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POSITION OVERVIEW
Position title : Research & Engagement Librarian in Humanities & Social Sciences
Salary range : Please see Table 26B for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $61,920-$149,167.
Percent time : 100%
Anticipated start : October 1, 2024 or later
Position duration : Potential Career Status
APPLICATION WINDOW
Open date : April 19, 2024
Next review date : Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date : Friday, Oct 18, 2024 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The University of California, Santa Barbara, is one of ten campuses that comprise the University of California system. It is a member of the Association of American Universities and the Association of Research Libraries. The University of California, Santa Barbara Library seeks an innovative, strategic, forward-thinking professional for an exciting opportunity to serve as a Research & Engagement Librarian in Humanities & Social Sciences. Reporting to the Director of Research & Engagement, the position will be a member of the Research & 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.
Together with colleagues across the Library, the Research & Engagement Librarian will be actively involved in envisioning and shaping new approaches to how the Library supports open research principles, tools, and practices in the Humanities & Social Sciences disciplines at UCSB. They will facilitate open research on campus by identifying strategic opportunities to maximize scholarly impact and support the visibility and discoverability of research at UCSB. Emphasis will be on supporting humanities and social science scholars with research information management, bibliometrics, persistent identifiers (e.g., ORCID and ROR IDs), digital scholarship, open access publishing, and open data.
As a member of the Research & Engagement team, the incumbent will identify and assess structural and programmatic opportunities across campus and research lifecycles. They will be actively involved in the strategic architecting of the Research & Engagement department and the Subject Librarian Program, and in the innovative transformation of services to meet the emerging needs of campus in an ever-evolving research and learning landscape.
This position is eligible for a flexible work arrangement that includes a combination of onsite and remote work. Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.
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. Works with assigned academic departments to incorporate sustainable and scalable instruction into the curriculum.
- Collaborates with colleagues in other Library departments (Research Data Services, DREAM Lab, Collection Strategies) to identify open research structural and programmatic, service, and project opportunities across campus to support evolving needs in conducting digital scholarship.
- In collaboration with librarians across the Library, strategizes and coordinates efforts to increase ORCID adoptions and integrations in the humanities and social sciences.
- Actively collaborates with the Research & 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
Basic qualifications
required at time of application)
Additional qualifications
required at time of start)
Preferred qualifications
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Document requirements
Reference requirements
References will be contacted for the finalist.
Apply link :
Help contact : library-hr@ucsb.edu
ABOUT UC SANTA BARBARA
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs , as may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.
JOB LOCATION
Santa Barbara, CA
J-18808-Ljbffr
Salary : $61,920 - $149,167
