Computing Librarian

The Commonwealth of Virginia is seeking a highly skilled Computing Librarian to join our team at George Mason University. As a key member of the Science and Technology Team, you will provide computing sciences subject librarian expertise and support for students and faculty in the School of Computing within the College of Engineering and Computing.

• Develop and deliver high-quality instruction to STEM faculty, staff, and students in assigned subject areas, utilizing general and subject-specific knowledge and resources, as well as current technologies and appropriate pedagogies.
• Assume responsibility for developing, in partnership with other groups on campus when applicable, library-based curricular educational programming, especially for pre-medical programs.
• Actively engage with faculty, students, and staff in School of Computing programs to develop strong working relationships and partnerships.
• Provide general and expert academic discipline-based reference and consultation, research assistance and course support, as well as reference service (on-call/virtual reference) as scheduled.
• Develop and implement creative library services and programs to integrate collections with teaching and research, including maintaining content for the library's online and print guides, as needed.
• Participate in system-wide shared collection initiatives and activities, and as a member of the Science and Technology Team, participate in setting and achieving annual goals and tasks as established by the team.
• Proactively support initiatives in open access and sustainable collections, open science, and open data.

• Master's degree from an ALA-accredited library and information science program or a certified foreign equivalent.
• Experience collaborating with instructors to provide library instruction and research services.
• Experience with electronic resources and information technologies to support reference, research and collection development.
• Ability to develop outreach strategies and build relationships with faculty and students to deliver high-impact services and resources.
• Ability to build collaborative and mutually beneficial working relationships with people of varying backgrounds and perspectives.

• Master's degree in computer science, IT or related field or significant coursework in those areas.
• Experience collaborating with instructors to provide library instruction and research services for students in STEM fields.
• Experience with electronic resources and information technologies in STEM fields to support reference, research, and collection development.
• Experience considering the impacts of the work (instruction, reference and research, scholarly communications, outreach, and engagement) on multiple population/user groups.
• Familiarity with research trends and with ethical, legal, and policy issues in the broader computer science and technology areas.
• Knowledge of data management planning, scholarly communications, and open access concepts and trends.