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**Join the Renewed Seneca, The Next Seneca.**:
Guided by _The Next - A Strategic Plan for Seneca Polytechnic_, we offer a working environment that is innovative, flexible and encourages risk-taking. Joining Seneca Polytechnic brings opportunities for professional development and career growth. We focus on health and wellbeing in all its forms to provide a great employee experience.

**Position Summary**:
Are you passionate about libraries and dedicated to shaping the next generation of library technicians? The Library and Information Technician (LIT) program is seeking qualified part-time faculty to teach during the Fall 2024 semester.

**Responsibilities**:
Reporting to the Chair of the School of Arts and Science and under the guidance of the LIT program coordinator, an LIT professor is responsible for:
**Teaching**:

- Ensuring student awareness of course objectives, approach and evaluation techniques.
- Incorporating active learning strategies in online, hybrid and in-person classes
- Implementing appropriate educational technology and tools in online, hybrid and in-person classes.
- Carrying out regularly scheduled instruction, which may include tutoring and academic counselling of students.
- Providing a learning environment which makes effective use of available resources, work experience and field trips.
- Evaluating student progress/achievement and assuming responsibility for the overall assessment of the student's work within assigned courses.

**Course and Curriculum Development**:

- Ensuring an equitable and accessible learning community in online, hybrid and in-person classes.
- Designing formative and summative assessments (alternative and authentic) for online and in-person classes.
- Consulting with program and course directors and other faculty members, advisory committees, professional associations, potential employers and students.
- Developing individualized instruction and multi-media presentations where applicable.

**Qualifications**:
**Education**
- Master’s degree from a program accredited by the American Library Association.

**Experience**
- Minimum 5 years of experience working in a library.
- Prior teaching or training experience is an asset.

**Library Software Experience**:

- Practical working experience and knowledge of various library software used in library operations and the management of electronic resources including:

- Library automation systems (integrated and next generation), discovery layers, OpenURL linking, and other electronic resource management software, Microsoft Access
- Knowledge of library software vendors, options for licensing, software selection and procurement

**Circulation Experience**:

- Practical working experience in circulation, including:

- knowledge of circulation processes, circulation and security technologies, collection maintenance activities, and Copyright.
- Experience performing circulation tasks in an automated library system is required.
- Experience with Alma preferred

**Skills**
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated competencies to deliver in-person, online and hybrid teaching.
- Demonstrated exceptional presentation, communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
- Commitment to a team approach for problem solving and conflict resolution.
- Strong relationships with industry contacts and network connections is an asset. Commitment to equity in education.**Job Details**

**External Posting Date**:June 19, 2024
**External Closing Date**: August 30, 2024
**Pay Range**: Dependent on experience
**Hours**:TBC
**Work Type**:Flex Delivery: in-person, online, hybrid and flexible
**Shift**: TBC
**Ideal Start Date**:
**End Date**:
**Job Type**:Part-time

**Seneca Polytechnic at a Glance**:
Seneca Polytechnic is Canada’s leading polytechnic with over 4300+ employees, 40,000 full-time students and 23, 400 part-time and continuing education students. With over 55 years since opening its doors for the first time, Seneca Polytechnic is dedicated to getting our students career
- and world-ready. We offer an education that has no boundaries. And we create great flexible experiences for those who study and work here. The student experience. The employee experience. The community experience. The Seneca experience is a differentiator. As Canada’s leading polytechnic, our core mission is our North Star: we provide a great education that builds great careers for our graduates. We make a difference so they can make a difference.

None of this happens without the exceptional employees of Seneca - the faculty, support staff and administrators - who show their commitment to our students and their success every day. We are excited about what the future holds. Come help us build The Next for Seneca Polytechnic. Embrace innovation. Challenge the status quo. Lead. That’s Seneca Polytechnic.

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