Jobs

Posted 3 June 2010

Reference Services Librarian
Northwest University

Deadline: 'open until filled'

Hurst Library / Reports to: Library Director

Appointment: Applications being accepted now.  Search closed when a sufficient number of qualified applicants has been identified.

Position Summary

This position is responsible for enhancing library services and access to academic resources through extensive reference, instruction and outreach activities.  Like all members of the Hurst Library team, this position will work collaboratively to build strong relationships and serve as an ambassador from the Library to the University community.

Primary responsibility for the planning, development and provision of reference and information literacy services.

Leads the Reference Services team in initiating and coordinating library reference services that are focused on engaging and supporting students, faculty and staff.

Leading the Librarians in providing information literacy programs including lectures, demonstrations, and orientations as needed by on-site and off-site faculty and students.  Scheduling research education sessions, creating online reference and instruction materials, conducting instruction in all areas as needed.

Acquisitions/selection and collection management responsibilities for the reference collection, including print and electronic materials, with assistance from other library liaisons.

Primary responsibility for the Library’s assessment activities, including community feedback and surveys, and any necessary accreditation outcome assessments, including documentation.

Assist and advise Library Director with reference desk policies and procedures.

Liaison to NU’s adult degree completion program (LEAP).

Attending library and campus meetings, including chapel. (After first year, add campus committee responsibilities.)

Functioning as part of the Library management team under the leadership of the Library Director.

Professional development such as continuing education, research, presentations, etc.

 Providing back-up assistance for circulation.

An ALA-accredited Master’s degree in Library and/or Information Science is required. The candidate must possess excellent written communication and presentation skills, as well as demonstrate familiarity with traditional in-library encounters and openness to creative reference services outreach, such as residence hall visits, social networking forums and faculty office calls. The individual must be enthusiastic for and have a commitment to customer service, as well as an energetic and motivated team orientation. A strong public service focus with an ability to take initiative and carry out projects to completion,   coupled with an ability to work both independently and on a team, is essential. The ability to both learn and promote new technology for reference research and teaching is also necessary.

To be considered as a candidate, the applicant must submit the following documents and information: (1) letter of interest; (2) curriculum vitae and, if available, a teaching portfolio; (3) names, addresses, email addresses, and telephone numbers of at least three references; (4) statement of your understanding of the relationship between the integration of Christian faith and your discipline of study; and (5) brief statement of personal faith journey and church involvements. Search procedures will be closed, when a sufficient number of qualified applicants have been identified. Applicants are urged to provide sufficient information, so that the application file may be considered complete at the end of the search period.

On or before Sunday, August 1, 2010, at 4:00 pm, or until the position is filled.

James R. Heugel, Ph.D.
Provost
Northwest University P.O. Box 579
Kirkland, WA 98083-0579
provost@northwestu.edu
425.889.5237

Dependent on education and experience, and based upon the established faculty salary schedule.

To be considered as a candidate, the applicant must submit the following documents and information:

1. Letter of interest.
2. Curriculum vitae and, if available, a teaching portfolio.
3. Names, addresses, email addresses, and telephone numbers of at least three references.
4. Statement of your understanding of the relationship between the integration of Christian faith and your discipline of study.
5. Brief statement of personal faith journey and church involvements.

Search procedures will be closed, when a sufficient number of qualified applicants have been identified. Applicants are urged to provide sufficient information, so that the application file may be considered complete at the end of the search period.

Northwest University is a Christian coeducational undergraduate and graduate institution, related to the Assemblies of God, offering baccalaureate and master’s level education. The sixty-acre campus is located in Kirkland, Washington, just ten miles from downtown Seattle. The campus is an ideal setting for study, recreation, and inspiration and is centrally located and convenient to industry, business, and commercial activities.

We, the people of Northwest University, carry the call of God by continually building a learning community dedicated to spiritual vitality, academic excellence, and empowered engagement with human need.

In addition, all faculty at Northwest University must subscribe to our Statement of Faith.

In view of its distinctive philosophy, Northwest University seeks to provide education which will introduce the student to the organized fields of learning and will acquaint the student with the Christian theistic view of the world and of people and their culture. Such an education is intended to develop the whole person in a balanced and useful manner.

The academic program includes majors and areas of concentration in over forty fields of study including nine graduate programs. Sixty-one full-time faculty members and fifty part-time instructors teach 1,383 students, of which nearly two-thirds live on campus. Over fifty percent of the faculty holds the doctoral degree, fifty-three percent are tenured, and thirty-seven percent are women.

The University is accredited by the Northwest Commission for Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) and is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. Credits and degrees earned at Northwest University are recognized and transferable to public and private colleges and universities around the world.