Carleton College

Carleton College

Reference & Instruction Librarian for STEM & Digital Scholarship

Carleton College Campus, USA · Staff+

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About the role

  • The Carleton College Gould Library's Reference & Instruction department seeks an enthusiastic individual to serve as Reference & Instruction Librarian for STEM & Digital Scholarship.
  • The librarian in this position serves as the liaison to selected departments, including Chemistry, Biochemistry, Math and Statistics, and Physics.
  • The Librarian serves as the primary systems manager for Springshare products and other core departmental digital resources; they also provide technical expertise on emerging technologies and digital accessibility as needed.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and continuously develop subject expertise in order to provide excellent reference services to faculty, students, and staff
  • Create and maintain course, subject, and general online research guides
  • Develop and maintain a reference collection that meets the research needs of the students, regardless of publication format
  • Collaborate with colleagues in Reference & Instruction on assessment projects to improve the instruction and research support offered by the department
  • Collaborate with other academic units on campus, including the Academic Support Center, Quantitative Resource Center, Academic Technology, and the Humanities Center to provide curricular and research support for faculty and students
  • Collaborate with library colleagues to mentor and supervise Library Interns
  • Supervise and support the Digital Humanities Associates and Digital Scholarship Interns, including coordinating work and providing training.
  • Collaborate, consult, and advise faculty on topics related to digital scholarship and build connections among faculty and staff.
  • Systems support (20%)
  • Coordinate with the Head of Access Services & Technology in the library to maintain and document internal use of Springshare LibApps (LibGuides, LibInsight, or LibCal).

Skills

  • Experience providing reference services
  • Experience teaching research tools and information literacy
  • Demonstrated understanding of issues and trends in information literacy in STEM fields, including open science and open data
  • Demonstrated facility with tools and methods of digital scholarship
  • Demonstrated facility with LibApps
  • Bachelor's degree or higher in the Sciences
  • Academic library experience
  • Must have the ability to understand and follow written and oral work instructions, operations, safety procedures, and hazardous labels.
  • Note: This position description is not intended to be all-inclusive.

Compensation

  • The expected starting salary range for this position is between $68,000 and $70,300. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training
  • Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility.

Benefits

  • The Librarian helps carry out the mission of the Reference & Instruction department and Gould Library to support the teaching and learning goals of the college.

Company info

  • We are looking for someone who is comfortable working with technology, but we are willing to train you in specifics.
  • Founded in 1866, Carleton College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college of roughly 2,000 students located in the historic river town of Northfield, Minnesota.

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