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Data Instruction and Outreach Librarian - Library

Position Overview

Position title: Associate Librarian-Temporary

Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and salary point at appointment. A reasonable estimate for this position is $80,349-$102,121.

Percent time: 100%

Anticipated start: As early as January 2025. Start date is flexible.

Position duration: This is a two-year, temporary full-time appointment with the possibility of renewal for one additional year based on funding and performance.

Application window: Open date: October 14, 2025. Final date: Tuesday, Mar 31, 2026.

The Environment

The UC Berkeley Library is an internationally renowned research and teaching facility at one of the nation’s premier public universities. A highly diverse and intellectually rich environment, Berkeley serves a campus community of 33,070 undergraduate students, 12,812 graduate students, and 1,525 faculty members. The Library comprises 20 campus libraries, including the Doe Library, the Moffitt Library, the Bancroft Library, the C.V. Starr East Asian Library, and numerous subject specialty libraries. With a collection of more than 12 million volumes and a collections budget of over $15 million, the Library offers extensive resources in all formats and robust services to connect users with the collections and build their research skills.

The Library Data Services Program (LDSP) guides scholars to discover, access, share, and preserve data through dataset acquisition, discovery, and librarian‑led instruction and consultations. LDSP works with UC Berkeley librarians and library staff to provide internal professional development and training opportunities to enhance our data management skills and provide data services for our users. LDSP provides data services to all disciplines at UC Berkeley through collaboration with librarians and library staff in the Library’s divisions including Arts and Humanities, Instruction Services, Sciences, and Social Sciences.

Responsibilities

The Data Instruction and Outreach Librarian will work in partnership with and under the guidance of the Data Services Librarian in the Library Data Services Program. Librarians and staff in the Library Data Services Program collaborate closely with subject librarians and library staff to provide data support for researchers, faculty, and students who are using data in research, teaching, and learning. This librarian will actively participate in the Library’s instruction services—providing consultations, teaching workshops, and designing instructional content. The librarian will develop and maintain a scaffolded approach to data instruction that includes supporting novice users, including undergraduate students, who may be unaccustomed to working with data; providing instruction and outreach for the library’s licensed datasets and platforms; and collaborating with subject and instruction librarians to teach data literacy, ethics, analysis, and visualization. This position also works to integrate data literacy and data science pedagogical practices into the library’s instructional portfolio, with a special focus on undergraduates. The librarian will help faculty, researchers, and students use licensed AI tools in conjunction with ethical and legal use of library resources, as well as within the broader University context. The librarian will engage with the Research Data Management Program, collaborate with campus partners and librarians, and facilitate open research practices and workflows where possible. UC Berkeley librarians are expected to participate in library-wide planning and governance, work effectively in a shared decision-making environment, and demonstrate professional contributions beyond the primary assignment.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications: Advanced degree or enrolled in an advanced degree program.

Additional Qualifications (required at time of start):

• Advanced degree.
• Two years of experience providing reference and instructional services in an academic or professional setting.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree from an ALA‑accredited institution or equivalent.
• Demonstrated commitment to the Library’s values.
• Demonstrated analytical, presentation, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to provide effective instruction and training related to digital literacy, artificial intelligence, technology skills, and/or research data management.
• Experience working with Python, R, Jupyter, GitHub, and/or Unix Shell.
• Participation in The Carpentries or other data science education program.
• Demonstrated experience working effectively with all staff in a highly collaborative, matrixed environment.
• Experience working collaboratively with multiple stakeholders in an academic environment.
• Experience accessing, creating, analyzing, or manipulating qualitative and/or quantitative data for academic research purposes.
• Demonstrated knowledge and application of data ethics, including awareness of key topics related to AI, data privacy, security, and bias.

Application Requirements

Document requirements:

• Curriculum Vitae
• Cover Letter

Reference requirements:

• 3–5 references (contact information only)

Contact

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05126

Help contact: richard.brown@berkeley.edu

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. For more information, please refer to the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy and the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy. In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct. Misconduct means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment.

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