Instruction & Scholarly Communications Librarian

Overview

New York Institute of Technology's six schools and colleges offer undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and professional degree programs in in-demand disciplines including computer science, data science, and cybersecurity; biology, health professions, and medicine; architecture and design; engineering; IT and digital technologies; management; and energy and sustainability. A nonprofit, independent, private, and nonsectarian institute of higher education founded in 1955, it welcomes nearly 8,000 students worldwide.

The university has campuses in New York City and Long Island, New York;
Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Vancouver, British Columbia, as well as programs around the world. More than 120,000 alumni are part of an engaged network of physicians, architects, scientists, engineers, business leaders, digital artists, and healthcare professionals. Together, the university’s community of doers, makers, healers, and innovators empowers graduates to change the world, solve 21st-century challenges, and reinvent the future.

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New York Institute of Technology’s Old Westbury campus seeks an Instruction & Scholarly Communications Librarian I for a newly revised position. The Librarian I will develop and promote scholarly communication services and initiatives and provide instruction, reference assistance, guidance, and support to students and faculty in effectively accessing and using information resources. This position reports to the Director of Public & Technical Services.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide information literacy instruction based on pedagogy and best practices in information literacy.
• Create tutorials, assessment and content for the library website as well as maintain/troubleshoot these learning tools.
• Develop marketing and outreach initiatives that promote scholarly communication services.
• Serve as the embedded librarian for undergraduate programs, providing research consultations, course-integrated instruction, and tailored support.
• Contribute to the development, management, and promotion of the university’s institutional repository.
• Provide research consultations to users both in person and virtually.
• Deliver workshops for faculty and students on scholarly communication topics, including open access, author rights, open educational resources, and research metrics.
• Contribute to collection development by identifying and selecting relevant resources based on user needs and emerging trends.
• Serve as liaison to academic departments and research units as assigned.
• Participate in library & college committee responsibilities.

Master’s degree in library/information science from an ALA accredited institution.
1-3 years of relevant academic library experience.

Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to foster positive working relationships and build partnerships.

Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Effective time, organizational, and project management skills.

Experience providing research support, instruction or consultation services.

Knowledge of scholarly publishing, copyright, open access and scholarly communication issues in higher education.

Demonstrates an understanding of issues and trends in reference and information literacy. Stays abreast of emerging trends and technologies in the field of library and information science.

Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and user-centered service.

New York Institute of Technology offers numerous opportunities to enhance personal and professional growth and provides employees with a competitive compensation and benefits program inclusive of generous paid time off, holidays,…