Job Details

University of Nevada, Reno

The University Libraries is looking for a Library Program Specialist GA position to help support open educational resources, along with other instructional areas.

The Libraries lead efforts to promote open educational resources on campus, including administering a grant program for faculty and providing oversight of Pressbooks, an authoring and editing platform for open textbooks. Open educational resources, freely available teaching materials that are also licensed for reuse, help to keep college education more affordable.

The position, which is part of the Research and Instructional Services Department in the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, will provide support in other areas of instruction as well, such as with dual enrollment classes and AI literacy education. This appointment is for 20 hours/week for 10 months, from August through May. This position is approximately equivalent to teaching two face-to-face courses per semester.

Responsibilities

• Format and edit content in the authoring platform Pressbooks for University faculty using open educational resources
• Help promote the University Libraries' efforts in open educational resources and other instructional areas, such as by creating outreach materials or assisting with events
• Edit and create instructional materials about information literacy, AI literacy, and library research skills (e.g., videos, handouts, webpages, online modules)
• Depending on the incumbent's interests, assist with workshops and high school visits, provide research assistance to library users, and/or analyze assessment data

Required Qualifications

• Be enrolled as a doctoral student at the University of Nevada, Reno
• Be active in a degree-seeking program
• Have intermediate experience with Microsoft Office suite (e.g., Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience creating or editing educational materials, such as videos, online tutorials, handouts, etc.
• Experience with WCAG and accessibility standards for online content
• Experience using AI to responsibly assist in workflows while providing human oversight

Schedule

Expected hours to work per week: 20

Compensation

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Exempt Yes Full-Time Equivalent 50.0%

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Contact Information for Three Professional References (required) Please include name, contact information, and relationship.

This posting is open until filled

Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply immediately. Recruitment will close without notice when a sufficient number of applications are received or a hiring decision has been made.

A background check will be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.

HR will attempt to verify academic credentials upon receipt of hiring documents. If the academic credentials cannot be verified, HR will notify the faculty member that an official transcript of their highest degree must be submitted within thirty days of the faculty member's first day of employment.

References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process.

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As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.

For positions that require driving, evidence of a valid driver's license will be required at the time of employment and as a condition of continued employment.

Schedules are subject to change based on organizational needs.

The University of Nevada, Reno is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination on the basis of a person's age (40 or older), disability, whether actual or perceived by others (including service-connected disabilities), gender (including pregnancy related conditions), military status or military obligations, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, race (including hair texture and protected hairstyles such as natural hairstyles, afros, bantu knots, curls, braids, locks and twists), color, or religion (protected classes).