Two Research and Instruction positions - First year programs and Science and Engineering Graduate Support Services at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA)

[Christine Drew]

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WPI is thriving! Come and help us grow. The Gordon Library offers an
exciting opportunity for the right candidates.

Research and Instruction Librarian – First year programs – One Year
Appointment (with possible renewal)

The WPI Gordon Library invites applications for a creative, flexible,
student-centered, technologically adept, and service oriented Research
and Instruction Librarian who will support First Year Programs within
a dynamic team-oriented environment. This First Year Librarian
collaborates with faculty/staff to develop further the library’s
information literacy, personal librarian and other outreach
initiatives. The librarian in this exciting new position serves as
liaison for WPI's courses and programs such as Great Problem Seminars,
INSIGHT advising, and new student orientation. Responsibilities
include service on the library's Research and Instruction team to
coordinate, design, promote, implement, and assess instruction and
outreach programs for first-year students. In addition, the librarian
will provide research and instruction services to the WPI community,
incorporating appropriate technologies, skills, innovations, and
collaborations as needed and will support academic departments as a
library liaison.

To apply for the position please follow this link:
http://wpi.peopleadmin.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=51520
For further information on the First Year Program, please see this
site: http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Undergraduate/FirstYear


Research and Instruction Librarian – Science and Engineering Graduate
Support Services

The WPI Gordon Library seeks an energetic and innovative library
leader with a background in science and/or engineering to develop
rapidly expanding graduate-level Information Literacy and associated
initiatives. This person, in the position of Research and Instruction
Librarian - Science and Engineering Graduate Support Services, will
play a key outreach role, supporting academic departments as a library
liaison and provide research education services and current
information on library resources and services. The incumbent assists
faculty and research groups with preparation of grant proposal
materials including data management plans and data curation activities
for the community. Working closely with librarians, academic
technology staff, and faculty, the librarian in this newly created
position plays a central role in promoting establishing the WPI
Library as a hub of resources and services for graduate students and
faculty researchers at WPI.
To apply for the position please follow this link:
http://wpi.peopleadmin.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=51527
For further information on Graduate Programs at WPI, please see this
site: http://www.wpi.edu/academics/Graduate/

About Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Founded in 1865 in Worcester, Mass., WPI is one of the nation's first
engineering and technology universities. Its 14 academic departments
offer more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in
science, engineering, technology, business, the social sciences, and
the humanities and arts, leading to bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral
degrees. WPI's talented faculty work with students on
interdisciplinary research that seeks solutions to important and
socially relevant problems in fields as diverse as the life sciences
and bioengineering, energy, information security, materials
processing, and robotics. Students also have the opportunity to make
a difference to communities and organizations around the world through
the university's innovative Global Perspective Program. There are
more than 25 WPI project centers throughout North America and Central
America, Africa, Australia, Asia, and Europe.

Christine Drew, WPI Gordon Library
Associate Director for Research and Instruction
cd...@wpi.edu 508.831.6163
www.wpi.edu/+library