Open Education Librarian

About UMass Amherst

The flagship of the Commonwealth the University of Massachusetts Amherst is a nationally ranked public land-grant research university that seeks to expand educational access fuel innovation and creativity and share and use its knowledge for the common good. Founded in 1863 UMass Amherst sits on nearly 1450-acres in scenic Western Massachusetts and boasts state-of-the-art facilities for teaching research scholarship and creative activity. The institution advances a diverse equitable and inclusive community where everyone feels connected and valuedand thrives and offers a full range of undergraduate graduate and professional degrees across 10 schools and colleges and 100 undergraduate majors. We believe every member of our university community can contribute to our ongoing success by striving for the highest level of excellence as we seek breakthrough solutions to mounting environmental social economic and technological challenges in our world.

Job Summary

The Open Education Librarian provides innovative and high-quality programming and services at UMass Amherst. Housed in the division of Data Digital Strategies & Scholarly Communication the Open Education Librarian leads the Libraries programs and services supporting the creation adaptation and adoption of open educational resources tools and practices. Working with Libraries colleagues campus partners faculty and graduate students they will prioritize the development of robust high-impact and affordable course materials for learners at the University of Massachusetts Amherst across the Commonwealth and beyond.

Essential Functions

• Provides expertise and guidance across the institution for creating adapting and adopting open educational resources (OER) tools technologies and practices.
• Leads Libraries open education initiatives including but not limited to the Open Education Initiative program.
• Collaborates with library colleagues and campus partners (e.g. Center for Teaching & Learning Instructional Design Engagement & Support Information Technology etc.) to assess implement and maintain platforms and tools that support the creation and use of OER and open pedagogy (e.g. PressBooks Open Syllabus Analytics Janeway etc.)
• Oversees the planning delivery and evaluation of open education events workshops training opportunities and other outreach internally for library colleagues across the campus and with local and regional organizations (e.g. the Five College Consortium the Boston Library Consortium etc.)
• Collaborates with campus partners (e.g. Center for Teaching & Learning; Instructional Design Engagement and Support (IDEAS) etc.) and student organizations (e.g. Massachusetts Student Public Interest Research Group (MassPIRG) Student Governance Association (SGA) etc.) to strategically align the Libraries open education initiatives with campus state and national directions in open education.
• Collaborates with library colleagues and campus partners to collect analyze assess and report metrics on the Libraries and campus open education initiatives programming and tools.
• Aligns planning priorities goals and services with the strategic initiatives of the Libraries and the University.
• Keeps apprised of key issues and trends in open education open pedagogy open scholarship and scholarly publishing information literacy instructional design learning support services online and distance learning open access and copyright/authors rights and regularly incorporates this knowledge into planning and sharing of information with library colleagues and campus partners as relevant.
• Represents the Libraries at specific library or university events to promote Libraries services such as student-focused events orientations end of semester support activities for students etc.
• Serves on internal committees as assigned and may be asked to represent the Libraries on campus committees Five College Committees and Boston Library Consortium Committees and/or at other selected professional meetings and conferences.
• Participates in professional development and continuing education activities including service in professional and scholarly associations and presenting and publishing on work-related topics.
• Works a flexible schedule which includes some evening weekend and holiday hours.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or required to meet the goals of the department Libraries and University.
• May supervise student employees.

Organizational Values

• Commitment to support justice equity diversity and inclusion (JEDI) within libraries and institution.
• Ability to build and sustain effective working relationships and work collaboratively in adiverse and fast-paced environment.
• Purposefully promote a One Library environment for all that encourages inclusion personal growth respect self-reflection curiosity and continuous learning.
• Understands responsibilities with respect to conflicts of interest and behaves in ways consistent with both law and with university policy.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge Skills Abilities Education Experience Certifications Licensure)

• Graduate degree in librarianship (from a program accredited by the American Library Association) or related field by time of hire or combination of an advanced degree in a relevant subject area and experience in libraries archives museums or similar institutions.
• For Librarian II a minimum of 2 years of experience in an academic library archives museum or similar institution.
• Experience providing library instruction and outreach programming in an academic library setting.
• Evidence of commitment to user-centered service to students and faculty in an academic institution contributing to student success.
• Participates in professional development continuing education activities professional and scholarly associations as well as evidence of potential for active contributions to organizations at the Libraries university and community level.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative problem-solve and demonstrate a commitment to inclusion service excellence innovation and creativity.
• Demonstrated ability to build and sustain effective working relationships and work collaboratively in a diverse and fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational project and time management skills to lead or coordinate multiple projects and work with minimal supervision.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications (Knowledge Skills Abilities Education Experience Certifications Licensure)

• Demonstrated ability to communicate the academic librarys role in supporting open educational resources open pedagogy and open scholarship and the ability to use this understanding to serve patrons in a research library setting.
• Fluency with software and workflows for adapting creating organizing and providing access to open educational resources.
• Experience providing library instruction and outreach programming for faculty and graduate students in an academic library setting.
• Experience working with and creating open educational materials for underserved student populations such as international students English language-learners first generation students and transfer students.
• Experience with project management tools and/or techniques.
• Experience in academic publishing or editorial experience.

Work Schedule

• The regular working schedule for this position is Monday - Friday day hours.
• The incumbent of the position is expected to work on a flexible schedule which includes some evening weekend and holiday hours.

Salary Information

• Librarian I or II
  • Librarian I:$63250
  • Librarian II: $70725

Benefits

University benefits may differ based on collective bargaining agreements (unions). Please see below for the potential benefits MSP Librarians can be entitled to obtain: benefits for the Massachusetts Society of Professors (MSP) members and benefits for MSP Librarians positions:

• Human Resources: Faculty & Staff General Benefits
• Massachusetts Society of Professors (MSP) Benefits
• MSP Librarian Positions Benefits

Promotion

MSP Librarian positions are eligible for promotion defined as a change in rank as a librarian from one rank to the next higher rank. The bargaining unit member who gets a promotion shall receive the base salary increase in line with theMSP collective bargaining agreement. You can view the MSP Collective Bargaining Agreement particularly article 20 to learn more about MSP Librarian Personnel Actions including promotion appointment reappointment and continuing appointment.

Application Instructions

Along with the application please submit a resume cover letter and contact information for three (3) professional references. The search will remain open until filled.