Business Undergraduate Program Librarian (HR Title: Librarian 1 or 2)

Southern Methodist University; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 54,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Methodist University invites applications for the Business Undergraduate Program Librarian. This on-campus, in-person role supports the BBA Library Research Program within the Cox School, partnering with faculty to deliver scaffolded information literacy instruction and research assistance to undergraduates.

You will develop instruction materials, assess student learning, and collaborate with colleagues to advance business information resources, AI literacy, and data-driven research

Qualifications

• Master's degree from an ALA-accredited library or information science program.
• Experience teaching information literacy or research skills is preferred.
• Experience with undergraduate instruction is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver scaffolded information literacy instruction across the Cox undergraduate curriculum.
• Provide research and reference support to students and the SMU community.
• Develop and maintain research guides and tutorials.
• Collaborate with the Teaching Team on instructional initiatives.
• Coordinate assessment of the BBA Library Research Program.
• Supervise and mentor student assistants.
• Engage in professional growth through publishing or presentations.

Skills

Information literacy

Teaching

Research skills

Interpersonal skills

Undergraduate instruction

Education

MLIS or Equivalent

Job description

Job Description - Business Undergraduate Program Librarian (HR Title: Librarian 1 or 2) (CEN00000069)

Job Description

Business Undergraduate Program Librarian (HR Title: Librarian 1 or 2) - ( CEN00000069 )

Description

Salary Range:

$54,000-$65,000, commensurate with experience

About SMU

SMU's more than 12,000 diverse, high-achieving students come from all 50 states and over 80 countries to take advantage of the University's small classes, meaningful research opportunities, leadership development, community service, international study and innovative programs.

SMU is data driven, and its powerful supercomputing ecosystem - paired with entrepreneurial drive - creates an unrivaled environment for the University to deliver research excellence.

Now in its second century of achievement, SMU is recognized for the ways it supports students, faculty and alumni as they become ethical, enterprising leaders in their professions and communities. SMU's relationship with Dallas - the dynamic center of one of the nation's fastest-growing regions - offers unique learning, research, social and career opportunities that provide a launch pad for global impact.

SMU is nonsectarian in its teaching and committed to academic freedom and open inquiry.

About the Department:

SMU Libraries is an active partner in the intellectual life of the university. Across SMU, the Libraries advance learning and research through expert services, distinctive collections, innovative programs, emerging technologies, and strong partnerships with faculty and students. Our librarians help students and scholars discover, evaluate, create, and use information while continually exploring new approaches to teaching, research, and scholarly practice.

The Duda Family Business Library is deeply integrated into the Cox School of Business and its highly entrepreneurial, data-informed academic environment. Students encounter business research, market and industry information, data and analytics, emerging technologies, and experiential learning throughout their education. The Duda Business Library helps them develop the research abilities, information fluency, and critical judgment they need to succeed at SMU and beyond.

About the Position:

This role is an on-campus, in-person position.

The Duda Family Business Library offers an exciting opportunity for an early-career librarian who wants to become an outstanding teacher while developing expertise in business research, entrepreneurship, data, and emerging technologies.

The Business Undergraduate Program Librarian plays an important role in the BBA Library Research Program, an established, scaffolded information literacy program embedded in the Cox undergraduate curriculum. Rather than building an instructional program from the ground up, the librarian will join an experienced team and immediately have opportunities to teach, work with faculty, assess student learning, and help shape the future of a recognized curricular program.

Reporting to the Director of the Duda Family Business Library, the Business Undergraduate Librarian works with Cox faculty, Duda Business Library colleagues, and the interdisciplinary SMU Libraries Teaching Team.

We do not expect candidates to arrive as experts in every area of business librarianship.

We are looking for a librarian with strong potential as an educator, intellectual curiosity, and enthusiasm for developing new areas of expertise. With mentoring from experienced business and instruction librarians, the successful candidate will build knowledge of specialized business resources, market and industry research, entrepreneurship, data and analytics, AI literacy, instructional design, and assessment.

Grow Your Career at SMU Libraries

This position is intentionally designed to provide meaningful responsibility and professional growth. The librarian will have opportunities to:

• Receive mentoring from experienced business and instruction librarians.
• Develop and test new approaches to teaching and student learning.
• Build expertise with specialized business information resources and databases.
• Develop knowledge of entrepreneurship, market research, data and analytics, and AI literacy.
• Take on increasing responsibility as expertise develops.
• Participate in initiatives and professional communities across SMU Libraries.
• Attend conferences and engage in professional service.
• Present or publish work related to instruction, assessment, and librarianship.
• Make a meaningful contribution to an established curricular program serving Cox undergraduate students.

For a librarian beginning or building a career in academic librarianship, the position offers an unusual combination: a distinctive program to contribute to, engaged students and faculty, specialized subject expertise to develop, and experienced colleagues committed to professional growth.

Essential Functions:

Deliver and help strengthen the BBA Library Research Program, by building productive relationships with Cox faculty and providing scaffolded research and information literacy instruction across the Cox undergraduate curriculum.

Help students, and the wider SMU community, develop confidence using company, industry, market, financial, entrepreneurship, and other business information, by providing research and reference support.

Develop familiarity with business information resources and emerging research technologies, including AI literacy and generative AI, and appropriately integrate these concepts into instruction and research support.

Create and maintain research guides, tutorials, instructional materials, and other digital learning resources.

Collaborate with the SMU Libraries Teaching Team on shared instructional initiatives, and apply current approaches in pedagogy, universal design for learning, and information literacy.

Coordinate assessment of the BBA Library Research Program.

Supervise and mentor Duda Business Library student assistants.

Continue professional growth through publishing, presentations, or participation and leadership in professional organizations.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree from an ALA-accredited library or information science program completed by the date of hire.
• Experience with or demonstrated potential for teaching information literacy, research techniques, or related skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience providing instruction, research support, or reference services in an academic library or educational setting.
• Experience or interest in business research, entrepreneurship, market and industry information, or business data resources.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with faculty and colleagues in a collaborative environment.
• Experience creating instructional materials, research guides, tutorials, or digital learning objects.
• Interest in developing knowledge of information literacy, student-centered teaching practices, universal design for learning, and other approaches that support effective learning.
• Interest in AI literacy and the implications of generative AI for research, learning, and higher education.
• Experience working with undergraduate students.

Strong candidates may not bring experience in every preferred area. We encourage applications from candidates who demonstrate a strong foundation for the position and enthusiasm for developing new areas of expertise

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Candidate must demonstrate strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate broadly across the University and develop and maintain effective relationships with a wide range of constituencies. Must also demonstrate strong written communication skills.

Candidate must possess strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and analyze problems, as well as devise solutions. Must also have strong organizational, planning and time management skills.

Physical and Environmental Demands:

• Sit for long periods of time

Deadline to Apply:

Open until filled. Applications submitted byOctober 6, 2026 will receive priority consideration.

To be considered for this position, applicants are required to submit:

• A resume or CV,
• A cover letter that addresses the education and experience required and preferred for this position.

EEO Statement

SMU is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity and expression.

SMU offers staff a broad, competitive array of healthand related benefit s. In addition to traditional benefits such as health, dental, and vision plans, SMU offers a wide range of wellness programs to help attract, support, and retain our employees whose work continues to make SMU an outstanding education and research institution.

SMU is committed to providing an array of retirement programs that benefit and protect you and your family throughout your working years at SMU and, if you meet SMU's retirement eligibility criteria, during your retirement years after you leave SMU.