VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS: Univ. Texas at Arlington

[Mary Jo Handke]

The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries seeks to fill two instruction
and information literacy positions.  These new positions were created to
build and expand the Libraries' emerging Information Literacy Program.  The
Instruction and Information Literacy Technologist position will develop
content for online instructional tools; design, teach and assess innovative
instructional classes and work with Digital Library Services to offer
educational services in the use of the Libraries' new Digital Media
Classroom.  The Instruction and Information Literacy Specialist will develop
content, teach and assess innovative workshops and classes that will support
the university's initiatives for life-long learning.  

The Instruction and Information Literacy program area will have a total of
four full-time librarians and one library assistant, all working within a
creative, dynamic program area that will enable and promote effective
information seeking and critical thinking skills.  Working hours may include
nights and weekends.  

Required Qualifications:
ALA-accredited Masters degree by date hired; high degree of computer
literacy; knowledge of relevant computer technologies; desire to teach
evaluative, critical thinking, and information seeking skills; strong
commitment to public service; knowledge of information literacy theories and
practices; ability to develop multimedia presentations while addressing
various learning styles; demonstrated leadership, organization and
communication skills; openness to new service models; ability to work
collaboratively in a team environment; and ability to identify priorities
and learn quickly.  For the Technologist position: demonstrated creativity
in designing, developing and maintaining websites.  For the Specialist
position: demonstrated creativity in designing, developing instructional
tools and classes.

Preferred Qualifications:
Degree in Education or Instructional Technology; experience with group and
individual instruction, experience with the development of training tools
and learning aids; previous academic library experience; previous experience
with outreach and marketing services; experience with needs assessment,
program development and grant writing; knowledge of reference and
bibliographic print resources as well as a variety of online bibliographic
and full-text databases.

Consideration of applicants will begin December 14th, and will continue
until the position is filled.  A letter of application, résumé, and the
names, addresses, and telephone numbers, of three references should be sent
to Laura Blessing, University Library Human Resources and Budget Manager;
UTA Libraries; Box 19497; Arlington, TX 76019-0497.

The University of Texas at Arlington is an urban university located in the
Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area.  The Libraries' homepage may be browsed
at http://www.uta.edu/library/.

The University of Texas at Arlington is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative
Action Employer.