ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY
invites applications for the position of:
Information Literacy and Learning Assistance Coordinator
SALARY: Negotiable
OPENING DATE: 01/29/13 CLOSING DATE: Continuous
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Alabama State University, Office of Academic Affairs/ Levi Watkins Learning
Center, invites applications to fill the position of Information Literacy
and Learning Assistance Coordinator. The selected candidate, under general
supervision of the Library Dean, is responsible for leading the development
organization, implementation, and learning outcomes for the library’s
Information Literacy and Learning Assistance Program through approved goals
and objectives; training and supervising information literacy librarians,
subject specialists and related staff and student assistants having
information literacy responsibilities; implementing the information
literacy program of ASU’s Quality Enhancement Plan; directing the
information literacy and learning assistance to include planning,
organizing; marketing activities; incorporating instructional technologies
into the curriculum; developing policies, procedures, budgets, and long
range plans for the information literacy and learning assistance program;
working public service desk; designing new courses, teaching strategies,
courseware, instructional aides, digital services, and related curriculum
materials both online and face-to-face that foster student engagement and
learning; assisting with collection development; participates actively as a
leadership team member in the operation of the library and chairing and/ or
co-chairing the information literacy and learning assistance team;
coordinating and leading the partnership in instruction involving the
library and academic units; serving with information literacy librarians as
a liaison to selected academic departments; working specifically with
academic departments in teaching and assessing learning outcomes related to
information literacy and academic performance. The Information Literacy and
Learning Assistance Coordinator serves on various library and external
committees and performs other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Master’s degree, MLS, from an ALA accredited program, 2 years professional
library reference to include a focus on information literacy and experience
teaching formal courses online and traditional style that satisfy
requirements of an academic degree program.
APPLICATIONS MAY BE FILED ONLINE AT:
http://www.alasu.edu/hr
PO Box 271
Montgomery, AL 36101
334-229-4667
jobs@alasu.edu
Position #
INFORMATION LITERACY AND LEARNING ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR
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