Instruction & Research Services Librarian

About Roanoke College

Roanoke College is a place where every student who works hard has the opportunity to succeed. We champion potential, providing essential learning and leadership through innovative academic programs and transformative educational experiences, giving students the mettle, mindset, and empathy to pursue lives of purpose, build meaningful careers, and meet society’s most pressing needs. Located in scenic Salem, Virginia, Roanoke College is an intimate, welcoming community that has served the local region and beyond for nearly 200 years. Now, we’re building on momentum and offering a Roanoke experience for today’s students and a legacy that belongs to every Maroon. Learn about the College's new strategic plan, Imagine Roanoke: A Strategic Plan for Roanoke College and the 21st Century Learner.

Roanoke College is a nationally ranked residential liberal arts college affiliated with the Lutheran Church (ELCA), located in the beautiful Roanoke Valley of Virginia. A Phi Beta Kappa institution, Roanoke College is an equal opportunity employer and actively seeks diversity among its faculty, staff, and students; women and members of under-represented groups are especially encouraged to apply.

The Position

Roanoke College’s Fintel Library invites enthusiastic, energetic, creative, and collegial candidates to apply for the full-time position of Instruction & Research Services Librarian. As part of the Fintel Library team, the Instruction & Research Services Librarian will share responsibility for improving the quality of Library services, user satisfaction, and academic success through a proactive and collaborative approach. Reporting to the Director of the Library, the Instruction & Research Services Librarian coordinates the library’s reference, research services and instruction program and conducts library instruction sessions for Intellectual Inquiry 110/120, the Honors Program, and other assigned subject disciplines.

The Instruction & Research Services Librarian supervises an interlibrary loan staff member and serves as subject liaison to assigned academic departments. As one of the library’s first points of contact with first-year students, outreach and active engagement in the campus community is essential. Liaison responsibilities will include promotion of library services, collaboration with students, faculty, and staff in the development and assessment of library collections for assigned subject areas. On a rotating basis, the Instruction & Research Services Librarian will provide weekend on-call coverage. The Instruction & Research Services Librarian may also serve as a co-instructor for the Public History Library Practicum.

Candidates should be enthusiastic, self-driven, analytical and detail-oriented, possess excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills, and demonstrate a commitment to excellence in helping students, faculty and staff to meet their resource, instruction and research needs. Candidates should also demonstrate a commitment to supporting and fostering an educational environment and campus experiences that are socially aware, culturally inclusive and globally mindful, and that celebrate diversity, strive for equity and are free from discrimination.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• ALA-accredited MLS, MIS or equivalent advanced degree in library / information science
• Reference and instruction experience
• Demonstrated knowledge and application of the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated experience with integrated library system software and discovery tools.

Preferred Qualifications & Experience: Supervisory experience; collection development experience; experience establishing and assessing instructional program learning outcomes.

Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience; benefits package.

Last updated on Jan 7, 2025