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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Join a vibrant equity-minded campus whose excellence is reflected in its community, cultural engagement, and student success. West Chester University (WCU) Libraries invites
applicants for a Full-time, 9-month, Tenure-Track, Discovery Service Librarian (Assistant Professor) position. The position begins in August 2026.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">West Chester University (WCU), a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, is a public, comprehensive institution committed to offering high-quality undergraduate
education, selected post-baccalaureate and graduate programs, and a variety of educational and cultural resources for its students, alumni, and citizens of southeastern Pennsylvania. The University offers more than 100 graduate and undergraduate programs in
the sciences and mathematics, business and public management, arts and humanities, health sciences, education and social work, music, and interdisciplinary studies.
<b>We are a community of educators dedicated to developing graduates who succeed personally and professionally and contribute to the common good</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The mission of the University Libraries is to empower intellectual exploration through building connections, collections, and community. As an active member of the University’s
academic programs, the Libraries are a major contributor to WCU’s core mission of student success. The faculty members serve as both instructors and of information literacy and stewards of library resources.
<a href="https://library.wcupa.edu/UL_strategic_plan_24">Learn more about West Chester University’s Libraries</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The faculty position involves leading discovery-related initiatives, improving access to resources, and enhancing users’ experience through discovery interfaces and metadata.
The ideal candidate is people-centered and thrive in collaborative environments. The incumbent is charged with serving WCU’s campus community and participating in collaborative activities across campus. The faculty member will collaborate with other university
faculty and staff to ensure student success. May work some evening and weekend hours.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Responsibilities include:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Collaborate with the Resource Services Unit and other relevant stakeholders to support the Libraries’ e-resource ecosystem, discovery, and
the successful interoperability between systems.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Organize and lead discovery and e-resource related initiatives and teams. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Collaborate with others on interface evaluation, assessment, and usability studies to improve the user experience and access to the library
collections, resources, and open access content.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Set standards, policies, and best practices for the effective use of discovery services, tools, and metadata.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Promote discovery, e-resources, and services through educational programming, trainings, and/or materials.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Participate in Research Help Desk rotation for on-site and virtual reference, including some evening and weekend shifts, and offer research
consultations as needed<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Support faculty and students with values grounded in diversity, equity, inclusivity, belonging, and social justice <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Serve as a subject specialist to one or more areas to be determined at the time of offer and participate in collection development and the
University Libraries’ instruction program.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Engage in scholarship and service. This is necessary for tenure and promotion process.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Perform other duties as assigned.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">West Chester University of Pennsylvania offers highly competitive salaries and excellent benefits. Rank and step commensurate with experience, expertise, and training. Estimated
salary ranges between $71,000 and $81,000. Salary is based upon the schedule established by the
<a href="https://www.passhe.edu/hr/labor-relations/documents/cba/apscuf-cba.pdf#page=91">
APSCUF Faculty Collective Bargaining Agreement</a>. See page 88, pay range Q02 for the Assistant Professor scale.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">For full description of the position and to apply, see the
<a href="https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/wcupa/jobs/5155187/26-72-tenure-track-assistant-professor-discovery-services-librarian">
job posting</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Online and Distance Services Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#404040;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none">University Libraries | West Chester University</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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