Humanities Librarian Position

1 day ago


Providence, Rhode Island, United States InsideHigherEd Full time
Job Title: Humanities Librarian

We are seeking a highly skilled Humanities Librarian to join our team at Brown University Library. As a subject specialist, you will provide research support, instruction, and collection development activities that enable the intellectual endeavors of the Brown community of scholars.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide communication and outreach to faculty, undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and community scholars in assigned departments, cultivating strong partnerships and seeking opportunities for enhanced collaboration and support.
  • Regularly make collection development decisions for each liaison area that reflect evolving disciplinary and program needs, and effective use of allocated funds.
  • Connect users with the University's remarkable collections of materials, including extensive circulating materials and the John Hay Library's rare books, manuscripts, and archives.
  • Develop and deliver effective library instruction, including primary source literacy, research methods, core tools and methods relevant to humanities disciplines.
  • Deliver reference assistance and research consulting at all levels, both face-to-face and online.
  • Partner with colleagues to develop high-impact research and curricular services which support disciplinary and interdisciplinary research across the humanities.
  • Maintain a high level of professional engagement with colleagues in other institutions and with the professional literature.
Requirements:
  • ALA-accredited master's degree in library or information science or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 3 years of experience in an academic library, cultural heritage setting, or educational institution in a collection development, teaching, or research role.
  • Advanced academic work or degree in classical, medieval, or early modern studies, or a related field of study.
  • Experience introducing primary and secondary sources and information literacy skills to a variety of learners in person and in virtual settings.
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a setting that embraces a highly diverse range of backgrounds, experiences, and knowledge.
About the Library:

The Brown University Library is a dynamic center of scholarship and community at the heart of a world-class research university. Supporting and collaborating with a broad and diverse academic constituency, the Library is essential for Brown's mission to serve the community, the nation, and the world by discovering, communicating, and preserving knowledge and understanding in a spirit of free inquiry.

Benefits of Working at Brown:

Information on the Benefits of Working at Brown can be found here.



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