Research Services Librarian for Science and Engineering

The Washington Research Library Consortium, Inc; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

George Washington University Libraries and Academic Innovation (GWLAI) seeks a collaborative Research Services Librarian for Science and Engineering to join the Research and User Services department. The role supports interdisciplinary teaching, research, and publishing in the natural sciences, engineering, data-intensive work, and open scholarship.

The librarian provides research consultations, instruction, collection development, data literacy workshops, and contributes to open access

Qualifications

• ALA-accredited Master’s degree in library or information science or equivalent experience by appointment.
• Ability to collaborate and support an inclusive research community.
• Strong initiative and results-driven approach in past roles.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Awareness of scholarly communication trends and open access practices.
• Experience or potential to support science and engineering research, instruction, publishing.

Responsibilities

• Support the research and instructional needs of faculty, students, and researchers in sciences and engineering.
• Conduct library instruction for undergraduate and graduate courses in partnership with faculty.
• Provide research consultations across disciplines via chat and email.
• Participate in collection development and relationship-building with departments.
• Provide guidance on scientific research methods, datasets, and analysis tools.
• Contribute to data literacy, computational fluency, and open access initiatives.

Skills

Collaboration skills

Communication skills

Research support

Instruction

Open scholarship

Education

ALA-accredited Master’s degree in library science

Job description

Research Services Librarian for Science and Engineering

Summary

George Washington University Libraries and Academic Innovation (GWLAI) seeks a collaborative and service-oriented Research Services Librarian for Science and Engineering to join the Research and User Services (RUS) department. RUS is a highly collaborative unit where librarians work together and share responsibility for meeting the full range of student, faculty, and researcher needs across disciplines. This position plays a vital role in supporting interdisciplinary teaching, research, and publishing, with an emphasis on supporting the natural sciences, engineering, and data-intensive research fields. As an active member of the RUS team, the incumbent also provides research support, instruction, and collection development services to all areas of the university, including the First Year Writing program. GWLAI staff and librarians are champions of open access and support open scholarly communication and publishing practices, including the adoption and creation of open educational resources (OER). Librarians contribute to the scholarly community through research, professional engagement, and service.

Description

• Support the research and instructional needs of faculty, students, and researchers in the sciences, engineering, and related interdisciplinary fields.
• Conduct library instruction for undergraduate and graduate level courses in partnership with faculty, including partnering with GW’s first-year University Writing Program.
• Provide research consultations and services (chat, email) across disciplines.
• Participate in collaborative collection development and relationship-building with departments and research units to understand and meet their evolving needs.
• Provide expert guidance on scientific research methods and navigating scientific literature, reproducible research workflows, datasets, and data analysis tools.
• Contribute to workshops, outreach, and programming that advance data literacy, computational fluency, and research transparency.
• Contribute to strategic initiatives or teams within GWLAI, including efforts related to scholarly communication, open access publishing, open education, research impact and visibility, and/or data literacy and computational fluency.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• ALA-accredited Master’s degree in library or information science OR other advanced degree with relevant experience by date of appointment.
• Demonstrated collaboration skills and a commitment to supporting an inclusive and equitable research community.
• Strong initiative and a results-driven approach in previous roles.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Awareness of current scholarly communication and research trends, issues, and challenges facing researchers in an academic environment.
• Experience or demonstrated potential to support scientific research, instruction, and publishing practices within science and engineering fields.

Preferred Qualifications

• Work experience, degree, or coursework in sciences, computer sciences, or other engineering related fields.
• Experience with data analysis, GIS, coding, visualization, or computational research tools.
• Familiarity with research data management, open science practices, and reproducible research methods.
• Experience supporting systematic review projects or teaching about systematic review methodology.

About

The George Washington University Libraries and Academic Innovation (GWLAI) enriches the academic experience of scholars and students and sparks innovation at GW. We enable research and teaching through access to the latest scholarship and rich archival resources, tailored support for researchers at all levels, guidance for faculty who want to explore new teaching methods and technologies in the classroom, and robust support for online education. Through innovative partnerships, dynamic workshops, and team-based approaches to project management and problem solving, GWLAI fosters collaboration and provides leadership across the university to support the shared mission of generating, making accessible, and preserving new knowledge. Having joined the Association of American Universities (AAU) in 2023, and guided by a new Strategic Framework, GW is at an exciting moment in its history and trajectory, and GWLAI is a key partner in supporting the university’s research and scholarly advancements and promoting discoveries and innovations made by the research community.

Gelman Library
2130 H Street NW
Washington, DC 20052
United States

Position Title: Research Services Librarian for Science and Engineering

Salary and appointment at the rank of Librarian I/II/III/IV are dependent upon qualifications.