Colorado State University-Pueblo Looking for Research and User Services Coordinator/ Liaison Librarian (Assistant Professor of Library Services) Full Time

The University mission is to establish CSU Pueblo as the people’s university of the southwest United States by 2028. Our success
will be measured by the resilience, agility, and problem-solving abilities of our diverse population, and the ways in which our graduates
are able to navigate work in a rapidly changing world.

The Colorado State University Pueblo Library actively develops and empowers
the campus community by integrating information literacy across the curriculum and providing collections, spaces, and services that
facilitate learning, research, and innovation for a diverse and inclusive community.

**All responsibilities of faculty
members at CSU Pueblo are in accordance with the Faculty Handbook. The Faculty Handbook is the authoritative guide on specific requirements
with regard to teaching assignments, scholarly activity, research, and service.

This position leads the library’s
efforts to support faculty research and teaching and student learning by coordinating the library’s research support services. This
includes the Research Help Desk, virtual reference services, and all individualized research support services for faculty and students.
Leads department in assessment efforts to ensure research services are effective. Develops and implements user services for the library
including but not limited to new faculty/student orientation and tours. Coordinates the library’s services to non-academic units and
the library’s partnership with the Pueblo City County Library District. Works with the acquisitions department to coordinate
collection development for the Education, Research, and Outreach Services Division (EROS).

Oversees and assesses the delivery of
services to the library’s users both in-person and virtually. Ensures that the library’s user services align with current best
practices.

As a member of the Education, Research, and Outreach Division, the Liaison Librarian is involved and engaged in the entire
life cycle of research, teaching and learning, and outreach processes. The position collaborates with and supports faculty to integrate
information literacy across the curriculum and achieve library student learning outcomes, providing course-specific instruction sessions,
assignments, and research support, creating research guides and/or tutorials, identifying library materials relevant to the course to embed
in online learning management systems, and providing consultation to faculty and students in the department. In addition, the Liaison
Librarian provides a full range of subject specific library services to include collection development, consultation, instruction, reference
services, and assessment and proactively engages in scholarship and service. 

Primary Duties

Coordinate the library’s research support services including but not limited to: 

• Manage regular provision of
  existing face-to-face and electronic research support services to students, faculty, and community patrons
  • Train Research Help Desk
    student employees
  • Supervise evening/weekend library staff
  • Schedule library faculty for weekly chat reference shifts
  • Provide training and support to Research Help Desk staff in using technologies and following guidelines for research services.
• Promote research services
• Assess and evaluate research services
• Strengthen the library’s research
  services to facilitate and support faculty research and student learning; develop new models and services to meet faculty and student
  needs.
• Coordinate research support with related academic support areas of the university
• Ensure library research services
  are accessible to all students both on and off-campus and regardless of physical ability

Coordinate the library’s user
services efforts, including but not limited to:

• Work with the Dean to plan for projects to ensure the library’s user
  services are up-to-date and align with current best practices
• Plan and deliver orientations for new faculty members and
  students
• Provide direction on usability of library’s virtual presence including the library’s website and ILS
• Coordinate services to non-academic units and Extended Studies

Serve as liaison to the College of Health, Education, and
Nursing :

• Collaborate with and support faculty to integrate information literacy across the curriculum and achieve library
  student learning outcomes
• Providing course-specific instruction sessions, assignments, and research support 
• Participate in library assessment processes for student learning outcomes
• Create research guides, instructional videos, and/or
  online tutorials
• Identify library materials relevant to courses to embed in Blackboard, place on reserve, or include in course
  packs 
• Provide consultation to faculty and students related to research, information literacy, and scholarly
  communication. 
• Manage collection development for assigned subject areas 
• Provide reference services in multiple
  modalities including face-to-face, chat, video, and email as scheduled (possibly including some nights or weekends)

Performs
sustained inquiry into one’s discipline leading to practical application within the library as well as research resulting in published
or presented scholarly output.

Serves the library, the university, and the profession through active membership on boards,
committees, panels, etc.

Salary Range $50,000 – $55,000

Minimum
Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Minimum
Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Library Science (M.L.S. or equivalent) from an ALA accredited
  institution
• Demonstrated ability to relate to and commitment to serving diverse populations and learners.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences, Nursing,
  Education, or related field
• Expertise in remote delivery of research services
• Experience planning or coordinating research
  support services
• Experience assessing library services
• Supervisory experience
• Reference and instruction
  experience in an academic library 
• Experience at a regional comprehensive university
• Experience at a Hispanic-Serving
  Institution (HSI) 
• Experience in a position that required excellent customer service 
• Experience in a position
  requiring collaboration with diverse groups and effective communication of ideas
• Demonstrated experience planning and leadership
  skills, with prior experience requiring working independently, taking initiative, and setting goals and priorities
• Demonstrated
  experience in a position requiring successful management of a team of employees to achieve results

Supplemental Information

All interested candidates must apply through the online application
system. No other format of application materials will be accepted.

Applicants must attach the following
documents, in order to be considered for this position: 

1. a letter of intent (cover
   letter)
2. a current resume or CV
3. unofficial or official transcripts showing required
   degree conferred

Additionally, applicants must include current contact information for three professional
references, either within the online application or as an attachment.

Applications submitted without the
required attachments/information above will be considered incomplete and will not move forward in the selection process. Once submitted,
applicants will not be able to make changes or add information to their application packet, with the exception of their personal contact and
demographic information.

Early submission of application materials is encouraged. Screening of application materials
will begin immediately and continue until filled, but those applications received prior to 5pm (MST) on Thursday, February 22nd, 2024, will
receive full consideration.

About Colorado State University Pueblo

Colorado State
University Pueblo is a comprehensive state university with an enrollment of 4,000 students. CSU Pueblo provides relevant professional
coursework and superior instruction with a small student-to-faculty ratio for an ever-changing global economy.Students can choose from 38
undergraduate programs with 70 fields of study in the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics; the Hasan School of
Business, the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences; and the College of Health, Education, and Nursing; and 15 graduate
programs.

CSU Pueblo is dedicated to interdisciplinary learning and entrepreneurship that elevates our people and our community,
creates educational opportunities, fosters unique collaborations, and supports inclusion, access, and affordability as a gateway to the
world. CSU Pueblo is equally committed to serving the diverse population of the region; this emphasis is reflected in the demographic
characteristics of the student body. Because more than 25 percent of our students are Hispanic, the Federal Government has designated CSU
Pueblo a Hispanic Serving Institution. Besides reflecting our commitment to serve this critically important and rapidly growing segment of
the student population, that designation also allows the University to compete for certain federal grant funds to support its ability to
better serve all students.

Among its unique features, CSU Pueblo is one of seven schools in the nation to offer a degree in
mechatronics, which combines electrical and mechanical engineering. The Hasan School of Business ranks among the top 15 percent of all
business schools internationally with graduate and undergraduate programs in business administration accredited by the AACSB International
Board of Directors. The College of STEM houses an undergraduate engineering program that was ranked in the nation’s top 100 by U.S. News
and World Report. CSU Pueblo has an ever-changing campus landscape that features a newly renovated Library, a new general academic
classroom building, and a newly renovated and expanded student center. 

At CSU Pueblo, Student Life offerings have increased
significantly with the transition of the campus from a commuter environment to a more traditional collegiate experience. Competing at the
NCAA Division II level, CSU Pueblo is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and offers 22 varsity intercollegiate sports and
also has active intramural and club sports teams that allow students to get involved in campus life.

Colorado State
University Pueblo offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical and prescription insurance
• Dental insurance 
• Vision insurance 
• Flexible benefit plan 
• Basic term life
  insurance 
• Voluntary term life and AD&D lnsurance 
• Long-term disability insurance 
• Employee
  assistance program 
• Travel accident insurance 
• Voluntary critical illness and accident insurance 
• Annual and sick leave
• Retirement plans

Other benefits include:

• Employee and
  dependent tuition discounts
• State employee discounts via BenefitHub
• Various on-campus event, recreation, and meal
  discounts

About Pueblo, Colorado 

The city of Pueblo is a historically and culturally
rich, diverse city of more than 100,000, located in the southern part of the state along the Arkansas River near the Wet Mountains and the
majestic Sangre de Cristo range. Pueblo enjoys ideal year-round climate with four distinct mild seasons, crisp mountain air and 300+ days of
sunshine per year. Pueblo attracts outdoor enthusiasts to a full slate of summer and winter recreational activities, encompassing water
sports at Lake Pueblo, biking or running along Pueblo’s beautiful river trail system, golfing, tennis, hiking or skiing in the mountains to
the west. The region is heavily agricultural, with large and small-scale farming and ranching, and a diverse mix of service, manufacturing,
and technology industries. 

CSU Pueblo is committed to providing a safe and productive learning and living community. To achieve
that goal, we conduct background investigations for all final candidates being considered for employment. Background checks may include, but
are not limited to, criminal history (felony and misdemeanor), national sex offender search, and/or motor vehicle history. Candidates who
are extended an offer of employment must submit to and pass a background check prior to beginning employment. Some positions depending on
the job duties may be required to complete a DMV and/or credit check. 

The University reserves the right to check additional
references, with prior notification given to the candidate.

Note: The successful candidate must provide
official transcripts of academic work completed and, under U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations, be able to submit evidence
of the ability to accept work in the U.S. by the day employment begins.

It is the policy of Colorado State University
Pueblo to provide reasonable accommodations for employees and applicants with disabilities. If you need accommodations, please
contact the Office of Human Resources& Institutional Equity at (719) 549-2441 or [email protected].

In compliance with the Clery Act of 1990, the
University’s annual security report is available at: https://www.csupueblo.edu/campus-safety.