Job Description

 

University of Hawai‘i, Kapi‘olani Community College, Library and Learning Resources Department, is seeking applications for Open Educational Resources (OER) and Digital Initiatives Librarian position. Please see the information about the position, the duties and responsibilities, the minimum and desirable qualifications, and the job application attachments below: 

Title: Instructor, CC (Open Educational Resources (OER) and Digital Initiatives Librarian)
Position Number: 0084185
Hiring Unit: Library and Learning Department
Location: Kapi‘olani Community College    
Date Posted: July 8, 2024
Closing Date: August 11, 2024, 11:59 PM HST
Salary:  Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Rank: 2

Monthly Type: 11 Month        
Tenure Track: Tenure  
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent

Funding: General
Other Conditions: To begin approximately January 2025, pending position clearance, availability of funds, and actual staffing requirements. The position may be converted from 11 to 9 months or 9 to 11 months based on operational needs.  

 

Introduction:

Under the general direction of the Head Librarian, Library and Learning Resources (LLR), this position will promote and develop Open Educational Resources (OER) at the college, working with instructors, students, and OER advocates at other University of Hawai‘i (UH) campuses to develop resources for the UH System’s TXT0 (Textbook Cost: $0) program. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide training, research support, and basic technology support for OER projects to instructors at the Kapi‘olani Community College (KapCC). 

• Identify and coordinate incentives and programs that assist faculty to develop free learning materials for students. 

• Oversee the planning, designing, implementing, digital housing, maintaining, evaluating, and promoting of the KapCC Library's online digital collections. [Note: Collections will include digital collections appropriate for a publicly accessible academic institutional repository and reflecting library, college curriculum, college accreditation, and community-interest activities. This position will also manage a small print collection.] 

• Create, develop and maintain user-centered digital collections consisting of text, graphic, photographic, and multimedia items to support research, teaching and learning objectives. 

• Manage the KapCC repository and work to improve online collection systems and management. 

• Monitor and research copyright intellectual property issues regarding digital collections, open education, and open access publishing. Maintain best practice documentation for digital initiatives. 

• Supervise employee(s) in planning, installing, training, maintaining, documenting, and supporting all of the library’s computer hardware, software, printing services, and networks for public and staff computers. 

• Supervise employee(s) at the KapCC’s Testing Center and lead activities related to shared decision-making, goal setting, and planning. Submit the Annual Report of Program Data for the Testing Center.

• Serve in a leadership role researching and implementing sustainable digital initiatives in librarianship. 

• Work independently and in collaboration with other libraries, campuses, and UH representatives. 

• Identify potential sources for external funding of library-based digital initiatives, apply for those resources and administer successful grant-funded proposals projects. Establish UH-wide collaborations to support these projects.

• Provide general reference service to library users for both face-to-face and distance learning courses. 

• Pursue professional development opportunities and keep current with emerging issues and trends in OER, library IT best practices, digital metadata and preservation practices, and management best practices.

• May require some evening and weekend hours  

• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Masters degree in Library and Information Science from an ALA-accredited program. 

Note: Minimum qualifications must be met by the effective date of appointment.

Desirable Qualifications:

• One (1) or more years of professional experience in the provision of open educational resource training and support for instructors, including experience with OER creation and/or adaptation, providing research support to faculty, knowledge of open access, open licensing, and publishing platforms. 

• Working knowledge of copyright and educational fair use.

• One (1) or more years of professional experience in the design and production of digital collections and the maintenance of online databases, such as repositories, for document and image access.

• Demonstrated professional experience obtaining funding through grant proposals.

• Working knowledge of digital library technologies, standards, issues, metadata, and trends.

• One (1) or more years of professional experience developing workshops and/or training materials.

• Working knowledge of preservation practices for physical collection items such as papers, photographs, and negatives.

• Experience providing undergraduate reference service

• Demonstrated ability to address diversity, equity, and inclusion in the library setting.

• Demonstrated ability to supervise employees. 

• Functional knowledge of project management including prioritization, delegation, evaluation and workflow management. 

• Demonstrated ability to organize and solve problems by taking initiatives, showing creativity, and flexibility.

• Demonstrated ability to understand oral and written documentation, write reports and procedures, and communicate effectively in a variety of situations.

• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external organizations, groups, team members and individuals.

• Evidence of commitment to Kapi‘olani Community College’s vision of positioning itself as a model indigenous serving institution whose graduates strengthen the social, economic, and sustainable advancement of Hawai‘i and the world.

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED (Read the "To Apply" section carefully)

 

To Apply:

Click on the "Apply" button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach the required documents. In addition to the Application, applicants must attach the following:

1. A one- to two-page statement outlining ways in which you meet the minimum and desirable qualifications; 

2. Official graduate and undergraduate transcript(s) showing degree and coursework to date appropriate to the position (copies of official transcripts are acceptable; however, original official transcripts will be required at the time of hire.) Transcripts issued outside the United States of America require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from an agency having membership with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc., verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. The expense of the evaluation shall be borne by the applicant.

• Academic record/grade summaries will NOT be accepted.

• Diplomas and copies will NOT be accepted.

3. Optional letters of recommendation.

 

Incomplete applications will NOT be considered.

 

NOTE:  

• The application will be incomplete if materials are unreadable, illegible, password protected, missing, or corrupted; therefore, late or incomplete applications will not be considered.  All requested documents/information become the property of Kapi‘olani Community College and will not be returned.

• Please do not include any self-identifying photos and redact any references to confidential information on submitted documents (social security number, date of birth, etc.).

• If you have not applied for a position before using NEOGOV, you will need to create an account.

 

Inquires: Kapi‘olani Community College, Human Resources Department, kapcchr@hawaii.edu

 

EEO/AA, Clery Act, ADA

 

The University of Hawai'i is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, genetic information, marital status, breastfeeding, income assignment for child support, arrest and court record (except as permissible under State law), sexual orientation, domestic or sexual violence victim status, national guard absence, or status as a covered veteran.  For more information or inquiries regarding these policies, please refer to the following link: www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/eeo-coordinators/

 

Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.

 

In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, annual campus crime statistics for the University of Hawai'i may be viewed at: www.hawaii.edu/titleix/help/campus-security/, or a paper copy may be obtained upon request from the respective UH Campus Security or Administrative Services Office.

 

Accommodation Request:  The University of Hawai'i complies with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the EEO coordinator directly. Determination of requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.  For further information, please refer to the following link:   

www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/accommodation-request/ 

Kapi'olani Community College does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, color, national origin, or disability in its programs and activities. For more information or inquiries regarding these policies, contact Section 504 Coordinator, (808) 734-9575, 4303 Diamond Head Road, 'Ilima 209, Honolulu, HI 96816; Title IX Coordinator, (808) 734-9542, 4303 Diamond Head Road, 'Iliahi 116.

 

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