The University Libraries at Colgate University invite applications for an Outreach and Engagement Librarian, beginning in late 2024 or early 2025. The Outreach and Engagement Librarian position serves as a primary point of contact between the Libraries’ services and the Division of University Studies, which is the academic home of the Liberal Arts Core Curriculum, the Department of Writing and Rhetoric, and many of the interdisciplinary programs at Colgate University. This position also supports other academic departments and programs, as needed, and contributes to the University's mission to provide a demanding, expansive, educational experience to a select group of diverse, talented, intellectually sophisticated students who are capable of challenging themselves, their peers, and their teachers in a setting that brings together living and learning. In this role, teaching is the first responsibility, serving not only to transmit knowledge but also to transform and extend it through a rigorous, imaginative curriculum. In addition to library instruction, research consultation with students will also be a primary form of contact for this position. As a primary point of contact for faculty, staff, and students, this position will develop the collections in consultation with faculty members, advocate for library services within the division, and communicate library initiatives and updates to division directors and department chairs. In addition, this position serves as a member of the Libraries’  outreach and engagement team, which engages in inclusive, collaborative, critical, and creative pedagogies to foster information literacy and inspire intellectual curiosity. As library faculty, it is expected that someone in this role will engage in University service and sustain a record of professional service and scholarship in the field of Library and Information Science. 

Review of applications will begin on September 30, 2024 and continue until the position is filled.