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The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor’s Townsend Memorial Library seeks qualified faculty member, beginning in December 2023, with an initial appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor (non-tenure track), commensurate with experience. UMHB seeks faculty who are active Christians and dedicated librarians to prepare students for leadership, service, and faith-informed discernment in a global society.
The Townsend Memorial Library supports instruction, research, creativity, and the advancement and transmission of knowledge as the University prepares students for leadership, service, and faith-informed discernment in a global society.
UMHB is conveniently located in Belton, an historic town of 22,000 in the heart of central Texas. Nearby cities are Temple (5 miles), Waco (45 miles), Austin (65 miles), San Antonio (130 miles) and Dallas/Ft. Worth (130 miles). Excellent schools, abundant cultural and recreational opportunities, and a high quality of life are hallmarks of the local community.

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The Health Sciences Librarian will be part of a growing Teaching and Scholarship Unit of librarians, providing research support and instruction for programs within the College of Nursing and College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Position is a full-time, 12-month faculty position with core responsibilities providing curriculum-integrated information literacy and evidence-based practice instruction and reference support to students and faculty in the two colleges. Additional responsibilities include collection development and scholarship support, working closely with the Director of the Drug Information Center and the Scholarly Communications Librarian. This position reports to the Library Director.

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The Access Services & Acquisitions Librarian is responsible for the operation of the library circulation desk and related functions including student employee supervision, overdue materials processing, stacks maintenance, and the management of library printing services. This position is also responsible for library back office processes including the acquisition of library materials and financial transactions. This position is also responsible for managing the library’s interlibrary loan and mail services.

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The Annie Gabriel Library at California Baptist University seeks an innovative, collaborative, service-oriented librarian to manage the library’s cataloging processes. The successful candidate will be able to provide broad oversight in all areas of academic library information source processing. Primary duties include cataloging new print and electronic purchases and donations and ensuring that all item records in the integrated library system remain accurate and discoverable. The position requires coordinating and executing the library’s long-term cataloging strategy in support of the library’s overall mission to serve the research and information needs of CBU in a rapidly evolving information landscape. As a member of the CBU faculty, teaching is another important job duty of the Cataloging Librarian, who assists colleagues in providing information literacy instruction to CBU students in both class settings and individually. In this role the successful candidate will work as part of a team of librarians providing student learning-centered instruction and research assistance to the CBU community, using current instructional methods and technologies. This is a full-time, 12-month faculty position, and an MLIS or equivalent degree from an ALA accredited institution must either be held or in-progress. California Baptist University is a vibrant and thriving university located in beautiful Southern California, committed to helping students live their purpose.

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The Baylor University Libraries is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity to join our team of librarians, serving as the Catalog and Database Maintenance Librarian. We’re looking for a detail-oriented individual with strong problem-solving skills to lead the print monograph and database maintenance teams within Cataloging and Metadata Services.  The person in this position supports access to scholarly resources by leading and managing projects and processes that improve the quality of the metadata in the library database, as well as support strategic library deaccessioning initiatives.  This is a full-time, 12-month, on-site academic-professional position with excellent benefits and faculty status. Salary is $60,000 or more, commensurate with experience. The successful candidate must hold a master’s degree from an ALA-accredited library program or a recognized equivalent program.
Baylor University, located in Waco, Texas, is the oldest college in Texas. With a population of 21,000 students, Baylor is one of the top universities in the nation, having just been named an R1 institution by the Carnegie Classification in 2022. Baylor is also on the honor roll of the “Great Colleges to Work For” from The Chronicle of Higher Education; Baylor offers competitive salaries and benefits in one of the fastest-growing parts of the state. Our strategic plan, Illuminate, guides the University as well as Baylor’s mission of educating men and women for worldwide leadership and service by integrating academic excellence and Christian commitment within a caring community.

Waco, Texas is located conveniently along the I-35 corridor in the heart of central Texas. The Waco metropolitan area is home to approximately 280,000 residents. Combining smaller city living with opportunities of large cities nearby (only 1.5 hours from Austin and Dallas-Ft Worth), Waco offers beautiful scenery, a diverse population, and lower cost of living than the national average. More information about the Waco area can be found here: www.waco-texas.com/About-Waco

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Friends University is committed to work-life balance for its employees by offering flex work options, up to 4 weeks of vacation, 96 hours of sick leave per year, up to 13 1/2 paid holidays, half day Fridays June through July, up to 5% retirement matching, and free undergraduate tuition for you, your spouse, and your dependents.
Friends University seeks to hire individuals who will embrace our mission and celebrate our commitment to equipping students to honor God in their personal, professional, and spiritual lives by adhering to the University’s RISE Core Values (Respect, Inclusion, Service and Excellence). The mission of the University is: “Friends University, a Christian University of Quaker heritage, equips students to honor God and serve others by integrating their intellectual, spiritual, and professional lives.”