Part-time Librarian

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Part-time Librarian
York University LibrariesYork University is the leading interdisciplinary research and teaching university in Canada. York offers a modern, academic experience at the undergraduate and graduate levels in Toronto – Canada’s most international city. The third largest university in the country, York is host to a dynamic academic community of 62,000 students, faculty and staff, as well as 295,000 alumni worldwide. York’s 11 Faculties and 25 research centres conduct ambitious, ground-breaking research that is interdisciplinary and cuts across traditional academic boundaries.

Description of Position:
York University Libraries’ (YUL) Division of Teaching & Learning seeks a dynamic and innovative librarian to work on a part-time basis, with a primary focus on develop eLearning materials.

The Student Learning & Academic Success (SLAS) Department offers an active and engaging information literacy program that aims to enable students, faculty, and others to recognize the social context of information, to develop information-seeking behaviours that transcend specific finding tools, and to think critically about information.

Specific Duties:
Reporting to the Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning or designate:
• Engage with the digital media creation lab in YUL to use resources and equipment needed to create digital videos for the project;
• Work with faculty members and a SLAS librarian to produce one asynchronous and interactive teaching resource that supports student research in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics;
• Work collaboratively to devise learning outcomes and instructional design techniques to underpin asynchronous information literacy instruction
• Work with Response Web Design (RWD) techniques, H5P and video editing software to design interactive eLearning resources.
• Use Microsoft Teams to collaborate and create documentation and training modules
• Create training materials and supporting documentation
• Create eClass site (upload created materials, set up the site)
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:
• An ALA-accredited MLS or equivalent
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills with library instruction techniques, technologies and information literacy theories, including ACRL’s Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education
• Demonstrated experience creating impactful online teaching resources using RWD technologies as well as H5P and video animation tools
• Strong written communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience in social sciences librarianship within an academic institution
• Demonstrated aptitude for independent learning and mastery of technology/software with an aptitude for technical troubleshooting
• Demonstrated substantial knowledge of social sciences and humanities resources
• Demonstrated initiative and strong project management skills
• Ability to work independently and in collaboration with others
• Independent learner, capable of resolving technical questions by leveraging on-line support networks
• Strong service orientation with a professional, helpful, and friendly demeanor
• Flexible attitude and ability to adapt to a changing environment
• Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to use current technologies used in libraries

Number of Hour per Week:
Up to 15 hours per week for a total of 44 hours from May 15 to June 30, 2024 with the possibility of extending the contract hours.
Hours are flexible and determined based on the needs of the faculty/Libraries and in consultation with the successful candidate but will be Monday to Friday between 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Some hours will be on-campus but this position is largely remote.

Compensation: As per current CUPE 3903, Unit 4, Collective Agreement

Start Date: May 15, 2024
End Date: June 30, 2024
Date of Posting: April 25, 2024
Application Deadline: May 9, 2024

Application Procedure:
Interested applicants should send a cover letter and a recent resume, along with an application form https://www.library.yorku.ca/web/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/PTApplicationForm.March2017-1.pdf
quoting position number, to [email protected]

For more information about York University Library, please visit our website at http://www.library.yorku.ca/web/about-us/work-with-us/ . We thank all applicants; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

York University encourages applications from Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and women and invites applicants to review the University’s Employment Equity Plan for employees in CUPE 3903, a copy of which is at http://fr.info.yorku.ca .