Student Engagement and Outreach Librarian (Tenure Track)
Job Description
**Posting Details**
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Position Information
**Recruitment Number** 5722
**Working Title** Student Engagement and Outreach Librarian (Tenure Track)
**Classification Title** Assistant Professor
**Proposed Salary to be Offered**
**Appointment Percentage (Budget)** 1.0
**Position Summary**
This 9-month tenure-track faculty appointment will lead and promote advocacy efforts that increase awareness of and cultivate interaction with library resources and services, especially as related to student learning, research, and success. Enhance the library’s visibility and effectively communicate its value to stakeholders. Foster a culture of learning and further the Library Department’s mission of graduating information-literate students. Assist in reference services, information literacy instruction, and collection development in assigned subjects. Participate in collegial governance, and campus and professional activities.
* Orchestrate specialized services, programs, and events on behalf of the library, such as presentations, activities, workshops, and library tours, that showcase library resources and services.
* Cultivate strategic and meaningful collaborations with stakeholders to build awareness, increase use, and better integrate library resources and services into academic and campus life.
* Undertake and coordinate various creative and dynamic first-year student experiences that foster engagement and learning.
* Implement data-driven evaluation of the library’s outreach initiatives to maximize their impact and effectiveness and improve user experiences.
* Serve as Outreach Committee chair, leading communication efforts and contributing to the library’s news blog.
* Serve as Outreach unit lead, collaborating with other Outreach unit staff to publish promotional and informational library messaging, including various print and electronic materials.
* Produce the library’s newsletter, the Fine Print, in collaboration with the Library Director and Department Chair.
* Teach a significant number of information literacy instruction sessions.
* Serve as a member of the Information Literacy Team, contributing expertise to support related information literacy functions.
Other Responsibilities* Participate in reference services, including occasional weekend desk shifts.
* Participate in collection development areas of interest or expertise.
* Participate in information literacy instruction.
* Serve on Murphy Library, university, UW System, and professional committees as elected or appointed.
* Engage in an active program of scholarship and professional and community service as outlined in the University’s Faculty Handbook and the Library’s Departmental Guidelines.
**Position Type** Faculty/Instructional
**Pay Basis** Academic
**FLSA** Exempt
**Is this position eligible for employment sponsorship, (H1B or PERM)?** Yes
**Required Qualifications**
* Master’s degree in library science from an ALA-accredited program or equivalent international degree at time of application.
* Professional experience in outreach and communication.
**Preferred Qualifications**
* Post-MLS professional experience working in an academic library environment involving outreach and communication.
* Familiarity with working in a peer-governed academic department including conducting research and participating in professional service.
* Ability to take initiative, working both autonomously and in a collaborative team environment.
* Experience with creative writing and marketing.
* Demonstrated experience with graphic design software, such as Adobe Suite.
* Demonstrated ability to teach information literacy instruction.
* Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively collaborate with project stakeholders, faculty/staff, and students.
**Physical Demands****Reasonable Accommodations**
UWL provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment. Employment opportunities will not be denied because of the need to make reasonable accommodations for a qualified individual with a disability. If you need assistance or accommodation in applying because of a disability, please contact **hrinfo@uwlax.edu** or 608.785.8013. This job announcement and other material on this site will be made available in alternate formats upon request to an individual with a disability.
All position descriptions are required to provide physical demands and working condition/environment and may not be published in the job announcement. For information on the physical demands and/or working conditions/environment for this position, please contact Human Resources at **hrinfo@uwlax.edu** or 608.785.8013.
**Working conditions and environment**Library and office setting
**Miscellaneous Information**
**Information about your Benefits**
Your benefits add an additional 40%+ to the overall financial package from the university.
Highlights include:* paid vacation for 12-month positions.
* excellent flexible health insurance with low co-pays and good coverage.
* paid holidays and sick days.
* after 5 years of employment, you become vested in our retirement system which ensures income post-career.
* benefits at UWL are highly competitive with local industry and some of the strongest in state and nation.
Benefit eligibility is determined at point of hire. This information is provided for illustrative purposes only. Benefits are also pro-rated based on the appointment percentage.
**Information about** **UWL** **and the Surrounding Region**
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (UW–La Crosse) provides a challenging, dynamic, and diverse learning environment in which the entire university community is fully engaged in supporting student success. Grounded in the liberal arts, UW-La Crosse fosters curiosity and life-long learning through collaboration, innovation, and the discovery and dissemination of new knowledge. Acknowledging and respecting the contributions of all, UW-La Crosse is a regional academic and cultural center that prepares students to take their place in a constantly changing world community.
For more than a decade UW-La Crosse has been named one of Kiplinger’s 100 Best Values in Public Universities and has appeared prominently on the *U.S. News & World Report* list of “America’s Best Colleges” for more than 15 years, and is ranked #4 on its list of the Best Regional Public Universities in the Midwest. UW-La Crosse ranks 6th nationally among the Top LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges for 2018-19 by AffordableCollegesOnline.org (ACO).
With a student population of roughly 10,500, the university offers 91 undergraduate programs, 21 graduate programs, and 2 doctoral programs through the following three colleges, the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities, the College of Business Administration, and the College of Science and Health, as well as the School of Education. There are over 600 full-time faculty and instructional academic staff, 75 percent of whom hold terminal degrees. UW-La Crosse boasts a retention rate (freshmen returning as sophomores) of 84 percent, graduation rate (degree within six years) of 70 percent, and is among only 12 institutions cited nationally by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities for its success in linking campus culture and university leadership to outstanding graduation rates.
UW-La Crosse’s strategic plan Sustaining Excellence continues to move our community forward through its four pillars: increasing community engagement, achieving excellence through equity and diversity, investing in our people, and advancing transformational education. More information about the ongoing work of Sustaining Excellence is available at **www.uwlax.edu/info/strategic-plan**.
The UW-La Crosse campus is in southwestern Wisconsin, nestled in a residential area of the City of La Crosse and positioned as part of a larger metro area with a population close to 140,000. The area, known as the 7 Rivers Region, is famous for its exceptional natural beauty which includes the Mississippi River on one side, majestic bluffs on the other, and views of rolling farmland and forested valleys in between. Abundant water, woodlands and varying terrain provide ample opportunities for year-round outdoor recreation. Only a couple of hours from Minneapolis or Madison, La Crosse enjoys the affordability and charm of small town living with larger city benefits. Three colleges, two world-class medical institutions, the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, a restored nineteenth century downtown business district, and a number of galleries and art centers have made La Crosse a regional center for culture, entertainment, medical care, shopping, sports and recreation. More information about the La Crosse metro area can be found here: **Choose La Crosse**. Learn more about UW-La Crosse here: **https://www.uwlax.edu/human-resources/services/talent-acquisition-and-employment/finalist-welcome/**
**Civil Rights and Compliance Statement**
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring faculty and staff that are qualified and broadly trained. UWL, in compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is committed to fostering an environment that embraces inclusive excellence and equitable treatment of all parties. Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, or protected veteran status. Inclusive excellence is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for the University of Wisconsin La Crosse. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the Universities of Wisconsin community.
**Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (Clery Act)**
For the UWL Annual Security and Fire Safety Reports (i.e., Clery Report), which includes statistics about reported crimes and information about campus security policies, see **https://www.uwlax.edu/police/annual-security-report/** or contact the University Police Department at 608.785.9000.
**SOE Affiliation** No
**Division/College** Academic Affairs Division
**Description of College / Department / Program / Division / Unit**
As a 9-month tenure-track faculty member in a student-centered teaching library, Library Department members strive to ensure that UWL students graduate as **information literate** citizens with the ability to recognize when information is needed, and with the ability to locate, evaluate, and use information effectively and ethically. We set Murphy Library’s curriculum for teaching, which encompasses all aspects of librarianship. We are responsible for managing information by selecting, organizing, providing access to, and preserving physical and online information resources, and we take responsibility for assisting and educating others in the effective utilization of such resources. We contribute to the growth and progress of the discipline of library and information science through scholarship, and we serve our colleagues, peers, and community through professional service activities.
Redbook Position
**Posting Detail Information**
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Posting Detail Information
**Posting Date** 02/21/2025
**Continuous Recruitment** Yes
**Continuous Recruitment First Review Date** 03/28/2025
**Close Date**
**Special Instructions**
*International Applicants and Applicants with International Degrees** When a position requires an ALA accredited degree, degrees from international institutions will be accepted under the following conditions:
a. The degree has been recognized by the ALA as equivalent, or;
b. The degree has been evaluated at the candidate’s expense by a U.S. credentialing
c. service recommended by the ALA.* International applicants or applicants with international degrees will be given a specific amount of time as determined by the Search and Screen committee.
**Application deadlines**
**TO** **ENSURE****CONSIDERATION****: Priority consideration is given to those candidates who apply by the listed ‘First Review Date’.** Applications received after that date may be given consideration at the discretion of the search committee. Application materials will be evaluated, and the most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process. Incomplete and/or late application materials may not receive consideration. If you have questions regarding this recruitment, or if you are not able to complete the application online due to a disability or system problem, please contact the Office of Human Resources.
**Confidentiality of Applicant Materials**
UWL is a state agency and subject to Wisconsin’s Open Records Law. UWL will not, however, reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing except as may be required by Wisconsin’s Open Records law. In certain circumstances, the identities of “final candidates” and/or the identity of the appointed applicant must be revealed upon request.
**CBC** **& Reference Check Policy**
All candidates for employment are subject to a pre-employment screening which includes a criminal background check, work authorization, and verification of education. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.
**Position Contact Name** Scott Pfitzinger
**Position Contact Email** spfitzinger@uwlax.edu
**Required Documents**
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**Required Documents**
* Resume/Curriculum Vitae
* Cover Letter/Letter of Application
* Reference Contact Information
**Optional Documents**
