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Please submit a cover letter, curricula vitae (CV), and provide contact information for three professional references.

Vacancy Announcement

Position Information

Campus Title Research Instruction Librarian

Department Milne Library

Position Summary

Milne Library at SUNY Geneseo is known for its innovation, creativity, and deep commitment to student success. Our work has been recognized nationally with the 2018 ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award, and our state-of-the-art newly renovated library building provides a vibrant, welcoming space for research, teaching, and community engagement.

We are excited to invite applications for a Research Instruction Librarian who shares our passion for teaching, engagement, and inclusive excellence. This librarian will play a key role in empowering students to become confident researchers and lifelong learners in a liberal arts environment. As a faculty librarian, you will be part of a collegial and supportive community, with opportunities for professional growth, mentoring, and the chance to make a lasting impact on students and scholars alike.

In this position, you will:

+ Serve as the liaison librarian to the School of Education, working closely with faculty to design and deliver dynamic information literacy instruction.

+ Provide research support that helps students and faculty succeed in their academic goals.

+ Use your outreach and collaboration skills to strengthen Milne Library’s partnerships with the local area high schools to help us re-establish our high school instruction program.

This is a 12-month, 37.5 hours/week, tenure-track faculty appointment at the Senior Assistant Librarian rank. The initial appointment is two years, with the opportunity for renewal. The starting salary for this position is $59,899.

Our College upholds diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging as essential to our mission, and we warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and identities, including those who are historically underrepresented in librarianship. Librarians from school or public libraries are encouraged to apply. In your cover letter, please address your relevant experience as it pertains to the responsibilities and required qualifications below.

Responsibilities:

+ Serve as the liaison to the School of Education, which entails partnering with faculty to design and deliver tailored information literacy instruction for both undergraduate and graduate students. This role involves sustained outreach to build awareness of library services, collections, and programs, ensuring that faculty and students are fully supported in their teaching, learning, and research.

+ Participate in Milne Library’s general instruction program, which includes teaching first-year writing courses and classes for the Educational Opportunity Program, updating instructional guides, and contributing to library tutorials.

+ Collaborate with the Head of Collection Management on the organization and collection development for the Teacher Education Resource Center ( TERC ).

+ Provide research help services to students, faculty, and staff through in-person consultations and online communication.

+ Provide outreach to local area high schools and coordinate opportunities to re-establish Milne Library’s high school instruction program.

+ Participate on teams or committees in support of the Library’s and College’s missions.

Required Qualifications

+ Master’s degree in information and/or library science from an ALA -accredited school or an ALA -approved international equivalent by time of appointment

+ Proven commitment to advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging in professional settings

+ Knowledge of pedagogy and innovative methods for teaching information literacy

+ Experience fostering teamwork to drive successful results

+ Skilled in conveying ideas clearly through speaking and writing

+ Candidates for this position must be legally permitted to work in the United States. VISA sponsorship is not available.

Preferred Qualifications

+ Knowledge of the Pre-K–12 education system, NYS curriculum, and/or teacher preparation programs

+ Experience teaching using active learning strategies

+ Previous experience as a liaison/outreach librarian

Posting Details

Posting Details

Posting Number F225

Number of Vacancies 1

Line # to be filled 00338

Full or Part-time Full-Time

Appointment Type Term Tenure Track

Length of Initial Appointment 2 year

Appointment Start Date 04/30/2026

Job Posting Date 12/15/2025

Apply By 01/20/2026

Job Posting Closed Date

Open Until Filled Yes

Salary 59899

Special Instructions to Applicant

Please submit a cover letter, curricula vitae (CV), and provide contact information for three professional references.

About SUNY Geneseo

Mission Statement

We are a distinctive public liberal arts college that welcomes and inspires students to develop their knowledge and skills to build a better world. Our supportive, inclusive community is exceptional in cultivating creativity, engagement, and discovery. We find strength in diversity, joy in growth, and fulfillment in lifelong learning.

Vision

We will cultivate a distinctive, equity-centered, public honors college experience that propels learners to positively impact society.

Values

The Geneseo campus community is guided by our beliefs in and commitments to the following values:

+ Learning: Embracing high expectations for intellectual inquiry, critical thinking, scholarly exploration, and personal growth.

+ Creativity: Empowering a spirit of innovation that inspires intellectual curiosity, self-expression, and problem-solving.

+ Belonging: Welcoming a diverse campus community that supports and celebrates

different identities, promotes equity and inclusion, and respects the ideas and

contributions of each individual.

+ Civic Engagement: Encouraging active participation grounded in self-reflection,

empathy, and an ethical commitment to the common good of our local and global

communities.

+ Sustainability: Building a culture of well-being that integrates and applies principles of

environmental, social, and economic stewardship informed by an understanding of the

past and our obligations to the future.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

SUNY Geneseo is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding students, faculty, staff, and administration. We recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all positions and ensure that all other personnel actions are conducted without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.

Applicants, students, employees, and other members of the College community (including vendors, visitors, and guests) are protected from illegal forms of harassment or retaliation based upon a protected characteristic.

To request accommodation or assistance for job-related duties or the employment application process, please contact the Office of Diversity and Equity at (585) 245-5020 or email [email protected] ([email protected]%[email protected]%3E) . Find out more about our Community Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E28zJDeYTU)

Background Investigation Statement

All applicants are subject to drug and criminal background checks. See our full Background Investigation Statement at http://www.geneseo.edu/hr/employment.

Clery Statement

Applicants interested in positions may access the Annual Security Report( ASR ) for the College at www.geneseo.edu/police. The ASR contains information on campus security policies and certain campus crime statistics. Crime statistics are reported in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. Applicants may request a hard copy of the ASR by contacting the SUNY Geneseo University Police Department at 585-245-5651.

Quick Link for Postings https://jobs.geneseo.edu/postings/5431

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

+ * SUNY Geneseo's Values include "Welcoming a diverse campus community that supports and celebrates different identities, promotes equity and inclusion, and respects the ideas and contributions of each individual." Please comment on your own personal commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive working/teaching environment.

(Open Ended Question)

+ * Do you have a Master's degree in information and/or library science from an ALA-accredited school or an ALA-approved foreign equivalent?

+ Yes

+ No

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

+ Cover Letter/Letter of Application

+ Curriculum Vitae

Optional Documents