[LIBJOBS] United States - Alpine, TX - Education Coordination Librarian

Complete job description at: https://www.sulross.edu/pages/5862.asp?jobid=10590

    Job No:     12-66A
    Salary:    $35,118
Required:    Master’s degree from an ALA accredited library or information science program; Enthusiasm for student success; demonstrated ability to organize, met deadlines, perform multiple tasks simultaneously, and prioritize; demonstrated capacity to solve problems, work effectively with all levels of personnel, and contribute effectively to team efforts; ability demonstrated by experience or coursework to learn and apply new technologies for the delivery of reference and research services, and for the creation of presentations, interactive tutorials, web pages, and other instructional materials.
Preferred Experience:    Providing reference and instruction in an academic or research library using print and electronic sources; library public service experience; knowledge of basic instructional design principles and experience assessing the learning outcomes of library instruction classes; experience using Blackboard; experience with professional use of social media such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, wikis, blogs, and supporting applications; experience using Drupal for web design; demonstrated problem solving, decision making, negotiation, leadership skills.
Primary Responsibilities:    Schedule the library’s instructional services and share in teaching load; provide leadership that promotes students’ acquisition of library research and information literacy skills and faculty integration of information literacy instruction into their courses; prepares materials to facilitate access to collections including bibliographic guides, handouts, web-based tutorials, and content/subject modules that teach research skills; provide formal and informal bibliographic instruction and/or research assistance, to groups and individuals as needed or as assigned; develop and administer an assessment program for the library’s instructional services including periodic administrative and statistical reports; participate with librarians, faculty, academic departments, and Media and Instructional Technology Services in the creation of tutorials, resource guides, and other instructional materials in multiple formats utilizing instructional design principles; participate in reference desk coverage, including nights and weekends; participate in collection development as assigned; serve on library and University committees; participate in professional development activities.
Other Information:    Flexible schedule encompassing early morning to late night and weekend hours as demanded to meet instruction requirements as well as information needs of night and weekend format classes.  This position is security sensitive.
About SRSU:    Sul Ross State University, located in Alpine, Texas, is a member of the Texas State University System. It is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate, bachelor's and master's degrees, and has an enrollment of approximately 2,000 students on campus in Alpine.

At an elevation of 4,480 feet in the scenic Davis Mountains of West Texas, and on the periphery of the Chihuahuan Desert, Alpine enjoys mild winters and cool summers. Davis Mountain State Park, Fort Davis National Historic Site, Big Bend National Park and Guadalupe National Park are all within one to three hours' driving distance from Alpine.
See    http://www.sulross.edu

How to Apply:    Submit letter of interest, resume, contact information for three references and completed Sul Ross application to Human Resources, Sul Ross State University, Box C-13, Alpine, TX 79832. Phone (432) 837-8058; fax (432) 837-8244; e-mail humanresources@sulross.edu. Applications accepted until the position is filled.

Texas Law requires a 90 day waiting period before new state employees are eligible to enroll in health insurance.
Application: http://www.sulross.edu/docs/hr/staff-application.dot

Instructions:  http://www.sulross.edu/docs/hr/appins.pdf

Don Dowdey                                                                                                   432 837-8121 (phone)
Dean, Library and Information Technologies                                              432 837-8400 (fax)
Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library                                                            ddowdey@sulross.edu
Box  C-109
Alpine, TX 79832