Head of Research and Instruction Services

Title: Head of Research and Instruction Services

State Role Title: Professional Lecturer

Hiring Range: UG

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Virginia Military Institute

Location:Virginia Military Institute

Agency Website:

Recruitment Type: General Public G

Job Duties

Virginia Military Institute (VMI) seeks a passionate creative and userfocused professional to join Preston Library as Head of Research and Instruction Services. The successful candidate will: oversee all aspects of research and instruction services including policies and procedures; advocate for innovative information literacy instruction and user education services; and assess programs to help the library understand and respond to cadet and faculty research and information needs. The Head of Research and Instruction Services will collaborate with a team of librarians to develop and deliver high quality research services instruction and programming to VMI cadets faculty and staff. The librarian will work closely with faculty instructors and administrators to cultivate and promote Preston Librarys commitment to support teaching learning and research.
This position is a fulltime nontenuretrack Administrative/Professional Faculty Librarian position that reports to the Library Director.

Responsibilities:
Lead the strategic planning development and operational oversight of instruction and research services.
Work collaboratively within and outside of the library to develop responsive userfocused information literacy instruction and research services and programs to support cadet faculty and staff excellence in academic research.
Develop innovative and engaging library instruction and information literacy programs that incorporate student learning outcomes active learning strategies and assessment.
Maintain online research tools and create research aides that facilitate library usage including the library website and research guides.
Provide guidance direction planning support advocacy and assessment of instructional services and initiatives at the Library.
Develop and sustain library instructional models such as the ACRL Information Literacy Framework through faculty partnerships.
Coordinate outreach to campus partners to lead and/or support campuswide instructional initiatives; create and maintain a visible presence on campus representing the library in research and instruction initiatives.
Lead the entire range of inperson and online research support services (some evening and weekend hours required) providing high quality and timely services.
Support librarians as they engage in instruction research services and liaison activities.
Maintain knowledge of current trends in reference/research services library instruction information literacy and scholarly communication and incorporate these trends into the work of the library.
Assist with data gathering for annual reports as needed including IPEDS SACSCOC Library Directors Annual Report.
Participate in collection development.
Participate in night and weekend duty as required.
Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Masters degree from an American Library Associationaccredited graduate program or related graduate degree.
A minimum of 3 years of academic library experience related to public services including research reference teaching or outreach.
Demonstrated commitment to usercentered services for students faculty and staff.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and build relationships with colleagues and peers.
Excellent interpersonal written and verbal communication skills including presentation skills.

Additional Considerations

Experience with information literacy instruction assessment.
Evidence of effective delivery of instruction services and programming to faculty and students.
Experience with Springshare platform and its services.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or rsum is submitted successfully. Please refer to Your Application in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

In addition to the online application please include a letter of interest curriculum vitae and contact information for three professional references.

Review of online applications will be ongoing until the position is filled.

Initial interviews will be conducted via Zoom or Microsoft Teams.

Contact Information

Name: Tamara Wade

Phone:

Email:

In support of the Commonwealths commitment to inclusion we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). ServiceConnected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation if applicable to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1 2022 February 29 2024 can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.