First Year Experience Librarian

The First Year Experience Librarian plays a leading role in Iona Library’s efforts in providing information literacy instruction and the delivery of library services to the Iona community. The First Year Experience Librarian works closely with the library team and university community to develop library services and programs that support student success in their first year and beyond. This position’s duties also include research support services, collection development, instruction, and supporting other library services.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in developing the Information Literacy instruction plan for first-year courses and conducting in-person, hybrid and virtual library instruction sessions.
• Work closely with faculty, academic success areas and librarians in developing programs for Student Success support programs.
• Develop and conduct information literacy workshops incorporating innovative technologies and techniques for instruction.
• Apply information literacy instruction goals tied to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy.
• Participate in assessing library information literacy instruction.
• Serve as Library liaison to select academic departments, providing targeted library and information literacy support.
• Provide research assistance to the community in a variety of formats (i.e., virtual, email, in-person, phone, etc.).
• Create and maintain research guides, videos, tutorials, and other instructional materials.
• Stay abreast of standards, best practices, technologies and trends in first-year experience support.
• Collaborate on creation and assessment of online learning objects, such as LibWizard quizzes, videos, and information literacy exercises.
• Participate in the development of digital and print collections by recommending new purchases and assessing existing collections.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Work occasional evenings and weekends as required.

Job Qualifications: 

Minimum Qualifications (Required):

Education and Experience:

• ALA-accredited master’s degree in library science or equivalent by the time of hire.
• 1 or more years of experience in research support and instruction in an educational setting. Part-time and pre-professional experience can count towards this experience.

Skills:

• Experience with instruction, both online and in-person.
• Experience with providing research support services, both in-person and online.
• Familiarity or willingness to engage with trends, technologies and services in academic libraries to support student success in first year students.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both orally and in writing.
• Experience working in a collaborative environment.
• Ability to work independently and exercise good judgment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting research and information literacy in an academic library.
• Experience developing and managing and assessing information literacy curricula.
• Experience collaborating with diverse groups and departments to promote student success.

About Iona University/EEO language

Founded in 1940, Iona University is a master's-granting private, Catholic, coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers. Iona's 45-acre New Rochelle campus and 28-acre Bronxville campus are just 20 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. With a total enrollment of nearly 4,000 students and an alumni base of more than 50,000 around the world, Iona is a diverse community of learners and scholars dedicated to academic excellence and the values of justice, peace and service. Iona is highly accredited, offering undergraduate degrees in liberal arts, science and business administration, as well as Master of Arts, Master of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees and numerous advanced certificate programs. Iona students enjoy small class sizes, engaged professors and a wide array of academic programs across the School of Arts & Science; LaPenta School of Business; NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences; and Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Iona also continues to be recognized in prestigious national rankings. Most recently for 2025, Iona has been named one of the nation’s best colleges by The Princeton Review, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes and others. Additionally, U.S. News & World Report recognized Iona as one of top colleges for social mobility in the country, while Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) ranked an Iona degree in the top 5 percent nationally for long-term return on investment. Iona’s LaPenta School of Business, meanwhile, is also accredited by AACSB International, a recognition awarded to just 6 percent of business schools worldwide.

Iona offers a comprehensive benefits package to all full-time employees that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off. For more information on our benefits and working at Iona visit the Human Resources section of our website.

Iona University values and celebrates diversity and is committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all of our employees and does not tolerate discrimination based on any legally protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, or local laws. As an equal opportunity employer, Iona University encourages applications from qualified candidates who reflect the wider world in which we live.