Description
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.
Requirements
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
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES/COMPETENCIES TYPICALLY NEEDED TO PERFORM THIS JOB SUCCESSFULLY:
- 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 ).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
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
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Tulane University is an equal opportunity educator and employer committed to providing an education and employment environment free of unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Legally protected demographic classifications (such as a person’s race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, shared ancestry, disability, genetics, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws) are not relied upon as an eligibility, selection or participation criteria for Tulane’s employment or educational programs or activities.
Tulane University is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing an application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact the Office of Human Resources by phone at 504-865-4748 or by email at hr@tulane.edu.
