Memorial Library Public Services Librarian

Job Summary:

This position would be responsible for providing core responsibilities in Memorial Public Services. They would also be responsible for providing daytime continuity for student supervision and would help facilitate campus wide student staff training initiatives.

The Libraries at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are dedicated to the practices of social justice, diversity, equality, and respect among our staff, students, collections, and services. We strive to overcome historical and divisive biases in our society and embrace diverse points of view as assets to the fabric of our community. All positions will be called on to contribute to building this environment.

Responsibilities: Provides a wide variety of professional library services which may include the areas of teaching, learning, public services, circulation, reference, selection, and outreach to support creative exploration, intellectual growth and, scholarly pursuits. Provides input on policies and procedures to contribute to services and operations and assist in continual service improvement and innovation.

• 10% Cultivates and maintains productive relationships with vendors and professional colleagues
• 10% Obtains materials, resolves issues, and answers questions particularly related to situations that are complex in nature
• 20% Designs, develops, and delivers instruction in a variety of formats to faculty, staff, students, and other patrons
• 30% Assists with the coordination of day-to-day functions of one or more library operations or services
• 10% Contributes to the development of policies and procedures
• 10% Serves on committees to advance librarianship at the campus, local, and/or state levels
• 10% May direct the day-to-day activities of student workers

Tasks:

• Coordinates and oversees student performance across the user services spectrum in Memorial Library. Includes some high level supervision of students.
• Coordinates and documents student staff training to ensure standardization across the Libraries, including development of online training modules.
• Campus Public Services-Campus email reference coordination. This position would participate and help provide leadership for the general coordination for the reference email service at campus level.
• Completes professional development and other duties as assigned.
• Staffs core services, such as Memorial Library reference and circulation (both synchronous and asynchronous).

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Education:

Preferred
Master's Degree
Master's Degree in Library and Information Studies or similar field.

Qualifications:

Physical Requirements (with or without accommodation):
-Ability to occasionally lift 50 pounds
-Ability to work on a computer for 6+ hours
-Ability to move around a large building

Required Skills:
-Ability to demonstrate strong customer service skills
-Strong written and verbal communication skills, as well as knowledge of basic computer skills

Preferred:
-Experience with or demonstrated interest in working in a library setting
-Experience with or knowledge of circulation functions (checkout, return, recall, hold, etc.)
-Experience with or demonstrated interest in overseeing or directing the work of staff
-Experience with or demonstrated interest in planning, developing, and application of policies and procedures
-Experience with or demonstrated interest in planning, developing, and creation of online documentation and training modules
-Ability to work independently and with a team
-Ability to be flexible, pay close attention to detail, and respond well to multiple competing demands
-Ability to analyze problems and suggest solutions

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Schedule Requirements: This position will have standard business hours with the expectation to help cover some nights/weekend shifts.

Schedule preferences: 3 days per week onsite / 2 days per week remote.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $52,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications

How to Apply:

A cover letter and resume are required. Contact Melissa Ortiz (melissa.ortiz@wisc.edu) for more information. All applications must be submitted through the Jobs at UW applicant system. Click on 'Apply Now' to submit your materials.

Contact:

Melissa Ortiz
maortiz2@wisc.edu
608-890-2659
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

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Official Title:

Lib I-Res, Learn & User Supp(LM001)

Department(s):

A495100-GENERAL LIBRARY/MEMORIAL USER SERVICES

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

272015-AS

  The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

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