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Position Summary

Reporting to the Head of Library Instruction and Research Services, the Outreach Librarian is responsible for: liaising with student organizations, student life, and community partners; outreach, advocacy, and programming. This position collaborates with library employees to develop handouts and digital materials about library services. Participating fully as part of the Research & Instruction Department, the librarian provides hour-long general and specialized consultations for students, faculty, and staff in the Research Center, teaches information literacy workshops in assigned disciplines, and participates in instructional programming for first-year foundational courses.

Liaison areas of responsibility may include the Library and Information Science and Research Methods Departments as well as non-traditional and distance learning programs, such as the University of Denver University College/College of Professional Studies. The librarian actively engages in scholarly activities through research and publication and participates in professional organizations, as well as library and campus committees. Appointments will be made at the rank of Assistant Professor, non-tenure track.

Essential Functions

• Participate as a member of the Research & Instruction Department, collaborating in the operations of the Research Center, teaching library instruction for first year writing classes, and attending regular meetings.
• Design, lead, and assess student-centered information literacy workshops for liaison areas including occasional evening and weekend classes.
• Conduct outreach to students, faculty, staff, and community members to ensure that library users are aware of collections, services, and technologies available to them.
• Provide research consultations with students, faculty and staff at the Research Center.
• Serve as a liaison in subject areas as assigned.
• Build collections to meet the research and curricular needs of undergraduate and graduate students and faculty in assigned areas.
• Serve on library and campus committees.
• Work in accordance with the promotion guidelines and engage in scholarly activities through research and publication, as a library faculty member.
• Participate and engage in service commitments with local, regional, and national professional organizations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Duties

• This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities; however, all members of the Research & Instruction Department provide support to and mentor graduate student workers at the Research Center Desk.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate clearly and knowledgeably, both verbally and in writing.
• Passion and interest in building campus-community partnerships and supporting college students, including non-traditional and underrepresented students.
• Strong teaching and presentation skills, with knowledge of information literacy best practices and standards.
• Flexibility to handle a variety of general reference activities and hour-long research consultations at a busy Research Center.
• Capacity to build strong connections with faculty, students, and community partners.
• Ability to use knowledge, experience, awareness, and skills to advance DU’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, and to engage effectively with a broad spectrum of culturally diverse groups.
• Analytical skills for decision making.
• Ability to organize work and set priorities.
• Ability to actively engage in the library organization, including leadership and participation in teams, task forces, and committees, working professionally in support of colleagues, and sharing responsibility as a faculty member in the library’s mission, goals, programs, and plans.
• Ability to commit to the standards of professional behavior and responsibility as stated in the university’s Guidelines for Appointment, Promotion, & Tenure.

Required Qualifications

• ALA-accredited masters degree in Library and Information Science or equivalent advanced academic qualification in information services.
• A successful candidate will demonstrate a knowledge, ability, or potential to engage effectively with culturally diverse communities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in an academic library.
• Experience in building relationships between libraries and student groups and/or community members.
• Experience and/or coursework related to reference and/or instruction.
• Experience developing programming and assessing library outreach.
• Demonstrated experience or potential to contribute to the profession through research, publication, and service to national and regional professional organizations.

Working Environment

The work environment is an academic library that values a diverse workforce. There are cyclical periods of increased workloads during the academic year, and attention is paid to ergonomics and safety. Library employees collaborate across a flexible hybrid and team-based organization. The University of Denver and University Libraries offer a progressive flexible work policy that permits remote work, which can be negotiated between the employee and their supervisor.

Physical Activities

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Must be able to work for extended periods of time at a computer workstation.

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

While the University's administrative offices are open Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, faculty schedules vary from term to term and are based on courses taught, service commitments, and research agendas. The University's academic calendars are posted on the registrar's website (the law school is on a semester system and has a different academic calendar)

Application Deadline

For consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) April 11, 2025.

Special Instructions

Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

Salary Grade Number

The salary grade for the position is UC.

Salary Range

The salary range for this position is $60,000 - $63,000.

The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

Benefits

The University of Denver offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO pass. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver.

Please include the following documents with your application:

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter
   1. Please submit a cover letter that addresses how your career has prepared you to meet all required and any preferred experiences. We are seeking candidates who have previous work advancing commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in library services and/or organizations. In your cover letter, please share at least one specific example where you have actively supported and contributed to DEI. This example could include job experiences, internships, coursework, etc.

The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital, family, or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital family, and parental status, pregnancy, genetic information, military enlistment, or veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the University’s educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act; the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Worker's Rights ("POWR") Act; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. For more information, please see the University of Denver's Non‑Discrimination‑Statement.

All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.