Humanities Librarian - UNM

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• On: 05/07/2019 12:09:43
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Posting Number: req8923
Employment Type: Faculty
Faculty Type: Open Rank
Hiring Department: CULLS (107A)
Academic Location: College of University Libraries & Learning Sciences
Campus: Main - Albuquerque, NM
Benefits Eligible: The University of New Mexico provides a comprehensive package of benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. In addition, UNM offers educational benefits through the tuition remission and dependent education programs. See the Benefits home page for more information.

Position Summary -The University of New Mexico College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences (CUL&LS) seeks a collaborative, service-oriented, and innovative Humanities Librarian to support a dynamic library system with a strong outreach and instruction program. This is a full-time, 12-month tenure track faculty position. The desired start date is Fall 2019. The annual salary is negotiable based on qualifications and includes full benefits.

Position Description - As part of Learning & Outreach Services in the University Libraries, the Humanities Librarian will:
Serve as the Libraries' specialist for the humanities, focusing on instruction, research assistance, and collection development for departments including History, Classical Studies, American Studies, Philosophy, Religion, and the Honors College;
Proactively build relationships and partnerships with students, faculty, and staff in the undergraduate and graduate humanities programs; Both collaboratively and independently design, implement, and assess library instructional services, including face-to-face, hybrid, and online learning opportunities, instruction sessions and workshops, and other approaches with specific attention to the methodologies used by humanities scholars;
Establish and maintain strong relationships with UL&LS colleagues, employing communication, organizational, analytic, and problem-solving skills;
Work with campus partners and library colleagues to design, implement, and assesses library instruction and outreach services and activities;
Work collaboratively to implement approaches, services, systems, and strategies to engage with scholars during all phases of the research process: research design, discovery, analysis, and publication;
Keep current with emerging information and instructional technologies, facilitating new uses of humanities research, e-scholarship, and digital tools;
Work to meet scholarship and service requirements for promotion and tenure;
Participate in faculty governance as detailed in the UNM Faculty Handbook.
Working some evenings and weekends is required.

The CUL&LS integrates the UNM values of Academic Freedom, Diversity Within the Academic Community, Creativity and Initiative, Excellence, Integrity and Professionalism, and Access and Student Success into all we do. As identified in the CUL&LS strategic plan, we strive to be "a leader in imagining, creating, and realizing the 21st century academic research library and university."

Primary Duties

Serve as primary liaison and actively develop professional relationships with faculty, students, and staff in History, Philosophy, Religion, Classical Studies, American Studies, and the Honors College;
Provide instruction in research and information literacy in a variety of settings;
Contribute to library-wide collection development activities including developing and managing electronic, multimedia, and print collections in the relevant disciplines to support the research and teaching needs of the UNM community;
Engage in library outreach activities to assigned liaison areas and to the university community;
Provide research consultations to individuals or groups as requested;
Work collaboratively with the UL&LS Research Data Services program to provide assistance to faculty and students with their data management needs;
Assist faculty engaged in digital scholarship projects by collaborating with Digital Initiatives and Scholarly Communication (DISC);
Participate in UL&LS faculty governance and in library management as required.
Meet scholarship and service requirements for promotion and tenure as detailed in the UNM Faculty Handbook;
Contribute to CUL&LS initiatives that further UNM's commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Environment

The University of New Mexico is a member of the Association of Research Libraries, the Greater Western Library Alliance, and the New Mexico Consortium of Academic Libraries, and it leads the LIBROS Consortium of seventeen academic libraries in New Mexico. CUL&LS contains over 3 million volumes and includes four branch libraries: Centennial Science & Engineering Library, Fine Arts & Design Library, Parish Memorial Library (business and economics), and Zimmerman Library (humanities, social sciences, and education). Zimmerman Library also houses the Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections and the Indigenous Nations Library Program. The CUL&LS grants bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees in its Organization, Information & Learning Sciences (OILS) Program, which prepares professionals to help individuals, groups, and organizations to learn in more effective ways. CUL&LS is home to the UNM Press, a respected publisher of scholarly monographs and the largest book publisher in the state of New Mexico. UNM is a Tier I Research Institution and a Hispanic-Serving Institution. For more information about UNM and the community, please see https://advance.unm.edu/why-unm/.

Qualifications
Education and Experience

Minimum Requirements:
An earned master's degree from an ALA-accredited library/information sciences program or equivalent OR a terminal degree in a humanities or related field by the start date.
Two years' experience working in a library in the past five years by start date.

Preferred (Desired) Qualifications:
Graduate degree in a Humanities field;
Familiarity with historical research methods;
Experience or demonstrated interest in conducting outreach and engagement efforts with students, faculty, and campus collaborators to support research and instructional endeavors;
Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with information literacy concepts and trends (e.g., the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy);
Experience with face-to-face and online instruction, including the design of instructional materials, activities, and curricula as well as presentation techniques and skills;
Experience or demonstrated knowledge of best practices in managing and evaluating subject-specific collections;
Demonstrated proficiency with contemporary and emerging information technologies such as web authoring tools and technologies, social media, digital learning objects, screencasting, and/or LibApps;
Knowledge of scholarly communication issues and trends within the humanities;
Experience with or knowledge of the digital humanities;
Ability to communicate in Spanish or an Indigenous language of the Southwestern U.S.;
Reading knowledge of a language other than English;
Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills as well as strong service orientation;
Commitment to fostering an inclusive educational environment and workplace and ability to work with broadly diverse communities;
Demonstrated willingness to respond to new opportunities with initiative, creative energy, and leadership;
Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success as well as working with broadly diverse communities.
Application Instructions Instructions: Please prepare the following documents: CV, Cover Letter addressing each Minimum and Preferred Qualification, Statement of Teaching, and a list of three professional references including email and phone contact information. Questions may be directed to Leah Boetger, search coordinator, at lboetger@unm.edu.
Applicants who are appointed to a UNM faculty position are required to provide an official certification of successful completion of all degree requirements prior to their initial employment with UNM.

For Best Consideration For best consideration, please apply by 6/5/2019. This position will remain open until filled.

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

Contact: Leah Boetger, Search Coordinator, 277-7168 or Lboetger@unm.edu
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