Scholarly Communications & Instruction Librarian I

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority; Village of Westbury (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

New York Institute of Technology's Old Westbury campus seeks an Instruction & Scholarly Communications Librarian I for a newly revised position. The Librarian I will develop and promote scholarly communication services and initiatives and provide instruction, reference assistance, guidance, and support to students and faculty in effectively accessing and using information resources.

This position reports to the Director of Public & Technical Services.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in library/information science from an ALA-accredited institution.
• 1–3 years of relevant academic library experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication; ability to foster partnerships.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively; strong organizational and project management skills.
• Experience providing research support, instruction or consultation services.
• Knowledge of scholarly publishing, copyright, open access and scholarly communication in higher education.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and user-centered service.

Responsibilities

• Provide information literacy instruction based on pedagogy and best practices in information literacy.
• Create tutorials, assessment and content for the library website and maintain learning tools.
• Develop marketing and outreach initiatives that promote scholarly communication services.
• Serve as embedded librarian for undergraduate programs, providing research consultations and course-integrated instruction.
• Contribute to development, management, and promotion of the university's institutional repository.
• Provide research consultations to users in person and virtually.
• Deliver workshops on scholarly communication topics, including open access and research metrics.
• Contribute to collection development by identifying resources based on user needs and trends.
• Serve as liaison to academic departments and research units.
• Participate in library and college committee responsibilities.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Project management

Independent & collaborative work

Education

Master’s degree in library/information science

Job description

New York Institute of Technology's Old Westbury campus seeks an Instruction & Scholarly Communications Librarian I for a newly revised position. The Librarian I will develop and promote scholarly communication services and initiatives and provide instruction, reference assistance, guidance, and support to students and faculty in effectively accessing and using information resources.

This position reports to the Director of Public & Technical Services.