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Subject:    [WEB4LIB] JOB: Education and Curriculum Materials Librarian
From:       ray schwartz <schwartz () PANIX ! COM>
Date:       2019-05-06 19:33:26
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The Cheng Library is hiring for an Education and Curriculum Materials
Librarian
(https://wpconnect.wpunj.edu/emps/jobs/positions2.cfm?job=30916). Please
see below for full job description and link to the application:
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Education and Curriculum Materials Librarian

Posting Date: April 24, 2019
Closing Date: Open until filled

William Paterson University invites applications for a twelve month
tenure-track position as Education and Curriculum Materials Librarian at
the rank of Librarian III.

Under the supervision of the Assistant Director for Access and Information
Services, the Education and Curriculum Materials Librarian oversees and
maintains the Library’s Curriculum Materials Center, a resource collection
for education students, faculty, parents, teachers, and librarians. He/she
serves as liaison to the College of Education and works with the College
and its departments to provide resources and facilitate the proper
training of teacher candidates.

Department Overview:
The David and Lorraine Cheng Library is a major center of activity within
William Paterson University, admired for its high standards of customer
service and commitment to student success.  The Education and Curriculum
Materials Librarian works closely with the University’s College of
Education, serving as the main contact between the Library and the
College.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
•	Manages and oversees the operations of the Curriculum Materials Center
(CMC), including the supervision and training of one full-time support
staff and three part-time staff.
•	Provides reference assistance, in person and online, to students,
faculty, staff and others who use the CMC and the general collection.
•	Serves as the primary library liaison to the College of Education the
CMC/Education Librarian determines and responds to specific information
needs of the College of Education, including presentations about library
topics at College of Education meetings, serving on committees as needed,
and serving as non-voting representative on the College of Education
Curriculum Committee.
•	Works with College of Education faculty, the CMC/Education Librarian
providing course-related instruction, demonstrations and workshops for
undergraduate and graduate students, Professors in Residence, and other
College of Education related activities.
•	Selects and evaluates appropriate resources for P-12 education,
including curricula, teaching resources, and juvenile and young adult
literature in appropriate formats.
•	Promotes use of the CMC and education collection by students and faculty.
•	Works with area P-12 programs to explore collaborations and plan
activities that place William Paterson University in the community and
supports educational efforts within the community.
•	Develops and maintains bibliographies and resource guides to aid in use
of the CMC collection and education-related resources.
•	Oversees the CMC’s online content, both on the Library’s webpage as well
as through social media.
•	Participates in the Library’s User Education program.
•	Participates in the reference rotation as needed.
•	Serves on Library, University, regional and national committees as
appropriate.
•	Performs other duties as assigned and appropriate for the position.

Qualifications:
•	ALA-accredited Master’s in Library Science (by time of appointment).
•	Second master’s degree required (by time of application for tenure).
•	Undergraduate or graduate degree in Education and/or professional
experience as a school librarian, children’s librarian in a public library
or academic education librarian; experience with juvenile literature and
educational technology.
•	Demonstrated commitment to service.
•	Evidence of commitment to continuous learning and professional development.

Preferred Qualifications:
•	Second master’s degree preferred at time of appointment.
•	Experience or coursework related to organizing and managing a curriculum
materials center or school library.

Personal Attributes and Traits:
•	Track record of exhibiting emotional intelligence
•	Demonstrated ability to be flexible and collegial
•	Capacity to objectively listen to, understand and interpret what others
are saying.
•	Capable of presenting position, opinion, and feeling in written or oral
form in a way others will listen, understand, and be influenced
•	Evidence of being able to work independently and self-direct toward
agreed upon goals and deadlines

About William Paterson:
William Paterson University is the third most diverse public university in
New Jersey. As a longstanding member of the Hispanic Association of
Colleges and Universities (HACU), we have been designated by the US
Department of Education as a Hispanic-Serving Institution. William
Paterson University is also proud to be designated as a NASA MSI (Minority
Serving Institution). The University offers more than 250 undergraduate
and graduate academic programs that range from liberal arts and sciences
to pre-professional and professional programs; it enrolls nearly 10,000
students from across the country and from over 40 nations. The University
is situated on a beautiful, 370-acre suburban campus in Wayne, New Jersey,
just twenty miles west of New York City.

Invitation to apply:
Please click to apply for the position.

Interested candidates will be prompted to:
•	Complete an application
•	Submit a cover letter and resume
•	Provide names/contacts of three professional references
•	Submission of all documents listed above is required for consideration.

Review of applications will commence immediately and continue until the
position is filled.  Please contact talent@wpunj.edu should you have
general questions related to this search.

The Clery Act (The Jean Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and
Campus Crime Statistic Act) requires all institutions of higher learning
to make available to prospective employees our agency's Annual Security
Report. A copy of this information is available on the University Police
Department website at the Clery Act page. A paper copy of this report can
be obtained at the University Police Department upon request.

William Paterson University is an equal opportunity employer that actively
values and supports diversity among faculty, staff and students. Women,
minorities, and members of under-represented groups are encouraged to
apply.
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