Job Description

Internal Job Number: P04937CT

Description:

This recruitment will be used to fill one part-time (approximately 20 hours per week) Temporary Library Technician 2 position, for the Library Experience and Access Department ( LEAD ) of The Valley Library at Oregon State University ( OSU ).

• This position will primarily work on the Borrowing and Information desk in LEAD . LEAD is responsible for ensuring that service and space designs in the physical and virtual realms meet library users' current and future needs and continually cultivates an innovative environment of learning and engagement that empowers students and faculty.
• This position will be primarily responsible for providing in-person and virtual circulation and reference services (via chat, text, email and telephone). This position will perform first and second tier reference services, while engaging in culturally appropriate and inclusive communication with library patrons and employees to provide excellent, empathetic, and equitable customer service for a diverse population of library users.
• The person in this position anticipates and responds appropriately to patron needs and recommends services to supervisor and department head to meet those needs.

Minimum Qualifications (Staff) / Guidelines (Faculty):

2 years of current library experience (within five years) OR Associates degree (or equivalent 72 quarter hours or 48 semester hours), and 1 year of current experience; OR An equivalent combination of current library experience, training and/or education in related fields. AND , proficiency in multiple library specific computer applications, e.g., integrated library systems, database applications, institutional repository; content management systems.

Requirements :

• Ability to work with limited direct supervision and adapt easily to a frequently changing information environment.
• Demonstrated ability to provide excellent customer service in a busy environment to a diverse and broad group of internal customers with varying backgrounds, needs, and identities.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate successfully and inclusively, both in writing and verbally, with a diverse audience.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and assign work.

Type:

Work is performed in an office environment. Scheduled hours are Sunday, 10-3 & Monday to Wednesday, 1-6pm. Hours change during intersession and occasionally due to scheduled meetings.

About Oregon State University

Oregon State is a leading research university located in one of the safest, smartest, greenest small cities in the nation. Situated 90 miles south of Portland, and an hour from the Cascades or the Pacific Coast, Corvallis is the perfect home base for exploring Oregon's natural wonders. Oregon State University has always been a place with a purpose - making a positive difference in quality of life, natural resources and economic prosperity in Oregon and beyond. Through discovery, innovation and application, we are meeting challenges, solving problems and turning ideas into reality.Founded in 1868, Oregon State is the state's Land Grant university and is one of only two universities in the U.S. to have Sea Grant, Space Grant and Sun Grant designations. Oregon State is also the only university in Oregon to hold both the Carnegie Foundation's top designation for research institutions and its prestigious Community Engagement classification.As Oregon's leading public research university, with $261.7 million in external funding in the 2011 fiscal year, Oregon State's impact reaches across the state and beyond. With 12 colleges, 15 Agricultural Experiment Stations, 35 county Extension off ... ices, the Hatfield Marine Sciences Center in Newport and OSU-Cascades in Bend, Oregon, State has a presence in every one of Oregon's 36 counties, with a statewide economic footprint of $2.06 billion. Oregon State welcomes a diverse student body of over 26,000 students from across Oregon, all 50 states and more than 100 countries. They can choose from more than 200 undergraduate and more than 80 graduate degree programs, including over 30 degrees online offered through Oregon State Ecampus. Oregon State increasingly attracts high-achieving students, with nationally recognized programs in areas such as conservation biology, agricultural sciences, nuclear engineering, forestry, fisheries and wildlife management, community health, pharmacy and zoology. Oregon State also ranks high in sustainability, fourth among universities nationwide for using renewable energy and first in the Pac-12 Conference. And our students literally help power the university: 22 exercise machines at Oregon State University has always been a place with a purpose - making a positive difference in quality of life, natural resources and economic prosperity in Oregon and beyond. Through discovery, innovation and application, we are meeting challenges, solving problems and turning ideas into reality. For more information visit 400-acre main campus in Corvallis includes a Historic District, making Oregon State one of only a handful of U.S. university campuses listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The district includes such icons as Weatherford Hall, the Memorial Union and Benton Hall, the oldest building on the oldest building on campus.OSU commits to inclusive excellence by advancing equity and diversity in all that we do. We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.

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