Description
Central Washington University is recruiting an Associate Professor or Professor / Engagement & Outreach Librarian / Department Chair to join our dynamic team in Ellensburg, Washington. The Engagement and Outreach Librarian actively cultivates relationships and collaborates with university and community partners to inform, design, deliver, and promote library learning opportunities that support student success. As a member of CWU Libraries faculty, this position provides instruction, research support, and outreach services for students and faculty in a wide variety of academic disciplines.
As the Libraries Department Chair, the incumbent provides leadership for a dynamic team of faculty librarians, facilitates departmental initiatives and services, and collaborates with other library units as a member of the Libraries Supervisors Team. The chair also participates in faculty and professional activities, including service on university and departmental committees and engagement with professional associations. Faculty will integrate CWU's vision, mission, and values and create a learning environment that fosters student success and institutional excellence. Department chairs serve four-year terms.
Please see the full posting and apply, at https://careers.cwu.edu Search Job ID 7440.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
- An ALA-accredited M.L.S. or equivalent and knowledge of academic library practices across all library services and functions.
- Associate professor: minimum of 6 years of professional experience in an academic library.
- Professor: minimum of 10 years of professional experience in an academic library.
- Working knowledge in outreach, programming, and assessment.
- Ability to work with a wide range of faculty, students, administrators, staff, and general public; experience in team building, fostering effective communication and collaboration across departments and with people with broadly varying technical skill levels.
- Evidence of flexibility, enthusiasm, and collegiality, with the ability to manage multiple responsibilities and work effectively with faculty, students, and staff.
- Superior communication skills.
- Demonstrated leadership experience.
- Scholarship and service profile commensurate with a tenure appointment at the rank of associate or full professor.
- As a tenured faculty member, the successful applicant will be expected to practice effective professional activities/teaching, conduct scholarly/creative activity, and perform professional, university, and community service to meet the requirements specified for advancement in rank and the awarding of tenure.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience successfully leading and implementing department changes.
- Demonstrated organizational and project management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to build and sustain effective relationships and partnerships.
- Experience developing and implementing effective communication, outreach, or marketing materials.
- Experience with STEM areas of research or instruction.
- Prior supervisory experience.
- Spanish language fluency.
- Ability to incorporate multicultural perspectives and issues into programming or information literacy instruction.
- Research program that demonstrates an ability to contribute to CWU's vision to be a model learning community of access and opportunity.
