Librarian

OASIS 

Walden’s Office of Academic Support and Instructional Services (OASIS) provides instruction to help students develop academic and professional skills for success. OASIS houses seven teams: the Walden Library; Content Management; Content Operations; Instructional Services; and Undergraduate, Graduate, and Doctoral Academic Support. Following Walden’s Success by Degree framework, we align our instructional support with university-wide, degree-level learning outcomes. Everyone in OASIS collaborates with teams across Walden to ensure we connect students with flexible, seamless instructional support where and when they need it. 

Across OASIS, we offer various instructional services and resources to support students’ skill development at all stages of their studies. The Librarian, Undergraduate Support will be a member of the Undergraduate team reporting to the Associate Dean of Undergraduate support. The primary responsibilities for the role will be acting as the library subject matter expert in the undergraduate team and providing direct support to undergraduate students through synchronous and/or asynchronous environments. 

The individual in this role will secondarily support OASIS library services. In collaboration with the other OASIS librarians, this role will help support our Ask A Librarian services, which may include email reference, webinars, group advising sessions, and one-on-one appointments for both graduate and undergraduate students.  Key traits sought for the person in this role include being curious, creative, flexible, and collaborative. The person in this role will bring heart to their work with students and colleagues.  

Walden’s Values and Mission  

Walden University provides a diverse community of career professionals with the opportunity to transform themselves as scholar-practitioners to affect positive social change. Walden’s commitment to social change began with our founders. Students, faculty, and staff choose Walden because of that commitment, and we keep our values in mind with every action we take.  

We are a teaching institution. Online higher education is our specialty, and we emerged early on as pioneers in this field. We are committed to inclusive teaching and learning in all our academic endeavors with intentionality, using a framework of shared accountability to enhance and advance the equitable health and wellbeing of communities, systems, and organizations. The philosophy of our institution is not sink or swim: We meet students where they are and accompany them as they strive to move forward on their academic pathways.   

Walden University is a member of Adtalem Global Education (NYSE: ATGE). More than 50 years ago, Walden University was founded to support adult learners in achieving their academic goals and making a greater impact in their professions and communities. Students from across the U.S. and more than 115 countries are pursuing a certificate, bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree online at Walden. The university offers more than 100 online degree and certificate programs. Walden University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission, hlcommission.org. For more information, please visit WaldenU.edu and WaldenFacts.com. 

Our Students 

Walden is a broad-access institution. We teach the students we have, nurture their curiosity, and support them as they develop academic skills to reach their degree goals. Walden serves a majority female-identifying student body, with over 40% African American and Black students and over 40% White students, as well as over 15% Latino/a/x and Asian and Pacific Islander students. We proudly embrace our LGBTQIAA+, (dis)abled, and first-generation college students, working parents and caregivers, as well as military veterans, and the unique cultural, linguistic, ethnic, and religious backgrounds of all our students. Most importantly, we acknowledge the impact of intersectionality on the lives of our students, and we strive to provide community, support, and rigor tailored to the individuals that are our students.   

Undergraduate librarian key responsibilities: 

• Acts as a subject matter expert in information literacy and library skills within the Undergraduate team. 
• Develops expertise in the needs of the students and faculty in undergraduate programs.  
• Participates in providing direct support to undergraduate students through synchronous and/or asynchronous environments. 
• Creates skills support instructional content as assigned.  
• Participates in providing high-quality instructional services, such as tutoring, webinars, etc.   
• In collaboration with teammates and faculty, reviews course content to identify opportunities for skills support. 
• Maintains knowledge of the evolving content of the curriculum, goals, and expected outcomes.  
• Participates in the thoughtful, student-centered design of curriculum, instruction, and support.  
• Participates in collaborative projects and initiatives across the OASIS team. 
• Collaborate with the key stakeholders in academic programs, academic centers, and course development. 

Walden librarian collaborative responsibilities  

Walden librarians are embedded in degree-based teams within OASIS, but also work as a collaborative, transversal library team through information sharing, collaboration, and mutual support. The Undergraduate librarian will also support general Walden library functions such as: 

• Supporting Walden’s Ask-A-Librarian reference service, which may include email reference, one-on-one consultations, or group advising for both graduate and undergraduate students.  
• Completing faculty and staff research support on request.  
• Sharing information from the undergraduate team with Walden library colleagues as appropriate 
• Ad-hoc collaborative projects such as library service pilots, collection reviews, or data projects 
• Librarians may also help support doctoral residencies by leading or co-teaching library instructional seminars during these events. 

• Earned ALA-accredited Master of Library Science/Master of Library Information Science. 
• At least one year demonstrated successful experience coordinating instructional services and reference services in an academic library preferred. 
• Experience designing and facilitating library instruction in an academic setting. 
• Interest in developing instruction using emerging technologies and experience with one-to-many asynchronous learning opportunities. 
• Demonstrated experience with educational/library instructional technologies and authoring tools (e.g., Storyline and Rise) and/or web authoring tools (e.g., SpringShare) preferred. 
• Strong understanding of the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy. 
• Commitment to advocating for the learning and development needs of students earning their degrees in a distance learning environment. 
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills. 
• Ability to work with individuals from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds in a collaborative manner. 
• Be flexible in adapting to new responsibilities, initiatives, and priorities based on students’ needs during the academic year and across degree programs. 
• Ability to creatively solve problems. 
• Availability for flexible scheduling that may include nights and weekends when needed to meet student needs. Some travel may be required. 

In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $41419.01 and $75065.24. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.

Adtalem offers a robust suite of benefits including:

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• Participation in Adtalem’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
• 12 Paid Holidays
  
  For more information related to our benefits please visit: https://careers.adtalem.com/us/en/benefits.

We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. At Adtalem, we welcome everyone and have a strong commitment towards diversity and inclusion. We encourage our Colleagues to be their true authentic selves and support laws that prohibit discrimination everywhere we do business. We also maintain a drug-free workplace.