Librarian - Continuous Probationary

7 months ago


Red Deer, Canada Red Deer Polytechnic Full time

**Please see Special Instructions for more details.**:
**Posting Details**:
Position Information

**Position Title**
- Librarian - Continuous Probationary**Faculty/Instructor Profile**

**Faculty at Red Deer Polytechnic**:

- Are passionate about teaching, learning, and student success.
- Pursue professional learning to continually enhance their practice and their discipline.
- Are recognized for their contributions to both local and global communities.

**Role Description**
- As Red Deer Polytechnic’s future takes shape, growing our breadth of credentials (to include our own degrees) and programs, our institution has high expectations of our amazing faculty. But we do recognize that new hires may not have all the skills and experiences when applying. We want you to know that there is some flexibility to develop your talents over time. The initial focus for new faculty will be on teaching and student success with lots of opportunity for professional development, growth and collaboration. Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) is committed to all faculty acquiring the identified Key Attributes over time.
- **Teaching**
- The faculty member combines discipline expertise with evidence-based teaching to facilitate effective and varied learning experiences.
- **Student Success**
- The faculty member encourages student success in an engaging, supportive environment by being responsive to student needs and ideas.
- **Professional Development**
- The faculty member engages in the continuous pursuit of knowledge to maintain currency in their discipline and their teaching practice.
- **Research, Scholarly and Creative Pursuits**
- The faculty member has the opportunity to pursue impactful scholarly and creative activities and disseminates knowledge that advances the discipline, enhances the reputation of Red Deer Polytechnic, and improves communities.
- **Community Contributions**
- The faculty member values engagement, contributing knowledge and their own expertise to the betterment of Red Deer Polytechnic and local communities, as well as discipline-based, national, and global communities.
- **For More Information**:Faculty Profile**

**Position Responsibilities**
- We are seeking a permanent full-time Librarian to join our Student Success team.
- At Red Deer Polytechnic, Librarians collaborate with other faculty to develop and deliver information literacy classes. You will support and help develop curriculum by integrating information literacy into program and course learning outcomes. The incumbent will keep current on research around learning, pedagogy, and emerging technologies that can be used in various delivery modes (in a classroom, at a service desk, or virtually).- Librarians support the research goals and needs of both students and faculty, providing library services via an integrated service model, whereby all library staff have the necessary skills to facilitate access to services, direct enquiries appropriately, and to aid students and other library patrons in their learning. Librarians serve as the first point of contact for faculty, providing guidance on topics such as copyright, Open Educational Resources (OER), academic integrity, scholarly publishing, and open access. Working collaboratively with faculty and staff, Librarians also develop, maintain, and promote the library collection.- As faculty themselves, Librarians will have the opportunity to contribute to the larger Polytechnic community and engage in professional development.**Required Qualifications**
- Master’s degree in library/information science from an ALA accredited program
- Experience in an academic library
- Knowledge of research at a post-secondary level
- Demonstrated ability to provide excellent reference service
- Knowledge of information literacy pedagogy, practice and assessment techniques
- Experience in the design and delivery of instruction for traditional, blended and/or online learning environments
- Ability to use emerging technologies effectively in the delivery of services
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively and diplomatically with a diverse population of students, faculty, staff and community
- Effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated problem solving and project management skills
- Experience in leadership roles with teams considered an asset

**Preferred Qualifications**

**Salary or Hourly?**
- Salary**Salary**
- Commensurate with education and experience**Benefits and Compensation Information**
- Red Deer Polytechnic offers a comprehensive benefits package including extended health and dental care through Blue Cross, access to a health spending account, pension plan, Employee & Family Assistance Program, generous vacation allotments, credit tuition waivers and opportunities for professional development funding. Additional time off due to Institution closures between Christmas and New Year general holidays.
- Eligibility to access the above-mentioned benefits is dependent upo



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