Engineering and Science Librarian, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Posted March 20, 2023
Job Description
Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. Library at SJSU welcomes applicants for a full-time, tenure-track position as Engineering and Science Librarian.
Collaborating with a team of liaison librarians, the Engineering and Science Librarian will support faculty and students in the engineering and science disciplines by developing, delivering, and assessing library instruction; maintaining subject-specific collections across multiple formats; and offering discipline-centered reference/research services to address curricular, teaching, research, and scholarly needs, including research data management. Librarians at SJSU are faculty who are expected to engage in library and university governance and scholarship, which are requirements for tenure and promotion. This is a hybrid, not remote, position. Application deadline: April 28, 2023. To see the complete job description, go to https://jobs.sjsu.edu/en-us/job/524815/engineering-and-science-librarian.
Responsibilities
- Support student learning by working collaboratively with engineering and science faculty to facilitate the effective use of curriculum-specific information resources
- Provide reference, consultative, and instructional services to undergraduates, graduate students, teaching faculty, and researchers in synchronous and asynchronous formats
- Engage in the selection and evaluation of information resources that support the curricular and research needs of engineering and science programs, faculty, and students
- Maintain familiarity with current and emerging research and scholarly communication approaches in engineering and science
- Create, implement, and assess user-centered library services and programs for assigned departments
- Participate in shared governance, usually in department, college, and university committees and other service assignments
- Build a record of progressive scholarly and professional achievement to fulfill the University requirement of retention, tenure, and promotion
- Demonstrate awareness and experience understanding the needs of a student population of great diversity – in age, abilities, cultural background, ethnicity, religion, economic background, primary language, sexual orientation, gender identity, and academic preparation – through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies, and advisement
Qualifications
Required
- ALA-accredited Master’s degree by the time of hire
- Coursework and/or experience in delivering information literacy instruction and reference service
- Evidence of potential to maintain an ongoing agenda in scholarly research and professional development at appropriate levels
- Demonstrated awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a socially and economically diverse student population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching, and other comparable experience
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills
Preferred
Priority will be given to candidates who possess one or more of the following:
- Undergraduate or graduate degree or equivalent training/work experience in an engineering or science field
- Experience with designing, implementing, and assessing library programs and services
- Experience in academic libraries
- Coursework and/or experience with bibliometrics, scholarly identifiers, and research impact metrics
To Apply
To view the full job description and apply, please visit: https://jobs.sjsu.edu/en-us/job/524815/engineering-and-science-librarian
Complete the SJSU Online Employment Application and attach the following documents:
- Letter of interest
- Curriculum vitae
- Diversity statement (1-2 pages)
- Three references with contact information (only finalists’ references will be contacted)