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LibrarianHoward Tilton Library
Location : New Orleans, LA
Summary
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.
Required Qualifications
- ALA-accredited MLIS with an academic background in social sciences at the time of hire
- Graduate Degree in the social sciences
- 1 or more years of experience in research, research support, or instruction
Preferred Qualifications