Digital Initiatives Librarian & Instructor | Assistant Professor,
Courtright Memorial Library



Otterbein University, a comprehensive liberal arts institution in the
suburban Columbus area, invites applications for a non-tenure track
position in the library. We are seeking a visionary librarian to advance
our digital initiatives, such as the Digital Commons@Otterbein
http://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/.



Responsibilities: Reporting to the Library Director, this librarian will
provides leadership, management and policy and planning activities for the
campus-wide digitization projects and digital initiatives.  He/she will
work collaboratively to plan and implement best practices for the
collection development of scholarly works and for their preservation,
accessibility, usability and usage analysis within the determined system
architecture.  This position will partner campus-wide in efforts related to
data management.  He/She will have reference responsibilities, serve as a
library liaison to assigned departments and is responsible for teaching
library instruction sessions.



Qualifications: MLS/MLIS from ALA-accredited program required for the rank
of Assistant Professor:  candidates seeking terminal degree (MLS/MLIS) will
be considered at the rank of Instructor. The successful candidate will
possess the following preferred experience; project management, data
analysis, academic library experience, online education, and a strong
awareness of scholarly communication and digital scholarship. Preferred
candidates will also have experience with; collection development, policy
making and implementation, campus and department liaising, digital
innovations, supervisory experience, classroom teaching experience, and
reference. For further information, visit us at
http://www.otterbein.edu/careers.



Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching
philosophy, and three (3) current letters of recommendation to: Dr. Barbara
Schaffner, Dean, School of Professional Studies, Otterbein University, 1
South Grove Street, Westerville, OH USA 43081. Email submissions:
[log in to unmask] For full consideration, applications should be
received by October 2, 2015. To learn more about the Courtright Memorial
Library, please visit us at http://www.otterbein.edu/public/Library.
Otterbein University is an EEO Employer.





Jane Wu

Systems Librarian

Associate Professor

Courtright Memorial Library

Otterbein University

Westerville, OH 43081

Tel. 614-823-1027