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General Description

Salary: $60.60 – $72.51 hourly
Job Type: Part-time Faculty
Job Number: 4422-af-LIBR
Location: Visalia/Tulare/Hanford, CA
Department: Library

Part‑time Adjunct Faculty Pool

Part‑time Adjunct Faculty assignments may include weekend and/or evening classes at the Visalia Campus, the Hanford Educational Center, or the Tulare College Center. If the department does not have an immediate need to add candidates to their pool, applications remain in queue until the need arises or for one year in active status.

Commitment to Equity

Sequoias Community College District is committed to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion and values candidates who have the ability to serve students from diverse backgrounds. Ideal candidates will share this commitment and be guided by dedication to helping students achieve their educational goals.

Job Duties

• Provide in‑person and online reference assistance and research consultation to students, faculty, and staff at the Ask a Librarian desk, including one‑on‑one appointments, at all three sites (Visalia, Hanford, and/or Tulare).
• Teach library instruction sessions and facilitate library orientations.
• Teach or co‑teach library workshops.
• Engage in collection management duties (e.g., weeding, purchasing, and evaluating collections in one or more subject areas).
• Act as library liaison for one or more subject areas.
• Assist teaching faculty in locating academic resources, including Open Educational Resources (OER).
• Create and update online resources (e.g., research guides and websites).
• Promote library resources, services, and outreach efforts to the campus community.
• Has the opportunity to teach credit‑bearing library courses.

Qualifications

• Earned MLS (MLIS) degree from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited institution OR equivalent.
• Minimum qualifications for all disciplines can be found within "Minimum Qualifications for Faculty and Administrators in California Community Colleges".

Application Procedure

To be considered for this position, applicants must submit all of the following:

• A completed online application;
• A cover letter which states your qualifications for the position;
• A resume;
• Equity Narrative (included in the online application).
• Unofficial transcripts (official transcripts will be required upon hire); or,
• If claiming equivalency, the completed equivalency documents must be attached.
• Applicants with foreign degrees must have their coursework evaluated by a professional association and submit a copy of the evaluation with the online application.

College of the Sequoias does not sponsor H‑1B visas.

Equal Opportunity Employer

College of the Sequoias Community College District is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing full and equal access to employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees, free from discrimination in any program or activity of the District on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic.