Emerging Technologies Librarian, SUNY College at Oneonta
Position: Emerging Technologies Librarian (Senior Assistant Librarian)
James M. Milne Library, SUNY College at Oneonta - Oneonta, NY
Compensation and benefits: The position is a 12-month tenure-track line at the Senior Assistant Librarian rank with competitive benefits and salary commensurate with qualifications.
Description:
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES LIBRARIAN(SR. ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN)
The James M. Milne Library at the SUNY College at Oneonta seeks a proactive, creative, service-oriented reference librarian with skills to implement library technology initiatives such as virtual reference, Web 2.0 applications, innovative technology projects, and to serve as a member of the Reference/Instruction team. The SUNY College at Oneonta is one of the 13 colleges of arts and sciences in SUNY. The College has a student body of approximately 5,700 and offers a broad range of undergraduate programs in liberal arts, economics and business, and teacher education. See the College website at http://www.oneonta.edu.
Duties: The Emerging Technologies/Instruction Librarian will serve as an explorer of, and champion for, the use of evolving and existing technologies as part of a collegial team with five other reference/instruction librarians. The successful candidate will also participate in the activities of the department including teaching and developing informational and instructional materials, reference, and collection development. The librarian will serve as liaison to academic departments and participate in the daily, nightly, and weekend reference desk rotation.
Qualifications Required: MasterR17;s degree from an ALA-accredited program at the time of start date; knowledge of trends in academic libraries; experience with technological applications including web development; knowledge of reference sources; ability to work effectively in a team as well as independently; excellent oral and written communication skills.
Preferred: Teaching and reference experience in an academic library; experience with ASP and web forms; leadership potential.
Deadline: Review of applications will begin immediately.
Contact: To Apply: Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, names, addresses, and phone numbers of three professional references to: Ms. Nancy Cannon
Chair, Search Committee
Box W, #1048-Y
Milne Library, SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta, NY 13820
