Classified Ad Title:
Science and Assessment Librarian - College of Wooster

Post Date
9/4/2025

Expiration Date
10/3/2025

Details:
Recognized consistently by Princeton Review as one of the “Best College Libraries,” The College of Wooster Libraries seeks an innovative librarian to provide liaison services for science (STEM) disciplines, lead library assessment and analytics, and implement emerging technologies to support faculty and
student research. The Science & Assessment Librarian plays a key role in helping the Libraries foster an environment where a diverse community of learners can discover, create, communicate, and preserve knowledge and insights. In cultivating a community of learners, librarians support students on their journey to completing Independent Study. Independent Study is the culmination of the College of Wooster experience, where students produce and publish original research and scholarship!

SUMMARY
Reporting to the Librarian of the College, the Science & Assessment Librarian offers instruction and research consultations, manages collection development, and acts as a liaison to science departments and programs. Responsible for coordinating the Libraries’ assessment efforts, this includes gathering, analyzing, and communicating data that shows the impact and value of library services, spaces, and resources. Additionally, the Science & Assessment Librarian will lead the Libraries' exploration and contribute to campus-wide initiatives involving artificial intelligence.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Serve as liaison librarian for the sciences, supporting student and faculty research needs.
• Provide reference and research consultation services in the sciences.
• Create and lead course-integrated instruction on scientific information literacy.
• Teach the use of science and technical databases, including bibliographic and scholarly impact metrics, and grey literature.
• Provide general library instruction sessions for assigned First-Year Seminars, information workshops, and other classes as needed.
• Select, evaluate, and manage science-related collections in all formats to meet the research needs of the college community.
• Evaluate library programs, resources, and services by designing, implementing, and analyzing assessments that use quantitative and qualitative data, as appropriate.
• Support ongoing library assessment practices with ACRL, IPEDS, as well as collaborations with the college’s Institutional Research department.
• Lead the exploration and evaluation of artificial intelligence technologies relevant to library resources, services, teaching and instruction.
• Support campus-wide initiatives for the development of policy, programming, and training on responsible artificial intelligence use, ethics, and bias mitigation.
• Manage Timken Science Library's physical collection and spaces in collaboration with the Science Library Associate and the Libraries’ Administrative Coordinator. This includes tracking and reporting Timken’s maintenance needs and supporting the building’s operational hours (as needed) with opening/closing the building.
• Keep abreast of new developments in scientific publishing, emerging technologies, and trends in libraries and the academy.
• Participate in college and library governance via faculty, library, and professional committee work and meetings.
• Perform other related duties as may be assigned by the Librarian of the College.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
• Master’s degree in Library and Information Science/Studies (MLIS) from an ALA-accredited program or equivalent advanced degree in a relevant science (STEM) discipline.
• Demonstrated record of a science-related education or work experience as a science educator.
• Experience delivering instruction (will also consider library internships, post-secondary experiences, in addition to formal teaching and instruction in a classroom setting).
• Familiarity with assessment methods and metrics related to library use statistics, comparative analysis, user needs & feedback, and research impact, etc.
• Demonstrated excellence with interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills.

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
• A degree in a related science (STEM) field.
• Familiarity with artificial intelligence concepts, tools, and ethical considerations.
• Experience with implementing an assessment program.
• Experience with teaching the use of science and technical databases, including knowledge of bibliographic and scholarly impact metrics, and grey literature.
• Experience creating learning materials and tools for a post-secondary learning environment.
• Familiarity with academic library assessment instruments.
• Knowledge (employment, internship, or coursework) specific to working in an academic library.
• Demonstrated experience establishing productive working relationships with students and faculty.
• Experience working with undergraduate students and background in interpreting the library's resources to others.
• Experience working with students from diverse backgrounds.

Preferred qualifications are not required. The Libraries are committed to enabling the colleague recruited for this position to develop those skills. Individuals with an interest in the position who meet the required qualifications are strongly encouraged to apply.

ABOUT US
The College of Wooster is an independent college of the liberal arts and sciences with a commitment to excellence in undergraduate education. We enroll a student population of approximately 1800 undergraduate students; more information about our culturally and socioeconomically diverse student population can be found at: https://wooster.edu/about/fast-facts/. We are interested in hiring faculty who can contribute to the intellectual vibrancy of the community through a breadth of curricular offerings, inclusive and student-centered pedagogies, and a commitment to intercultural fluency.

The College of Wooster Libraries house close to 700,000 book volumes across three facilities: Andrews Library; The Gault Library for Independent Study ; and the Timken Science Library. The Special Collections offer rare materials, first editions, archival materials, and unique collections that preserve
social and literary history. In support of the College of Wooster's signature program, Senior Independent Study, the Libraries foster development of progressively sophisticated research and scholarly communication skills, cultivation of a rich local academic community, and the creation and sharing of
new knowledge with communities worldwide. The buildings are alive with research, mentorship, innovation, and collaboration, and are designed to support the dual mission of supporting advanced individual study by students and broad collaboration by all members of the academic community.

The Libraries advance our mission through dynamic and high-quality collections, technologies, learning environments, and services for our campus community. The College of Wooster is a founding member of the Five Colleges of Ohio, a consortium of selective liberal arts colleges. Our membership in OhioLINK enables The College of Wooster Libraries to provide access to over 44 million books, 100+ electronic research databases, 33 million electronic journals, and 200,000+ e-books, nearly 85,000 images, videos, and sounds, and over 100,000 theses and dissertations from Ohio students at 36 Ohio institutions.

The Libraries enjoy strong support from the College’s students, faculty, administration, and board and are recognized as key to the academic mission of the College. The staff and faculty of the Libraries are respected for their commitment to fostering a community of learners and independent thinkers.
Librarians have faculty status and are active participants in faculty governance and campus committees.

To apply, submit a cover letter and curriculum vitae through https://apply.interfolio.com/172751.

The cover letter should include details relevant to the knowledge and skills required for this role, a teaching and instruction philosophy, and a statement explaining how, as our next Science & Assessment Librarian, you would contribute to creating innovative, data and user-informed services, programs, and
collections. Please include information about your understanding of these issues, your record of activities to date, and your specific plans and goals for advancing these efforts in our Libraries and on campus.

Finalists for the Science & Assessment Librarian position will be required to provide three references and copies of their unofficial graduate transcripts. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled, pending final administrative approval. Priority will be given to
applications received by Friday, October 3, 2025, 5:00 pm EDT. Applicants who advance in the selection process should be prepared to interview (virtually and/or in person) starting mid-October through mid-November. If you have questions regarding Interfolio, please contact Upikin Gunawan
(ugunawan@wooster.edu). Questions about the position should be directed to Makiba Foster (mfoster@wooster.edu)


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https://apply.interfolio.com/172751