Tulane University
Scholarly Engagement Librarian (Science and Engineering) Job at Tulane Universit
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, US, 70123
Description
**This job is now closed and no longer accepting applicaitons. **
The Scholarly Engagement Librarian - Science and Engineering serves as a liaison to faculty and students across Tulane University's schools, centers, and institutes, with a primary focus on physical science programs in the School of Science and Engineering. The Scholarly Engagement Librarian collaboratively plans and delivers innovative library services to faculty, staff and students through instruction, workshops, consultations, guides, tutorials, and other means. They serve on cross-departmental teams to support interdisciplinary teaching and research initiatives. They collaborate within the department and across the library on collection development and management for assigned areas. They contribute to departmental projects and serve on library committees, while considering how their daily work supports and advances the Libraries' core values and creates an environment and community that is welcoming for all library users and colleagues.
Librarians are professionally active and contribute to developments in the field. This position reports to the Director of Scholarly Engagement and is based on Tulane's uptown campus in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Qualifications
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Application Instructions
To ensure full consideration, applicants must submit a letter of application, resume, and the names with full contact information of at least three professional references. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until a suitable candidate is selected.
This position must be applied only within Interfolio. Applications will not be reviewed within the Tulane Jobs or other systems. Please use this link: https://apply.interfolio.com/168930
**This job is now closed and no longer accepting applicaitons. **
The Scholarly Engagement Librarian - Science and Engineering serves as a liaison to faculty and students across Tulane University's schools, centers, and institutes, with a primary focus on physical science programs in the School of Science and Engineering. The Scholarly Engagement Librarian collaboratively plans and delivers innovative library services to faculty, staff and students through instruction, workshops, consultations, guides, tutorials, and other means. They serve on cross-departmental teams to support interdisciplinary teaching and research initiatives. They collaborate within the department and across the library on collection development and management for assigned areas. They contribute to departmental projects and serve on library committees, while considering how their daily work supports and advances the Libraries' core values and creates an environment and community that is welcoming for all library users and colleagues.
Librarians are professionally active and contribute to developments in the field. This position reports to the Director of Scholarly Engagement and is based on Tulane's uptown campus in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Qualifications
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- ALA-accredited MLS at the time of hire; or a graduate degree in science or engineering
- 1 or more years of experience in research, research support, or instruction
- Strong interest in and/or experience with creative and engaging outreach to the entire academic community
- Interest in learning new tools and skills to support evolving research methods
- Knowledge of data support services (e.g., GIS, development of research data plans; research data repositories; data curation, publishing, and visualization; open data; and data literacy)
- Experience or demonstrated interest in developing and assessing collections
- Ability to communicate clearly and knowledgeably
- Ability to work creatively and collaboratively in a team environment
- Commitment to creating a welcoming, respectful, and supportive environment for all
- Evidence of ability for ongoing professional development and contribution
- Ability to function fully and competently at technology competency Levels I and II outlined in the HTML Core Technology Competencies for Employees (See https://library.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/core_technology_competencies.pdf ).
- One or more years of experience in research, research support, or instruction
- Experience providing research and instruction support
- Experience with collection development
- Knowledge of or experience with tools for collaborative research such as GitHub, electronic lab notebooks, data repositories, and data sharing tools
- Knowledge of or experience with Springshare products
Application Instructions
To ensure full consideration, applicants must submit a letter of application, resume, and the names with full contact information of at least three professional references. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until a suitable candidate is selected.
This position must be applied only within Interfolio. Applications will not be reviewed within the Tulane Jobs or other systems. Please use this link: https://apply.interfolio.com/168930