Open Educational Resources Librarian for Funding, Facilitation & Outreach

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Glimpse of the Job

The Texas A&M University Libraries are excited to welcome a new Open Educational Resources Librarian for Funding, Facilitation and Outreach. This Librarian will play an exciting role on the OpenEd team by helping faculty access funding and support to adopt, adapt, or create high‑quality Open Educational Resources (OER) and other affordable course materials. In this position, you’ll actively connect instructors with internal and external grant opportunities, offer hands‑on administrative and technical support, and build strong relationships across campus to champion open education.

Your work will directly advance student success by developing programs that lower the cost of learning materials and by empowering faculty to bring innovative, affordable resources into their courses.

The selected candidate will be expected to work on-site at our College Station campus. This is an in-person opportunity.

Salary: $62,900.00 annually and a $3,000.00 stipend for professional development 

Opportunities to Contribute:

• Coordinate and communicate internal and external funding opportunities for Open Educational Resources (OER), including tracking cycles, deadlines, and application requirements.

• Build and maintain relationships with campus, state, and national OER funding partners.

• Support faculty in locating, creating, and managing openly licensed and library‑licensed course materials.

• Collaborate with campus partners to design, deliver, assess, and promote Open Education programs and present OpenEd services at university events.

• Monitor and report on OER development, usage, and funding outcomes using institutional data sources.

• Provide guidance on instructional design and funding needs within an open practices framework.

• Stay current with library technologies, copyright, fair use, and trends in open educational practices.

• Engage in scholarly and professional development to bring new ideas and technologies into library services.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Library or Information Science by start date

• Ability to lift and move medium weight objects. 

• Ability to handle material which can contain dust or microscopic mold spores.

A well-qualified candidate may also possess:

• Knowledge of academic library functions. 

• Knowledge of open education principles, current trends in library services, and the state/national OER funding landscape.

• Familiarity with grant administration processes and higher‑education accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG).

• OEN certificate in Open Education

• SPARC Open Education leadership

• Creative Commons Certification

• Experience with special projects, event planning, or academic library outreach.

• Ability to use assessment tools such as Power BI or other relational database platforms.

• Strong organizational skills and the ability to build and maintain stakeholder relationships.

• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills, with confidence in public speaking.

• Demonstrated initiative and the ability to work proactively.

What You Need to Do:  

Apply! Submit a resume/cv and cover letter. These documents will help us with the review process. You may upload these documents on the application under CV/Resume.  

Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered, or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to prepopulate the online application.  

Why Texas A&M University    

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.   

The Libraries are the indispensable hub of discovery, learning and creativity with the teaching and research that goes on in the colleges and academic departments. We offer rich and extraordinary collections at the University Libraries. The Libraries’ resources and services enable and support the University missions of teaching, research, and service. Learn more about our various libraries at https://library.tamu.edu     

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration.  Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.  Experience all that a big city has to offer but with reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.     

• Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums   

• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays    

• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month   

• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas    

• Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time   

• Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more    

• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee 

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.