About the Role
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Manager of Information Literacy
locations
Remote
time type
Full time
job requisition id
R0012245
Southern New Hampshire University is a team of innovators. World changers. Individuals who believe in progress with purpose. Since 1932, our people-centered strategy has defined us and helped us grow a team that now serves over 180,000 learners worldwide.
Our mission to transform lives is made possible by talented people who bring diverse industry experience, backgrounds and skills to the university. And today, we’re ready to expand our reach. All we need is you.
Make an impact from near or far
**At SNHU, you’ll have the option to work remotely in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.**
We ask that our remote employees have access to a reliable internet connection and a dedicated, properly equipped workspace that is free of distractions. Employees must reside in, and work from, one of the above approved states.
The opportunity
Reporting to the Director Information Literacy, you will lead the Librarys engagement with assigned academic subject areas. Within this subject area you will: act as the librarys contact and connect constituents with other library experts; represent the library in the development of programs, courses, and other learning experiences; act as an information literacy subject matter expert; advocate for the promoting of information literacy principles and library content into courses; develop resources that teach information literacy, research, and library resource use skills including the creation, assessment, and maintenance of content in research guides, videos, interactives, and other media; and coordination with others to make that material available to learners.
What you’ll do:
- Collaborate with academic units across the University based on an assigned academic subject area, develop expertise in the disciplines and associated resources of the assigned area.
- Develop, assess, and maintain of modules, learning objects, videos, and tutorials to teach information literacy within assigned subject area.
- Provide subject matter expertise in information literacy as an integrated member of product and program development, existing program improvement, and other projects.
- Work with other members of the Content Creation and Research Support team to apply a consistent pedagogical approach for information literacy content.
- Develop credentials such as non-credit bearing badges within assigned subject area as part of the information literacy strategy.
- Identify opportunities to improve resources based on feedback, data, and other information from partners; ensure escalation of high-priority, time sensitive, or important feedback to appropriate partners within assigned subject area.
- Provide research support to learners for escalated questions.
- Participate in Library, University, and external professional committees.
What we’re looking for:
- Masters degree in library science or a related field
- 3 years of experience in an academic library or learning resource and support team
- Experience designing learning objects.
- Experience with video and image software such as Camtasia and Canva.