JOBOPP: Senior Assistant Tenure-Track Librarian for Health Sciences and Community Services Meriam Library
Aisha Conner-Gaten, MSLIS
Senior Assistant Tenure-Track Librarian for Health Sciences and Community Services Meriam Library
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Work type: Instructional Faculty – Tenured/Tenure-Track
Location: Chico
Categories: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Tenured/Tenure-Track, Full Time, Librarian (Non-instructional Faculty)
Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion:
California State University (CSU), Chico is a comprehensive and residential public university, holding Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) designation. Chico State operates as part of the 22-campus CSU system, which educates the most ethnically, economically, and academically diverse student body in the nation. The University enrolls over 14,000 students, with over half identifying as first-generation college students.
Chico State is committed to recruiting outstanding candidates. The ideal candidate will embrace our values predicated on the primacy of student success and the elimination of equity gaps, have demonstrated experience working with diverse populations, and will contribute to policies, programs, and practices that support an inclusive, accessible, and equitable learning and working environment.
The Position: Senior Assistant Tenure-Track Librarian for Health Sciences and Community Services.
Position Starts: Summer 2026
College: Meriam Library
Department/School: Meriam Library
Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience. (Anticipated hiring range: $7,127 - $15,211 per month).
Initial Review Date: 03/02/2026; complete applications received after that date may be considered.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Library/Information Science from an ALA-accredited institution. Candidates nearing completion of the terminal degree may be considered; however, all requirements for conferral of the degree must be met no later than the start date of the position.
- Demonstrated knowledge of disciplinary terminology and familiarity with the latest methods used in health sciences or community services related research and scholarly publishing.
- Experience in teaching or providing health sciences or community services research assistance in a library, medical, or other related environment. Teaching experience accrued as a graduate student will be considered.
- Effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Responsibilities:
The Health Sciences and Community Services Librarian will provide information literacy instruction, in-depth research consultations, and reference service to faculty, undergraduates, and master’s students in both face-to-face and online environments. This position will collaborate and contribute to the development, delivery, and assessment of library instructional and outreach services and will work in a collaborative setting to improve teaching, learning, and inclusivity at the Meriam Library.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:
- Serve as the liaison to health sciences and community services programs, including the School of Nursing, Public Health & Health Services Administration, Child Development, and the School of Social Work.
- Provide instruction, faculty consultation, and student research assistance to liaison departments and programs.
- Meet research, publication, and service requirements to attain tenure.
- Work with other librarians to develop and implement information literacy instruction across disciplines.
- Develop shared instructional materials in a variety of formats.
- Pursue outreach efforts to engage the students and academic community.
- Engage in collection development activities in assigned subject areas.
- Participate in shared reference, consultation, and related activities.
How to Apply:
Applicants must provide a cover letter addressing their experience and interest in the position and the responsibilities, including how they have, or plan to, engage with diverse learners, a current CV, and contact information of three professional references. Additional information may be requested at a later time. All applicants must apply online; applications submitted via email or in-person to the department will not be considered.
The Department:
The Meriam Library supports a comprehensive university curriculum at the master’s degree level and emphasizes active engagement and outreach with faculty and students. The library is a unit of Academic Affairs. Further information about the Meriam Library is available at https://library.csuchico.edu/
Job-related questions should be directed to:
George Thompson, Search Committee Chair
Meriam Library
California State University, Chico
Chico, CA 95929-0295
ghtho...@csuchico.edu