Job Title
Sciences Librarian
Department
LIBRARY PUBLIC SERVICES
Position Number
FP573A
Job Description
The Sciences Librarian develops and delivers library and research support to faculty, students, administrators, staff, and others in the College of Sciences and/or other academic departments as needed. Duties include,
- Providing research assistance.
- Instruction.
- Collection development support.
- Assistance with scholarly communication.
The Librarian serves as the subject specialist and primary contact person between the libraries and departments, programs, and research centers to which they are assigned.
Position Type
FullTime
Type of Recruitment
General Public
Minimum required education and/or special licenses, registrations, trainings, or certifications
ALA-accredited MLS or MLIS degree, or international equivalent
Minimum required level and type of experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities
- Considerable demonstrated interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills
- Considerable demonstrated ability and willingness to work collaboratively with others to address complex questions and devise solutions
- Considerable demonstrated analytical skills including independent problem solving and critical thinking
- Considerable demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a demanding and rapidly changing service-oriented environment
- Basic ability to cultivate collaborative relationships with teaching faculty in assigned disciplines
- Basic knowledge of the information and research needs of assigned disciplines and an understanding of current trends and issues in scholarly publishing and communication
- Basic ability to facilitate access to appropriate information resources by building local collections for the College of Sciences. All of these are subjective and open to interpretation
- Basic experience working in a library
- Basic experience teaching, training, or providing educational presentations
- Basic coursework or work experience in sciences or related disciplines, or sciences librarianship
- Basic demonstrated experience working collaboratively to build services and develop solutions
- Considerable experience using technologies commonly used in library and office operations
Preferred Qualifications
- Considerable experience working in an academic library
- Considerable experience teaching in a library environment, including planning and evaluating instruction to gauge effectiveness
- Basic experience identifying and meeting research needs of library users
- Considerable demonstrated understanding of current issues in academic communication and publishing
- Graduate or undergraduate coursework or degree in a science discipline related to the programs offered by the College of Sciences.
