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Job Description

The William H. Hannon Library invites creative, collaborative candidates to apply for the role of Open Educational Resources (OER) Librarian/Project Coordinator (PC). 

The OER Librarian/Project Coordinator provides essential support for the planning, implementation, and assessment of a three-year, federally funded grant project to create and increase the use of OER across four private California colleges and universities. Reporting to the OER for Social Justice Project Director, the OER Librarian/PC will work with a dynamic team of librarians and instructional designers across four universities to develop and document training materials for faculty, plan and coordinate outreach and communication efforts, support faculty in research, evaluation, and creation of OER, and assist with assessment for the grant.

This position is fully funded through December 31, 2025 through the U.S. Department of Education Open Textbook Pilot grant.

View full position responsibilities and qualifications and apply here.

Benefits & Additional Compensation Info

The grant-funded salary for this exempt position is $70,000/annual ($5,833.33 monthly), with a 3% increase in year 2 and year 3. The position is funded from the point of hire in 2023 through December 31, 2025. 

Additional Info & Requirements

Location & Hours:

The OER Librarian / Project Coordinator may be a fully-remote position. Candidates from all US time-zones will be considered, but the incumbent will be expected to support regular synchronous project coordination and collaboration with a team based on the West Coast.If the incumbent lives in the Los Angeles area, a hybrid schedule and workspace on campus at Loyola Marymount University may be negotiated.

The incumbent will also have the opportunity to travel at least twice during the project to consult with faculty and librarians at the grant partner campuses in Los Angeles and the Bay Area, CA.

The Community

The William H. Hannon Library (http://library.lmu.edu) opened in 2009 and serves as the intellectual and cultural hub of the university. The Hannon Library was the recipient of the 2021 ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award in the university category.

We share the university's commitment to inclusive excellence, the education of the whole person, and the building of a just society. We invite women, persons of color, LGBTQ and gender-nonconforming people, people living with disabilities, and/or individuals with other diverse life experiences and beliefs to apply. Please read more about the library's commitment to DEIA and our efforts at: library.lmu.edu/deia

HR Info

We are hosting two online, webinar-format information sessions for prospective candidates to learn more about the position, the grant, and the William H. Hannon Library.

·         Wednesday, February 15, 12-12:45pm PST (register here) 

·         Thursday, February 23, 5-6pm PST (register here)