What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Assistant Librarian - Instruction & Reference position at State University of New York at Plattsburgh?
We are seeking a versatile and service-oriented Instruction and Reference Librarian to join our collaborative library team. The successful candidate will partner with library faculty and staff, university subject faculty, and student support offices to anticipate and serve student needs. In addition to instruction and reference responsibilities, this position contributes to liaison activities with an assigned academic school (Arts and Sciences; Business and Economics; Education, Health and Human Services), including course-integrated instruction, collection development, and research support. The library serves a primarily on-campus population of undergraduates, including students from Clinton Community College, and a primarily online population of graduate students. The successful candidate will report to the Library Director and join a team of colleagues on the Library Faculty. At SUNY Plattsburgh, librarians are academic faculty who may teach in our Cardinal Core general education program and participate in shared governance through the Faculty Senate. This is a tenure-track position, and as such does require scholarship and service.
Responsibilities include managing the library’s course-related instruction program by corresponding with teaching faculty, leading the assessment of instruction sessions, including through student and instructor feedback, and creatively marketing library instruction. The role also involves managing the library’s research guides on Springshare’s LibGuides platform and staying current with the university’s evolving needs for library instruction, including the use of new and emerging technologies such as generative AI. The position supports online learners by creating digital resources—such as tutorials and videos—to be delivered through LibGuides and the university’s Brightspace learning management system. The role requires teaching course-related library instruction sessions for the university’s faculty in in-person, online, or hybrid formats. The individual may also teach credit-bearing courses, including information literacy courses, courses contributing to a microcredential, first-year Cardinal Foundation Seminar courses, or other courses aligned with an area of expertise. Responsibilities further include providing research assistance to students, faculty, staff, and community users through in-person, phone, and online services. The position entails creating and maintaining instructional materials across multiple formats, including LibGuides pages, LibWizard tutorials, and print handouts; assisting with the planning and implementation of library programming and outreach activities; and contributing to ongoing library projects, including planning and assessment. Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.
Feinberg Library assists students, faculty, staff, and the community in their intellectual activities by providing resources and services in support of research, teaching, and learning. We strive to help our users develop information literacy essential for life-long learning and becoming well-informed, reflective global citizens. We are part of the Academic Affairs division that administratively builds our college commitment to student success through a strong curriculum, excellent teaching, and scholarly research. Our commitment includes fostering student preparation for the workplace or graduate school and for life-long learning. As SUNY Plattsburgh is an institution that delivers challenging and high-quality educational experiences to a diverse group of learners, the successful candidate must demonstrate an understanding of and sensitivity to diversity, inclusion, and equity-minded policies, programs, and practices.
Responsibilities include managing the library’s course-related instruction program by corresponding with teaching faculty, leading the assessment of instruction sessions, including through student and instructor feedback, and creatively marketing library instruction. The role also involves managing the library’s research guides on Springshare’s LibGuides platform and staying current with the university’s evolving needs for library instruction, including the use of new and emerging technologies such as generative AI. The position supports online learners by creating digital resources—such as tutorials and videos—to be delivered through LibGuides and the university’s Brightspace learning management system. The role requires teaching course-related library instruction sessions for the university’s faculty in in-person, online, or hybrid formats. The individual may also teach credit-bearing courses, including information literacy courses, courses contributing to a microcredential, first-year Cardinal Foundation Seminar courses, or other courses aligned with an area of expertise. Responsibilities further include providing research assistance to students, faculty, staff, and community users through in-person, phone, and online services. The position entails creating and maintaining instructional materials across multiple formats, including LibGuides pages, LibWizard tutorials, and print handouts; assisting with the planning and implementation of library programming and outreach activities; and contributing to ongoing library projects, including planning and assessment. Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.
Feinberg Library assists students, faculty, staff, and the community in their intellectual activities by providing resources and services in support of research, teaching, and learning. We strive to help our users develop information literacy essential for life-long learning and becoming well-informed, reflective global citizens. We are part of the Academic Affairs division that administratively builds our college commitment to student success through a strong curriculum, excellent teaching, and scholarly research. Our commitment includes fostering student preparation for the workplace or graduate school and for life-long learning. As SUNY Plattsburgh is an institution that delivers challenging and high-quality educational experiences to a diverse group of learners, the successful candidate must demonstrate an understanding of and sensitivity to diversity, inclusion, and equity-minded policies, programs, and practices.