Job Description

Position/Application Information

McNeese State University invites qualified applicants to apply for the position of Public Services Librarian/Assistant Professor in the Frazar Memorial Library.  This is a full-time, 12-month, unclassified position.   The appointment is available immediately.    

Position Number: F99467

SALARY: $50,000

DEADLINE: Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

APPLICATION PROCESS AND MATERIALS: For the application process, applicants MUST complete an electronic application and upload the required documents listed below:

• Letter of Application (Cover Letter) 
• Resume
• Three References (Include: name, phone number, and email address)
• Unofficial Transcripts (official transcripts will be required if hired)

Only completed application packets including all items listed above will be reviewed.

ALL JOB OFFERS ARE CONTINGENT UPON THE SUCCESSFUL RESULT OF A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK AND RECEIPT OF OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT(S) IF APPLICABLE.

TO APPLY FOR THIS VACANCY, click on the “APPLY” button at the top of advertisement to complete the electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS POSITION, PLEASE CONTACT THE CHAIR:

Walt Fontane at wfontane@mcneese.edu

Kim Dronett, HR Analyst/Employment Coordinator / Office of Human Resources / McNeese State University / kdronett@mcneese.edu / (337) 475-5413

Position Duties/Responsibilities

The Public Services Librarian/Assistant Professor reports to the Head of Public Services.  This individual is part of a team that participates in information literacy (library instruction), reference, liaison, scholarship, and assessment initiatives.  This includes conducting building tours; demonstrating databases; creating resources; serving shifts at the public services desks; building relationships with academic departments, administrative offices, and support services, participating in scholarly communication, and assessing library initiatives.  This individual has special emphasis on assessing and evaluating library initiatives, instruction, and services.

In this position, the Public Services Librarian: 

• Advocates library services across campus.
• Participates in the library’s liaison program.
• Plans and conducts library orientations, classes on information literacy, and other course-specific information literacy activities.
• Prepares special materials, reports, study guides, and related materials.
• Analyzes and reports qualitative and quantitative data from various sources to support strategic planning.
• Researches, experiments, and implements new methods of data collection to improve library assessment.
• Maintains current awareness of changes and trends in libraries and librarianship through activities such as, but not limited to, reading the professional literature; attending conferences, professional meetings, and workshops; completing additional coursework; engaging in scholarship; and contributing to the library profession.
• Provides reference service and research assistance to students, faculty, staff, and visitors through various modes (face-to-face, email, phone, chat, text, etc.).
• Organizes library resources.
• Demonstrates commitment to excellent service and ability to work successfully in a collegial environment within a diverse community that includes: faculty, students, library staff, and other members of the university community, members of the profession, and the general public.  
• Contributes to the improvement of library programs and services.
• Serves on Committees 
• Participates in evening and weekend rotations.
• Responds to patron requests or questions by phone and in person.
• Assists in training graduate and undergraduate student workers.
• Relocates and re-organizes library books when needed.
• Creates course-specific activities for self-guided student tours.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Physically capable of retrieving library resources from multiple locations, pushing loaded book carts, and lifting twenty pounds.

Required/Preferred Qualifications

Required:

• Master’s degree in library science from an ALA-accredited institution. 
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products and the ability to adapt to rapidly changing technology.
• Ability to work well with library patrons and staff. 
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, manage a diverse workload, and meet deadlines.
• Skill and comfort in preparing and conducting presentations with a variety of audiences.
• Adaptable to sudden changes in task priorities and work environment.

Preferred:

• Prior experience working in public services in an academic setting.
• Experience assessing library services.

General University information

McNeese State University, located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, is a public university and a member of the University of Louisiana System. Under Louisiana law, applications and all supporting materials will become public record. All applicants are expected to submit complete and accurate materials as specified in the position announcement. A background check and an English Proficiency assessment (Faculty Only) will be conducted on selected finalists. We comply with Louisiana Revised Statute 49:1001, et seq, and State of Louisiana Executive Order 98-38, which provides for drug testing of employees, appointees, prospective employees, and prospective appointees. Prospective employees and employees are informed if a drug test is required.

McNeese State University is an AA/EEO/ADA employer committed to excellence through diversity and a SAME agency (State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities) for the State of Louisiana.

Persons needing reasonable accommodations as provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the ADA Coordinator, Krisshunn Youngblood, Office of Campus Compliance and Civility at (337) 475-5428 or kyoungblood@mcneese.edu.

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 requires McNeese State University to inform applicants that the University can employ only U.S. citizens and aliens lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. Each new employee is required to present documentation verifying his/her identity and right to accept employment.  McNeese participates in E-Verify.

Louisiana Revised Statute 42:31-“Eligibility requirements for certain unclassified employees”-requires any person hired or employed in an unclassified position, whose annual salary or rate of compensation is equal to or exceeds one hundred thousand dollars, provide proof to his public employer that he has been issued a Louisiana driver’s license and that all vehicles registered in his name are registered in Louisiana within thirty days of being hired or employed at such salary.

Transcripts from Foreign Universities:  Prospective faculty submitting transcripts from foreign universities or schools must have the coursework evaluated for equivalency to United States-accredited coursework by a University-approved agency. The prospective faculty member is responsible for the cost of the evaluation. McNeese typically accepts evaluations by World Education Services (www.wes.org) or Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.www.ece.org.

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