Scholarly Engagement Librarian for Social Sciences

Location:
New Orleans, LA
Open Date:
Feb 20, 2025
Description:
The Scholarly Engagement Librarian – Social Sciences serves as a liaison to faculty and students across Tulane University’s schools, centers, and institutes, with a focus on social science programs primarily in the School of Liberal Arts. 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, is based in New Orleans, Louisiana, and is eligible for a hybrid (1 day/week) work environment.

Qualifications:

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: 

ALA-accredited MLIS with an academic background in social sciences at the time of hire; OR a graduate degree in the social sciences

One 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

Interest in systematic reviews in the social sciences

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, and work creatively and collaboratively in a team environment

Commitment to fostering an environment of equity, diversity, and inclusion

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:   

Two or more years of relevant academic library experience

Experience providing research and instruction support

Experience with collection development

Experience with GIS

Experience with data analysis and visualization tools such as Python, R, SPSS, Power Bi, or Voyant

Experience with Springshare products

Application Instructions:
Application Instructions

To ensure full consideration, applicants must submit a letter of application, resume, and the names with full contact information and relationship of at least three professional references, preferably current or past supervisors. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until a suitable candidate is selected.

This job must be applied for within Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/163927   

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Where the spirit of New Orleans meets academic excellence, Tulane University cultivates a fertile environment for inquiry, growth, and collaboration. Tulane University is an equal opportunity educator and employer committed to compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding nondiscrimination. Legally protected demographic classifications such as race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics are not relied upon as eligibility or participation criteria for 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 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 email hr@tulane.edu.