Music and Performing Arts Librarian

UNC Greensboro, located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is 1 of only 57 doctoral institutions recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for both higher research activity and community engagement. Founded in 1891 and one of the original three UNC System institutions, UNC Greensboro is one of the most diverse universities in the state with 20,000+ students, and 3,000+ faculty and staff members representing 90+ nationalities. With 17 Division I athletic teams, 85 undergraduate degrees in over 125 areas of study, as well as 74 master's and 32 doctoral programs, UNC Greensboro is consistently recognized nationally among the top universities for academic excellence and value, with noted strengths in health and wellness, visual and performing arts, nursing, education, and more. For additional information, please visit uncg.edu and follow UNCG on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Primary Purpose of the Organizational Unit As a minority-serving institution and an emerging Hispanic-serving institution with a history as a women's college, UNC Greensboro takes pride in providing access and opportunity to individuals from underrepresented and historically marginalized groups. Our campus community is comprised of people from across a panoply of ethnicities, racial backgrounds, religions, ability status, socioeconomic backgrounds, first-generation status, sexuality, and gender identities. In addition to growing our student body, UNC Greensboro's faculty of color has nearly doubled from 2015 - 2020. Jackson Library is a committed campus partner in UNC Greensboro's goal to increase the diversity of our faculty, staff, students, and program offerings, in order to create a more diverse and inclusive culture.

Ihre Aufgaben

The University Libraries seek an innovative, knowledgeable, service-oriented, and dynamic individual to serve as a Music Librarian. The Music Librarian will work collaboratively with teaching and library faculty colleagues to develop and provide information resources, information literacy, and research expertise to faculty and students in the School of Music and work closely with the Harold Schiffman Music Library staff on the day-to-day operations of the branch. Some evening/weekend work is expected. This position reports to the Head of Research, Outreach, and Instruction and will join a highly collaborative department of nine librarians and four paraprofessionals.

The Research, Outreach, and Instruction Department (ROI) supports the teaching mission of UNCG by providing research assistance and information literacy instruction. ROI is the administrative home of most of the liaison librarians. Each department on campus has a liaison librarian who works with that department to provide information literacy instruction, in-depth research consultations, research assignment design, and collection development.

The Liaison Librarian will serve as a liaison to several academic departments at UNCG, with a focus on the humanities and/or social sciences. In this role, they will teach course-integrated information literacy sessions, provide research assistance to the students and faculty in their liaison areas, and assist with collection management. They will also contribute to the Libraries' active student success and outreach efforts., Key Responsibility Liaison work, including instruction, consultations, and collection development Essential Tasks

• Teach course-integrated information literacy sessions in liaison areas

• Create and update research guides and tutorials in liaison areas

• Regularly do outreach to instructors in liaison areas to promote liaison services

• Teach course-integrated information literacy sessions beyond liaison areas as needed

• Provide in-depth research consultations to undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty in liaison areas by chat, email, and in-person

• Work with faculty in liaison areas to order relevant books, scores, and other materials

• Communicate library updates and information to faculty in liaison areas

  Percentage Of Time 30 Key Responsibility Support for Harold Schiffman Music Library Essential Tasks

• Assist HSML patrons with circulation transactions at the reference desk

• Work closely with the HSML staff and student employees to provide excellent customer service to patrons

• Provide in-depth reference service to walk-in patrons when needed

• Provide chat support to HSML patrons through LibraryH3lp

• Support the library's Ask Us chat service as needed

  Percentage Of Time 10 Key Responsibility Supervision Essential Tasks

• Open and close HSML when needed

• Support and provide assistance to HSML student workers

• Work with HSML staff to ensure that the HSML is adequately staffed

ADA Checklist

ADA Checklist

R for Rare (0-30%), O for Occasional (30-60%), F for Frequent (60-90%), C for Constant (90-100%). Physical Effort Hand Movement-Grasping - O, Holding - F, Reading - F, Writing - F, Hearing - F, Talking - F, Standing - O, Sitting - F, Walking - O, Lifting-0-30 lbs. - O Work Environment Inside - C

Applicant Documents

Required Documents 1. Resume/CV 2. Cover Letter 3. List of References

Optional Documents

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*). 1. Please indicate how you learned of the vacant position for which you are applying:

• No Answer

• UNCG Website

• The Chronicle of Higher Education

• National Association of Asian American Professionals

• Latinosinhighered.com

• National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education

• Personal Networking

• Other 2. Describe your customer service experience. (Open Ended Question) 3. Do you have an MLS/MLIS from an ALA accredited institution?

• Yes

• No 4.

• Are you eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship? (Open Ended Question)

Ihr Profil

• ALA-Accredited MLS degree (or finishing MLS by December 18, 2023

• Experience providing reference services

• Demonstrated research experience in music, theatre, and/or dance,

• Bachelors degree or higher in Music or demonstrated subject knowledge in music, theatre and/or dance

• Experience providing information literacy instruction

• Experience working in an academic library

• Supervisory experience

Kontakt

UNCG Human Resources UNC Greensboro 723 Kenilworth St. Greensboro, NC 27402-6170 Telephone 336.334.5009 Fax 336.334.5585