Cuyahoga Community College is hiring: Tenure Track Faculty, Librarian in Parma

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The Department is Learning Commons and the Location is College-Wide. The role Reports To the Assistant Dean, Learning Commons.

Job Description: Provide high-quality delivery of a broad range of library services, including instruction, reference, and collection management, to a diverse community of users in support of the College’s curriculum and mission.

• Prepares and delivers lectures to students on various topics in relation to a specific discipline
• Evaluates and grades students’ class work, laboratory work, assignments and papers
• Prepares course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments and handouts
• Keeps abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, speaking with colleagues and participating in professional conferences
• Maintains student attendance records, grades and other required records
• Initiates, facilitates and moderates classroom discussions
• As needed, advises students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues
• Plans, evaluates and revises curricula, course content and course materials and methods of instruction
• Compiles, administers and grades examinations
• Collaborates with colleagues to address teaching and research issues
• Maintains regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students
• Selects and obtains materials and supplies such as textbooks and laboratory equipment
• Serves on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, department matters and academic issues
• Participates in campus and community events

Required Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Library Science from an accredited ALA program
• Strong commitment to information literacy instruction, and demonstrated aptitude for teaching in multiple formats
• Ability to provide individual research assistance and instruction on the fly, in person, or online
• Experience with automated library systems
• Demonstrated expertise in database searching and information retrieval
• Working knowledge of new and emerging technologies and familiarity with their impact on higher education
• Familiarity with current trends and issues in information literacy training and critical thinking skills training
• Teaching experience
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Suite (or equivalent)
• Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for students
• Advanced communication (verbal, written and interpersonal) and organizational skills
• Logic and reasoning skills to identify solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• Sensitivity to appropriately respond to the needs of students and the community

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated teaching experience of an information literacy course
• Experience in providing library services in a dynamic and diverse multi-campus community college, public library, or university environment
• Being a successful advocate for new initiatives in library services
• Ability to build strategic alliances both within and across disciplines, and within and outside the College
• Familiarity with Sierra, Blackboard, Banner, LibGuides and/or similar products
• Ability to adapt to and master new software and emerging technology
• Community college teaching experience

This is a full-time tenure track faculty opportunity. The selected faculty member hired for this position could teach at any one of the College's campuses or sites.

Total Compensation & Benefits: Target Hiring Rate/Salary: $57,589 with B.A. plus 30 semester hours (45 quarter credits) or M.A. degree; Education less than or more than stated will affect minimum salary.

Equal Opportunity Statement: Cuyahoga Community College is committed to attaining excellence through the recruitment and retention of a qualified workforce. Cuyahoga Community College is an equal employment/educational opportunity institution.