Engineering and Computer Science Librarian

Updated: 2 months ago
Location: San Diego, CALIFORNIA
Deadline: ; Open until filled

The University of San Diego’s Copley Library seeks an energetic, entrepreneurial-style Engineering and Computer Science Librarian who is passionate about creating and providing library services to Engineering and Computer Science faculty and students. This librarian works onsite and is fully embedded in the Shiley Marcos School of Engineering, meaning the librarian’s office is in the Engineering School. The librarian’s office is in Shiley to fully integrate the professional into the school’s activities and culture. At Copley Library, there are three other embedded librarians in schools (business, education, and nursing). The embedded librarians in the schools have taken the Personal Librarian concept to the highest service level. The Engineering and Computer Science Librarian serves students in the -- undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs. This 12-month tenure-track faculty position reports to the Dean of the University Library and works under the direction of the Coordinator of Graduate programs.

The Engineering and Computer Science Librarian will be deeply engaged and work across a broad-based constituency in the School of Engineering as a member of the Copley Library faculty. This individual is responsible for cultivating a strong collaborative and consultative relationship with faculty and students through one-on-one in-depth research consultations, collection development, and instruction for both undergraduate and graduate programs in face-to-face, hybrid, and online environments. Teaching responsibilities will include curricula and research support, library research methods classes, course-integrated instruction sessions, online education courses, specialized trainings, and workshops. In addition, the Engineering and Computer Science Librarian will assist faculty and students with APA style, IEEE, Endnote, altmetrics, impact factors, literature reviews, copyright, publishing opportunities and procedures by locating data sets and statistics, and grant writing research support. The librarian will have experience using SpringShare products, creating tutorials, and understanding the academic landscape regarding open educational resources, scholarly communication, and electronic resources. The Engineering and Computer Science Librarian will periodically present at the School of Engineering faculty and department meetings. This librarian is responsible for promoting a positive image of the library in the School of Engineering.

This embedded librarian will be fully integrated into the school and possess the skill set and interpersonal abilities that will allow them to professionally build a rapport with and advocate for engineering faculty and students. The Engineering and Computer Science Librarian will collaborate with the embedded librarian cohort and consult with the Digital Initiatives Librarian to promote the library’s institutional repository. This librarian will partner on other services and new initiatives with the Engineering faculty and staff, Copley Library faculty, as well as serve on engineering, library, and university committees. They will refer the Engineering faculty and students to appropriate offices and services on campus. Performs other duties as assigned.



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