Online Learning and Emerging Technologies Librarian

About the role

Established in 1964, Florida Atlantic University serves 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students on six campuses along Florida's southeast coast. It is a High Research Activity university with Carnegie Foundation R1 designation and Opportunity University distinction, known for its marine science research and diverse academic offerings.

Responsibilities

• Create engaging asynchronous learning materials, including tutorials, videos, interactive modules, and digital learning objects.
• Develop and implement instructional strategies grounded in online pedagogy and active learning.
• Provide guidance to students, faculty, researchers, and staff on the ethical and effective use of emerging technologies and AI tools in academic and research environments.
• Stay current with trends, technologies, and best practices related to online learning, AI, digital pedagogy, educational technologies, scholarly communication, and academic librarianship.
• Support the Libraries’ Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and other strategic initiatives.
• Participate in outreach services to promote faculty, students, researchers, and staff engagement with Open Educational Resources, Scholarly Publishing, Open Pedagogy, and Digital Commons initiatives.
• Support the Libraries’ liaison program, including the development and review of research guides in the assigned discipline.
• Investigate opportunities to carry out, publish, and present original scholarship, research, and scholarly projects related to the area of expertise or responsibility.

Requirements

ALA-accredited Master’s degree in Library and Information Science or equivalent. Minimum of 3 years’ experience providing library instruction and research support in online or academic environments. Knowledge of instructional design principles, online pedagogy, and learning technologies. Experience creating digital learning objects, tutorials, videos, or multimedia instructional content. Strong communication, collaboration, and project management skills. Demonstrates ability to work both independently and collaboratively as a team member and team leader where consultation, flexibility, creativity, collaboration, and cooperation are essential. Demonstrates strong organization skills and excellent oral and written communication skills. Demonstrates initiative and strong interpersonal skills with a high level of professionalism and exceptional work ethic. Ability to collect and analyze data to support decision-making, and adapt to change in an ever-evolving and rapidly growing institution.

Preferred

• Second Master’s degree or doctorate or in process.
• 5 years experience and Master’s or certificate in Educational Technology.
• Familiarity with accessibility standards, ADA compliance, and Universal Design for Learning principles.
• Experience with assessment and learning analytics.
• Experience using educational technologies, video editing software, or authoring tools.
• Knowledge of computational literacy, or technology-focused learning initiatives, including familiarity with introductory programming concepts, digital tools, or emerging technologies used in academic learning environments.
• Knowledge of scholarly communication and OER issues and trends.
• Experience collaborating with faculty and other campus stakeholders.
• Demonstrated commitment to professional development and lifelong learning.