Reporting to the Director of Libraries, the Outreach and Engagement Librarian will help bring fresh insight and initiatives to our current reference and outreach efforts. You will extend outreach to administrative and service units on campus, building or strengthening relationships with Student Life and other academic support areas, as well as off-campus stakeholders such as Granville High School and the Granville Public Library. You will also enhance marketing and assessment efforts to ensure that outcomes are being met across the library and the college.


Essential Job Functions

• Lead the development, provision, and assessment of the Libraries\xe2\x80\x99 outreach initiatives, such as new student orientations, programs for first-generation and transfer students, and activities designed to foster student success and lifelong learning by building relationships with over ten offices across campus, such as Educational Technologists, First-Year Experience and the Lisska Center for Intellectual Engagement.
• Promote library services and programming to students, faculty, staff, and community members through outreach and marketing, including, but not limited to, successful social media marketing campaigns and coordination with campus marketing groups.
• Coordinate reference desk service and supervise student reference assistants, providing direction, training, and mentoring.
• Take an active role in developing and implementing co-curricular and extracurricular library programming, such as workshops, events, and designing exhibits.
• Work in conjunction with other Denison librarians to create electronic educational resources, videos/tutorials, etc. and make those resources and materials accessible to students, faculty, and staff.
• Participate in the normal activities of all librarians, including but not limited to general reference work, including weekend and evening rotations, committee assignments, and basic and course- specific instruction.

Minimum Qualifications

\xe2\x80\x93ALA-accredited MLS or equivalent degree.
\xe2\x80\x93Experience with information resources used in academic libraries.
\xe2\x80\x93Demonstrated adaptability with changing technologies and their impact on workflow.
\xe2\x80\x93Excellent analytical skills with a positive, proactive, and creative approach to problem-solving.
\xe2\x80\x93Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.
\xe2\x80\x93Experience collaborating with others and managing multiple priorities and projects.
\xe2\x80\x93Demonstrated student-centered mindset.
\xe2\x80\x93Demonstrated desire to seek professional growth.
\xe2\x80\x93Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility and anti-racism.




Preferred Qualifications

\xe2\x80\x93Additional advanced degree in a related field or advanced certification.
\xe2\x80\x93Experience teaching information literacy.
\xe2\x80\x93Project management experience, including successfully managing change.
\xe2\x80\x93Interest in teaching and training others.
\xe2\x80\x93Knowledge of the current trends, challenges, and opportunities provided by electronic/digital platforms and an understanding of the research behaviors of today\xe2\x80\x99s learners.
\xe2\x80\x93Experience working with or supervising students.


We\xe2\x80\x99re looking for an innovative, collaborative, flexible, and service-oriented professional who is comfortable establishing and maintaining relationships to serve in this role. We recognize that candidates may not possess all of the preferred qualifications; however, the ideal candidate will bring many of them, and we are committed to helping our future colleague develop these preferred skills.




Physical Demands



Contact(s)
Human Resources


Contact Phone/Extension



Contact Email
hr@denison.edu


Open Date
03/20/2023


Close Date



Open Until Filled
Yes


Special Instructions to Applicants

To view the full job description and to apply, please visit employment.denison.edu. Applications received by April 23, 2023, will be assured full consideration; the position is open until filled. Please ensure that your cover letter addresses the essential duties and responsibilities of the role, and addresses your commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility and anti-racism. This is a full-time, 12-month, exempt, salaried, position working on campus Monday through Friday, with occasional evening and weekend hours.




Additional Information
In our ongoing efforts to support the health of our community and continue to operate our campus safely, Denison requires all new employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID -19 including a booster within the timeline guidance recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unless an Denison-authorized medical or religious exemption is approved prior to the first day of employment. For more information and resources regarding this policy as a condition of employment, please visit https://denison.edu/campus/covid19


Denison University Background Check Statement
The final candidate will undergo a background check as a conditional offer of employment.


Denison University EEO Statement

Denison University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To achieve our mission as a liberal arts college, we continually strive to attract and hire candidates with diverse backgrounds, experiences and identities. Denison fosters a campus community that recognizes the value of all persons regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender expression and identity, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or socio-economic background. For additional information and resources about diversity at Denison, please see our commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity and antiracism ( IDEA ) at Denison Forward .

If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact the Human Resources Department at (740) 587-6299 or by email at HR@denison.edu