Research and Engagement Librarian in Humanities and Social Sciences

1 week ago

Santa Barbara, California, United States International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology Full time

About the Position

The International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology seeks a highly skilled and innovative professional to serve as a Research and Engagement Librarian in Humanities and Social Sciences. This exciting opportunity will allow the successful candidate to contribute to the development of open research principles, tools, and practices in the Humanities and Social Sciences disciplines.

Job Summary

The Research and Engagement Librarian will be a member of the Research and Engagement department and part of the Subject Librarian Program. The incumbent will proactively promote and provide research services, course-integrated information literacy instruction, and instructional workshops in multiple modalities to faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students in the Humanities and Social Science departments assigned to this position.

Responsibilities

  • Proactively promotes and provides research support services to faculty and students in assigned Humanities & Social Sciences departments
  • Designs and teaches course-integrated library instruction, with an emphasis on open research tools and practices
  • Collaborates with colleagues in other Library departments to identify open research structural and programmatic opportunities across campus to support evolving needs in conducting digital scholarship
  • Strategizes and coordinates efforts to increase ORCID adoptions and integrations in the humanities and social sciences
  • Actively collaborates with the Research and Engagement team to anticipate opportunities on campus and research lifecycles, to be able to design, implement, and assess strategies, services, and programs
  • Follows developments in open research and scholarship in the digital tools used in humanities and social sciences, shares trends and patterns, coordinates learning opportunities, and provides expertise to the Subject Librarian Program
  • Participates in professional development activities as appropriate to meet both individual and departmental goals and objectives

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in library/information science (ALA-accreditation) OR another relevant advanced degree
  • Excellent written communication skills as evidenced by submitted materials
  • Demonstrated knowledge of open research principles, tools, practices, and trends
  • At least two years of relevant experience in an academic research environment or related setting
  • Strong skills in innovative and strategic thinking
  • Experience identifying and initiating programmatic opportunities and initiatives
  • Strong advocacy and promotion skills demonstrated by experience working effectively across organizational boundaries and with diverse stakeholder groups
  • Experience with project management, process improvement approaches (e.g. Lean Six Sigma)
  • Experience with digital identifiers (e.g. ORCID), scholarly communications, bibliometric data sources (e.g. Web of Science, Google Scholar) and researcher identification and profiling systems and tools and their issues
  • Familiarity with data management practices and tools in digital humanities and social sciences
  • Strong assessment and data analysis skills; proven ability to gather, assess, interpret, and present quantitative and qualitative data for varied audiences
  • Demonstrated organizational skills sufficient to balance multiple priorities, deadlines, and changing project parameters
  • Experience providing research support and instructional services
  • Aptitude for learning and adapting emerging technologies
  • Ability to work effectively in a collaborative and culturally diverse environment

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