Instructional Media Librarian

• Description The Instructional Media Librarian develops and maintains the library's program of asynchronous instructional materials. As a research and instruction librarian, they will teach information literacy skills, provide outreach, and build relationships with students, faculty, and staff, contributing knowledge and creativity to the library, the college, and the profession.

For inquires on this position, please direct questions to Alyssa Wright (Director of Research, Instruction and Data Services) by email at [email protected]

This is a full time, benefits eligible, salaried position with a hiring range of $63,009 - $78,787 per year. The anticipated start date for this position is April 2025.

Core Responsibilities:Lead the development of the library's program of asynchronous instructional materials through the entire instructional design cycle: analyze, design, develop, implement, and evaluate. These materials include instructional video, LMS course modules, and tutorials.

• Work with the Research, Instruction, and Data services team to develop instructional content, learning and outreach materials that highlight library resources and exhibit universal design principles for accessibility.

• Teach research and information literacy skills in the classroom and in one-on-one meetings.

• Use knowledge in social science or humanities scholarship, to support student and faculty research.

• Build relationships with students, faculty, and staff by providing discipline-specific research advice, information literacy teaching advice, and proactively communicating about relevant resources.

• Contribute information about curricular needs to guide decisions about library collections and spaces.

• Contribute knowledge and creativity to the library, the college, and the profession by supporting principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion, working cooperatively, participating in campus initiatives, and engaging in scholarly and professional service activitiesRequirements

• Demonstrated technical proficiency in multimedia production, required.

• Demonstrated knowledge of instructional design principles, required.

• Knowledge of best practices in media usage and media production, including accessibility, universal design, and copyright, required.

• Graduate degree in library and information science from an accredited institution, or its equivalent, required.

• Technical aptitude, including proficiency with multimedia editing tools, educational technology tools, communication tools, and citation tools, along with a willingness to develop new competencies, required.

• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills, including the ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment, a passion for providing empathetic research support, a strong sense of accountability, and excellent attention to detail, required.

• Learner-centered teaching skills and outstanding oral and written communication skills, required.

• Additional master's degree in social science or humanities field preferred, but not required.

• Foreign language skills preferred, but not required.Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• This is a full-time, on-campus position. 1-2 days of remote work per week is a possibility most of the year.

• The work may require participation in evening and weekend activities.

• The work is mostly sedentary and includes no special physical demands. It may involve some walking, standing, bending, or carrying light items.Other: Offer is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.

Benefits As an employee of Middlebury College, you will enjoy being part of a vibrant supportive community. Middlebury Colleges offers its employees excellent compensation and competitive health, dental, life, disability, generous retirement matching, and vision benefits, Middlebury offers a generous time-away program - up to 34 days per year during the first two years of service, increasing as the term of service lengthens. Middlebury employees are eligible for robust educational assistance programs as well as free or reduced rates for cultural events and use of sporting facilities (including the College's golf course and Nordic and alpine ski areas). The result is a very high quality-of-life in a gorgeous setting. Middlebury Colleges offers its employees excellent compensation and other perks of employment including:

• MiddCard Privileges: access to athletic facilities, discounts at the College store, library privileges, and discounts at cultural and sporting events. In addition, the card allows door access to certain campus buildings.

• Spouses or domestic partners of benefits-eligible employees are eligible to receive a Spouse/Partner card with the same privileges as the employee card (except door access).

• Discounts on season passes at Middlebury College Snow Bowl, the Ralph Myhre Golf Course and the Rikert Outdoor Center.

• Access to our Partner Inclusion Program that provides comprehensive support services to the spouses and partners of Middlebury employees.

• A full listing of our benefit offerings can be found on our website by following this web link: https://go.middlebury.edu/benefits

• Or click see some of the other fun perks of working at Middlebury, whether in Vermont or Monterey!Middlebury College is an equal-opportunity employer where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. To this end, the College recruits talented and diverse faculty, staff, and students from across the United States and around the world. Middlebury College encourages applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically underrepresented communities. The College also invites applications from individuals who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.

To apply, visit: https://apply.workable.com/middleburycollege/j/89075295A7/