collaborate with colleagues to advance their work in creating online materials and teaching in an online environment. The librarian will have liaison responsibilities to include: teaching information literacy and research instruction; participating in engagement activities; and providing research consultations. This position will supervise a dedicated instructional designer.
Specific Duties:
• Create an infrastructure of support for synchronous and asynchronous online learning at the UT Libraries
• Oversee and assess a cohesive suite of online learning tools to support students’ information literacy, academic integrity, and research skills
• Collaborate with other librarians to develop Web-based educational technologies to enhance the Libraries' research and instructional services
• Provide training and best practices to UT Libraries’ faculty and staff in the creation and assessment of online learning materials and tools
• Collaborate with IT and academic support professionals at the University to comply with standards, support university learning initiatives, and to communicate these standards and initiatives to library colleagues
• Apply current pedagogical principles to the selection of technologies, and use them to advance the discovery and usability of library resources
• Create a process for programmatic assessment of the Libraries’ online learning programs and resources
• Supervise one or more support staff position(s) to include an instructional designer
• Participate in liaison responsibilities to include: teaching research and information literacy classes; participating in engagement activities; and providing research consultation
• Serve the library profession through involvement in professional organizations and through cooperative efforts with other information professionals
• Engage in scholarly activity through publications and presentations
Required Qualifications:
• ALA-accredited Master’s degree in Library/Information Science
• Minimum 1 year professional-level experience in online or in-person instructional environment
• Experience with Web development and usability standards, tools, and practices
• Knowledge and experience in assessing student learning, particularly in the online environment
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering student learning through pedagogical best practices
• Demonstrated experience creating online tutorials
• Experience with one or more learning management systems used in higher education, such as Canvas or Blackboard
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively to manage projects and initiatives
• Evidence of ability to engage in research, publication, and service consonant with the University’s and Libraries’ guidelines for promotion and tenure
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:
• Coursework in instructional technology or design
• Library instructional experience
• Awareness of best practices for developing Web content conforming to accessibility standards and practices
• Experience in developing online videos or other learning tools
• Familiarity with LibGuides software
Environment:
The University of Tennessee Libraries serves the flagship campus of the state university system. The UT Libraries supports the teaching, research, and service mission of the university and enhances the academic experience of each student at the Knoxville campus — through outstanding print and electronic collections, reference and instructional services, and top-notch facilities and technological resources.
The UT Libraries serves as an intellectual, cultural, and social center for the university and community. We are a national leader in the creation of regionally significant digital collections; in support of open access though our digital repository Trace; and through a rich history of designing innovative spaces and building key partnerships that enhance the teaching/learning enterprise. The University of Tennessee Libraries is a member of the Association of Research Libraries, the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries, the Digital Library Federation, Lyrasis, and the Center for Research Libraries. The UT Libraries collaborates actively at the state level with the other UT System Libraries as well as the libraries in the Tennessee Board of Regents system.
The University of Tennessee is committed to creating a welcoming environment. More information about how we continually strive to put our principles of civility and community into action here in Knoxville is available at http://www.utk.edu/diversity/.
Additional information about this position and the UT community is available at https://www.lib.utk.edu/employment/online-learning-librarian
Benefits:
Excellent benefits include 24 annual leave days; choice of state retirement plan or ORP (VOYA/ING, TIAA/CREF, VALIC) with nonrefundable contributions paid for the employee by the University; optional group health and life insurance plans. Tuition remission is available for all university employees and partial undergraduate tuition remission is available to dependent children and spouses of UT employees. Faculty rank and status; twelve-month, tenure-track appointment.
Application Procedures:
A background check and official transcripts are required prior to hiring. Send cover letter addressing the above qualifications, a current resume or CV, and the names, addresses, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of three recent references to: Elizabeth Greene, Manager, Library Dean’s Office and Human Resources, 1015 Volunteer Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37996-1000. Application materials may be sent via email attachment to ejgreene@utk.edu. Review of applications will begin July 25, 2016, and will continue until the position is filled.
All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and admissions without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or covered veteran status.
Eligibility and other terms and conditions of employment benefits at The University of Tennessee are governed by laws and regulations of the State of Tennessee, and this non-discrimination statement is intended to be consistent with those laws and regulations.
In accordance with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, The University of Tennessee affirmatively states that it does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or disability in its education programs and activities, and this policy extends to employment by the University.
Inquiries and charges of violation of Title VI (race, color, and national origin), Title IX (sex), Section 504 (disability), ADA (disability), Age Discrimination in Employment Act (age), sexual orientation, or veteran status should be directed to the Office of Equity and Diversity (OED), 1840 Melrose Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, telephone (865) 974-2498. Requests for accommodation of a disability should be directed to the ADA Coordinator at the Office of Equity and Diversity.
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