Job Description

Montgomery College, Germantown Campus, is seeking candidates for a Part-Time Librarian II position. The work schedule is 20 hours a week, Monday – Thursday, 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. This is a non-bargaining, exempt, grade 29 position. Occasional schedule adjustments may be requested. Montgomery College promotes and creates a working and learning environment rooted in the basic tenets of fairness, belonging, and inclusiveness.

The primary responsibilities of this role are to provide professional research assistance and a wide range of information services to library users, who are students, faculty, staff and community patrons.  This includes providing formal instruction in the classroom, as well as individual instruction (one-on-one), on information literacy topics. The position also provides leadership coordination for one or more of the Research and Teaching division’s strategic projects each year, which may include designing ways to access activities or the use of library resources through reporting and other statistical means. 

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Perform outreach with faculty and academic departments/units to foster effective relationships for creating dynamic learning strategies in support of the curriculum and specific student needs in a variety of courses and stages of student development.
• Familiarize themselves with the needs, attitudes, and internal operations of the academic departments in which they liaise.
• Work with librarian supervisor and liaison team to establish and maintain relationships and outreach methods while learning about programs and curricula for assigned academic departments and planning for their growth and change accordingly.
• Attend departmental meetings.
• Form relationships and regularly communicate with faculty in their assigned academic department(s).
• Recommend titles (books, media, reference, eBooks) for purchase.
• Work to accommodate requests and needs at each campus and in each academic area, and collaborate on displays and events with access services staff as needed.
• Lead at least one strategic initiative each academic year aligned with the Research & Teaching Division's goals.
• Participate in planning and priority setting for the Research and Teaching Division's annual goals and priorities.
• Commit to professional development opportunities (internal and external), by participating in conferences, seminars, and professional meetings that enhance their knowledge in current professional librarianship practices, and to learn and develop new skills that will improve library services and fulfill unit goals and objectives.
• Stay up to date and watch for job related trends in the library profession by reading professional journals, listservs, blogs, etc., in order to maintain and update skills with the latest hardware and software products, trends and their practical use in an information seeking environment.
• Attend internal workshops and classes to learn new skills, deepen already existing skills, or learn about overall College goals and objectives. 
• Maintain a high level of proficiency with electronic and print resources in a constantly evolving information and technology environment to include web-based social media and networked technologies to enable delivery of real-time reference and distance instructional services.
• Maintain and update skills with the latest hardware and software products, trends, and their practical use in an information seeking environment.
• Maintain proficiency in use of web-based, social media, and networked technologies to deliver real-time reference and distance instructional service.
• Create and maintain online library guides using an extensible web-based platform.
• Maintain a high level of interpersonal, intercultural, and intergenerational communication skills required to reach a diverse user population.
• Participate on library committees, task groups, or subcommittees in support of goals and objectives surrounding the Library Master Plan and Research and Teaching goals and special projects; and/or participate on college governance or college committees with faculty and staff, and/or planning events with faculty from other departments to establish relationships that promote library services and resources.
• Support library employees by sharing knowledge and encouraging their development, in order to build relationships and strengthen collaboration within and between library units.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in library/information science (MLS, MSLS, MLIS, etc.).
• Three years of progressively responsible professional library experience in a functional area or specialized services in academic, research, or public library.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of library science as applied to the operation of academic libraries.
• Professional experience using research tools in an online environment such as Internet browsers, Library Management Systems and current W2 applications, as well as professional experience with basic Microsoft Office Software.
• Ability to instruct and assist students in the use of library resources.
• Excellent teamwork and leadership skills, strong listening skills and proficiency at conducting reference interviews.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of library science as applied to the operation of academic libraries.
• The equivalent combination of education, training, certification and/or experience that provides the required knowledge and expertise to perform the essential functions of the job may be considered.

Hiring Range: $37,134 - $48,279 annually. Initial salary placement for new hires falls between the minimum and midpoint of the range and is based on relevant candidate experience and internal equity.  The maximum salary for this position is $59,425 annually.

Application Process:

• Click Here to apply online
• For consideration, you must include dates of employment in your application or attachment; and submit a cover letter
• Interviewees may be asked to conduct a brief presentation as part of the interview process.
• For degrees earned outside of the U.S., a copy of your education equivalency, conducted by a nationally recognized evaluation service, must be included in your application.
• Eligible applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States and not require employer visa sponsorship. ​

For degrees earned outside of the U.S., a copy of your education equivalency, conducted by a nationally recognized evaluation service, must be included in your application.

As a condition of employment, the following are required at the time of hire:

• Successful completion of a background check and degree verification (if applicable).

• Participation in a Maryland State Retirement System plan (Pension or Optional Retirement Plan, depending on the position). If you are already retired from the Maryland State Retirement System, you may not enroll in a Maryland State Retirement System plan at Montgomery College and may have earn​ings restrictions, per state law.

Our benefits package includes: generous paid vacation, sick, paid holidays, medical, dental, vision, group legal benefits, professional development, retirement plan, educational assistance, tuition waiver for employee and dependents, wellness programming including onsite gyms, pools and classes.

If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact Human Resources and Strategic Talent Management at 240-567-5353 or [email protected].  We require at least two weeks advance notice to enable us to provide the requested accommodation.

Montgomery College is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting and fostering diversity among its student body, faculty, and staff.

Montgomery College is a tobacco-free and smoke-free workplace.

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