Economics and Digital Social Sciences Librarian

Economics and Digital Social Sciences Librarian

The University of Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Libraries seek an Economics and Digital Social Sciences Librarian to be based in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship. The successful candidate will serve as the primary representative of the Libraries to the Department of Economics and will also be a core member of the Navari Center, where they will provide quantitative and qualitative data consultations and teaching.

• Provide expert in-depth reference, consultation, and information services to the University of Notre Dame community, particularly the Department of Economics.
• Teach workshops on data use and analysis as well as specialized software applications.
• Provide in-depth research consultations on programming/coding with statistical software (Stata, R, and/or Python), manipulating and analyzing existing large datasets, locating existing datasets (both proprietary and freely available), and creating original datasets.
• Assist and instruct users in a wide array of electronic and print social science resources through both in-person and online collaborations. These resources may include datasets, databases, and statistical software packages.
• Work with the Navari Center team on consultations related to data science and visualization.
• Collaborate with the Navari Center team to provide research data management consultations and related services.

• Provide library instruction to Economics students, faculty, affiliates, courses, and programs.
• Provide research support for Economics students, faculty, affiliates, courses, and programs.
• Develop and steward collections that serve the needs of students and faculty in Economics in alignment with organizational strategy.
• Engage in proactive outreach to, and collaboration with, the Department of Economics to expand and develop the relationship between Hesburgh Libraries and campus Economics communities.

• Develop and foster relationships with faculty, students, staff and other members of the Notre Dame community who seek assistance with data science research and other quantitative analysis.
• As a member of the Navari Center, grow and expand relationships with other University programs and units (e.g., the Center for Research Computing, Lucy Family Institute for Data and Society).
• Develop interdisciplinary collaborations and research opportunities with faculty that align with the university’s and the libraries’ strategic directions.

• As a member of the Library Faculty, participate in faculty and professional activities in the Hesburgh Libraries, the University of Notre Dame, and library or other professional organizations.
• Serve on library and university committees, task forces, and teams.
• Engage in professional development, scholarship, and professional service.

The University of Notre Dame is a highly selective R1 Catholic research university in northern Indiana about ninety miles from Chicago. The Libraries are a member of the Academic Libraries of Indiana, Association of Research Libraries, Northeast Research Libraries, and other consortia.

Launched in 2013, the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship provides digital scholarship expertise to faculty and students across disciplines via outreach, instruction, consultation, and research collaboration. Endowed with a $10 million gift by the Marilyn & Rudolph M. Navari Charitable Foundation, the Navari Center occupies an 8000 square foot facility within the Hesburgh Library at the University of Notre Dame.

The Navari Center offers specialized technologies and technology-enriched spaces, including a legacy technology collection, access to specialized software, and immersive technology/visualization spaces. With established partnerships campus-wide, the Navari Center serves as a hub that enhances the teaching, learning, and research processes across academic disciplines.

Librarians at Notre Dame are appointed as library faculty and evaluated on library service, contributions to the profession, and university and community service. Salary and…