Assistant Professor – Instruction and Open Strategies Librarian

The Program

The MSU Library embraces educational initiatives in many formats and multiple modalities including point of use, course-integrated, web-based, and credit-bearing course instruction. Workshops, research consultations, and instruction sessions are designed to develop students into self-sufficient and empowered seekers, users, and creators of information. We aim to engage users by modeling the pursuit of knowledge and lifelong learning.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Facilitate conversations across the library organization and campus community about open strategies, keep up with open trends, and be engaged internationally and nationally about partnership opportunities around open efforts, pursuing such opportunities when appropriate.
• Lead the MSU Library in its efforts to improve affordable course material options, including leading an established OER program.
• Focus attention on developments in open software and systems, including open Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies.
• Provide instruction and instructional support to students, staff, and faculty through research consultations, library instruction sessions, workshops, and/or credit-bearing courses.
• Contribute scholarship and service in accordance with tenure expectations.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in library and information science (MLS/MLIS) from an ALA-accredited program (or international equivalent) or terminal degree from an appropriate discipline by the time of appointment.
• Experience with open areas of library and information science such as open access publishing, open data publishing, open educational resources (OER), open pedagogy, or open-source software and systems.
• Knowledge of reference, research support, or information literacy instruction in an academic, research, or equivalent setting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with professional organizations supporting open strategies and administering programs that further open efforts such as open publishing funds or grants for open educational resources (OER).
• Demonstrated project management experience.
• Experience designing and delivering library instruction, workshops, or credit-bearing courses.
• Evidence of scholarly or professional contributions in librarianship, teaching, or related fields.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships with faculty, staff, and students in support of student success.