Teaching and Learning Librarian - Jobs in North Vancouver, BC

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Competition Number F18275PPosition Title Teaching and Learning LibrarianEmployee Group FacultyPosition Status Regular Part-TimePosition Type LibrarianSpecial AppointeeOthers please specifyWorkload Amount 7 sectionsDepartment LibraryAdditional NotesWe will be pursing the additional section to make this a regular full-time position.Location North VancouverNature and Scope of WorkCapilano University Library is seeking a creative and enthusiastic Teaching and Learning Librarian for a permanent 7/8-time position with the possibility of increase to full time.At Capilano University, we are committed to creating engaging, high-impact classroom experiences which include lesson planning, active learning techniques, and assessment. The successful candidate will share this commitment, and support the librarian team in its teaching practice as well as provide instruction in ENGL 100 and other classes as needed.This key role on the Library team is responsible for coordinating the Library’s teaching and learning program, including our established ENGL 100 teaching program (liaising with the department, consulting the Librarian team, scheduling classes, creating shared materials), and overseeing the logistics of the Library classroom and teaching equipment.This Librarian will also be integral in shaping an accessible and welcoming learning environment, facilitating the team’s adherence to best practices in equality, diversity and inclusion, and in decolonization and indigenization. Requiring exemplary skills in relationship development and advocacy across a complex organization, this position is also responsible for promoting the Library’s teaching services to faculty across campus. We need a librarian who can affect real change by making information literacy matter to faculty, administrators, and students.In addition, this position will be responsible for research, collections, and teaching in the Faculty of Business and Professional studies, supporting three departments: Business, Legal Studies, and Public Administration. The position will also be responsible for advancing the development of a scaffolded information literacy curriculum in undergraduate and post-baccalaureate Business programs. This will involve sitting on the Faculty’s Academic Planning Committee, assessing current information literacy learning outcomes and classes, and proposing and/or piloting new classes to meet the needs of Business students. There will also be an opportunity to develop online learning materials. The librarian in this position should be an engaging and confident teacher who is willing to learn marketing, industry, and other Business research skills, to teach a high volume of classes in first through fourth years, and to work with Business faculty to enhance information literacy at the structural level.The successful candidate will be part of a team of eight faculty librarians who pride ourselves on our commitment to developing innovative service models, including pedagogically sound programs and resources for students and faculty. Our library operates on a collegial model and we are committed to continuous reflection and learning. We strive to align the library to our community’s needs, using data (quantitative and qualitative) to guide our decision-making. This librarian will need to collaborate closely with librarian colleagues, the University Librarian, Library staff, and partners across campus. This position reports to the University Librarian.We encourage applications from candidates who can bring lived experience reflective of our diverse student population and/or relevant teaching experience from outside the library world.If you have questions about the position or require accessibility accommodations, email the Faculty Coordinator, Tania Alekson (talekson@capilanou.ca).Required Qualifications & ExperienceRequired Qualifications:

• MLIS or equivalent from an ALA-accredited program

Required Skills and Experience:

• Two years’ experience teaching in an active-learning post-secondary environment or equivalent in a relevant teaching environment.
• Training and some classroom experience in instructional design, including the use of learning outcomes, active learning techniques, and pre- and post-assessment, preferably in a post-secondary institution
• Demonstrated ability to initiate, sustain, and grow collaborative relationships with a variety of individuals and groups across an organization
• Demonstrated skill in communicating persuasively and building support for new initiatives
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities
• Working knowledge of the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for – Higher Education and other relevant pedagogical tools
• Demonstrated commitment to advancing equity, diversity and inclusion in libraries or other physical/virtual spaces.
• Demonstrated commitment to truth and reconciliation, including advancing indigenization and decolonization, in libraries or other physical/virtual spaces.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Education or reference/teaching experience in Business
• Completion of an Instructional Skills Workshop (https://iswnetwork.ca)

Internal or External Position ExternalAppointment Date (mm/dd/yyyy) 08/01/2021Salary Scale Faculty ScalePost Date 04/28/2021Close Date 05/31/2021Open Until Filled