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Position Title
Adjunct Librarian- Open Educational Resources
Special Instructions to Applicants
This is a part-time temporary position to support our Open Educational Resources in the library.
Description of Position
The Diablo Valley College Library seeks a dynamic and collaborative Adjunct Open Educational Resources (OER) Librarian to support the college’s efforts to reduce the cost of instructional materials and promote equitable access to education. The OER Librarian will assist faculty in identifying, adopting, adapting, and creating Open Educational Resources and Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) materials. This role involves providing specialized support for the college’s OER initiatives, engaging with faculty and staff, and contributing to the development of sustainable OER practices across disciplines. The OER librarian will also engage in a full range of reference, library instruction, collection development, and outreach activities.
Duties and responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
- Collaborate with faculty to identify and adopt high-quality OER and ZTC materials for courses.
- Provide consultations and workshops on OER discovery, copyright, open licensing, and accessibility.
- Develop and maintain guides, toolkits, and resources to support OER adoption and creation using Canvas, LibGuides, and other digital platforms.
- Collaborate with the college’s OER/ZTC committee, library, and other stakeholders to advance the college’s textbook affordability goals.
- Participate in the development, delivery, and assessment of library instructional efforts for campus-based and distance education;
- Provide reference service to students, faculty, staff and the community;
- Participate in the collection, development and implementation of print and electronic information resources and services;
- Develop library collections in the assigned subject areas;
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
In addition to contractual duties, all faculty are expected to participate actively in their disciplines, department activities, and the general intellectual life and governance of the college.
Assignment may be in the evening, weekends, and/or online.
Our Vision for Social Justice
We are seeking people who recognize the critical role community colleges play in social justice, who have ability in this space, enthusiasm for this work, ideas and vision to improve our approaches, and a commitment to achieving equitable academic success for the 50,000+ students attending our five beautiful colleges and centers. Our social justice work calls for employees who have a sense of social responsibility, interest in our community and world in which we live.
The intention of social justice work is to strengthen humanity by understanding that every person deserves the benefits of fully participating in our society and institutions.
Academic researchers have illustrated that crucial social justice principles are a compilation of equality, equity, diversity, inclusion, engagement, environmental sustainability and human rights. These complex principles are challenging to operationalize in higher education; yet, we are steadfast in our diligence to forge ahead to advance this vital mission.
Community colleges are uniquely positioned to lead higher education in the work of social justice. Many of our students come from historically underserved and underrepresented backgrounds; students of color, students with recent immigrant histories, students from cycles of low income if not poverty, students from indigenous communities, and students from first-generation families.
The idea of promoting social mobility through education is unconditionally and uncompromisingly embraced by community colleges. This is an exciting role, and it comes with a heavy responsibility. Simply put, we need to create environments where our students achieve greater academic success, so much so that we close our persistent equity/opportunity gaps.
If you are committed to social and racial justice and if you are interested in joining a community dedicated to solving these inequities through education, please apply.
Recruitment Type
Faculty
Location
Diablo Valley College
Posting Number
F01216
Salary
Initial salary placement for full-time, tenure track positions is based on academic degree(s), upper/graduate level units earned, teaching experience and/or qualifying related professional occupation experience which ranges from $68,136 to $112,848 per year (Up to $132k). Adjunct instructor classroom faculty pay rate is $77.87-$128.97 per hour (up to $151.16). Counseling, Librarian, Disabilities Specialist pay rate is $51.37-$87.77 per hour (up to $100.65)
Position Status
Temporary
Employee Group
Part-Time Faculty