Librarian for Outreach & Student Engagement
The Albert S. Cook Library invites applications for a 12-month Outreach & Student Engagement Librarian I position beginning Fall 2016. Help develop and lead library programs related to student engagement, information literacy instruction, and library orientation, as well as connect the library with campus-wide initiatives focused on student success, engagement, and academic well-being. Manage the library’s student leadership program and supervise student participants. Collaborate on the design, implementation, and assessment of library student outreach initiatives with a focus on special student populations. This collaboration will also extend to departments across campus in both academic and student affairs divisions on university wide programs focused on student engagement and academic success. In addition to supervising and mentoring participants in the library’s student leadership institute program, continually develop, assess and manage the program to meet the needs of the library and fulfill the program’s experiential learning mission.
Towson University: Towson University (www.towson.edu) was founded in 1866, is recognized by U. S. News and World Reports as one of the top public universities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, is Baltimore’s largest university, and is the largest public, comprehensive institution in the University of Maryland System. TU enrolls over 18,000 undergraduates and approaching 4,000 graduate students across six academic colleges (business, education, fine arts, health professions, liberal arts, science & mathematics), has over 865 full-time faculty, and offers more than 65 bachelor’s, 45 master’s, and 5 doctoral programs. Our centrally located campus sits on 330 rolling green acres and is 10 miles north of Baltimore, 45 miles north of Washington D.C., and 95 miles south of Philadelphia.
Application Process:
Priority consideration given to applications received by August 15, 2016. Please submit a letter of interest, resume and contact information for at least three professional references. Transcripts will be requested of final candidates. Submit application materials to: Ms. Diane Cascella Librarian for Outreach and Student Engagement Albert S. Cook Library Towson University 8000 York Road Towson, MD 21252 Electronic applications are encouraged and should be submitted to dcascella@towson.edu