Reference Librarian

Position Summary

Sinclair Community College is a comprehensive community college serving approximately 33,000 students per year at its five locations and online.

Sinclair offers both career and transfer programs leading to associate degrees, certificates, and continuing education opportunities.

Our campus in downtown Dayton, Ohio, is among the largest community college campuses in America.

is seeking a librarian to join our Reference and Instruction Team. The basic function of the employee in this position is to provide patrons of the Library with reference services and instruction in a timely, orderly, and organized manner and to ensure full utilization of materials (print, non-print, and electronic) available to faculty, staff, and students.

The minimum salary for this position starts at $57,344.00 and determined commensurate with experience.

Why work for Sinclair College?

The following are some of the benefits that full-time professional staff with Sinclair College receive :

• Tuition waiver for employee and dependents for all Sinclair courses and programs
• Support for continued professional development, including tuition reimbursement for other universities and colleges
• OPERS pension participation, with 14% employer contribution
• 4+ weeks of personal and vacation leave, 3+ weeks of sick leave annually
• 14 days of annually observed company holidays
• Expansive and competitive insurance programs, including an HSA with annual employer contribution available
• High quality programs and events for work-life balance

Principal Accountabilities

Reference : Provide reference service to students, faculty, staff, and community users in person at the library service desk, and by chat, email, and other electronic methods.

Perform online database searches for faculty and special projects.

Instruction : Prepare and present instruction in the use of library resources and related information technology in person and online.

Participate in the assessment of the library’s instruction program.

Collection management : Serve as a library liaison to assigned academic and administrative units. Select print and digital materials.

Work with faculty to promote collections, coordinate library services, and plan instructional support.

Library operations : Assist with shared library administrative duties, including supervision of the library on rotating nights or weekends.

Assume responsibility for an administrative function, such as scheduling, marketing, or project planning.

Other duties : May serve on college committees and participate in committees and projects in local and state-wide organizations.

Requirements

• A Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science from an institution accredited by the American Library Association required.
• At least two years of library or related experience required.
• Expertise in searching a wide range of information resources required.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills required.

Preferred attributes :

• Demonstrated history of teaching classes, groups, and individuals.
• Experience with assessment practices and instructional design, including creation and editing of video tutorials.
• Experience in an academic library, preferably a community college.
• Coursework or experience within a STEM discipline and in library data analysis.
30+ days ago