Librarian for Business and Economics - Re-Opened
Description:
NYU Libraries seeks a subject specialist in business and economics to
support the research and teaching programs of faculty, graduate and
undergraduate students in the FAS Department of Economics, the Stern
School of Business and other departments and programs across the
university. The librarian serves as a library liaison with special
emphases on building and curating collections in all formats; developing
a program of extensive outreach, instruction, consultation, and
research support services; and delivering responsive and innovative
information services. The Librarian for Business and Economics supports
faculty and student data research needs and makes effective use of
statistical methods, system and tools. Librarians play a key role in
the educational mission of NYU by establishing strong collaborative
relationships with faculty and students and connecting them to the
services, content, and tools that meet their research, teaching and
learning needs.
The Librarian for Business and Economics is a tenure track position
based in the Research Commons, and a member of the Business and
Government Information Services group in the Public Services Division,
NYU Libraries. The successful candidate works collaboratively with
other social science librarians, the Data Services team and colleagues
at NYU Abu Dhabi and NYU Shanghai to deliver statistical and numerical
services related to business and economics, and takes a leadership role
on selected projects and initiatives. Librarians at NYU participate in
Library-wide committees and professional activities outside of NYU; and
monitor developments and best practices to help ensure the excellence of
the NYU collections and research support services.
Qualifications:
Required:
- -ALA-accredited master’s degree; a second master’s degree will be required for tenure
- -Undergraduate or graduate degree in economics or business or related social science discipline
- -Public service experience in an academic library, including reference, instruction, or collection development
- -Demonstrated public service orientation and knowledge of user needs for teaching, learning, and research
- -Demonstrated experience working with statistical datasets and the ability to effectively communicate with faculty, students and staff about textural, numerical and spatial data resources
- -Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- -Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in a complex organization
- -Creative, service-oriented approach to problem solving
- -High degree of facility with technologies and systems germane to the 21st century library
- -Knowledgeable in the issues surrounding scholarly communications
- -Advanced degree in economics
- -Experience with quantitative or qualitative packages for statistical analysis, e.g., Stata, SPSS, SAS, Atlas.ti
- -Record of professional activities, including research and engagement in professional organizations
Libraries at New York University serve the school’s 40,000 students and faculty and contain more than 5 million volumes. The Libraries supports NYU’s vision to become the first true Global Network University by collaborating and providing services to our 11 global academic centers and “portal campuses” in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai. New York University Libraries is a member of the Association of Research Libraries, the OCLC Research Library Partnership, and the HathiTrust. The Libraries participates in a variety of consortia and collaborates closely with Columbia University Libraries and the New York Public Library through the Manhattan Research Library Consortium. For the NYU Libraries Mission and Strategic Plan go to http://library.nyu.edu/about/Strategic_Plan.pdf
Salary/Benefits: Faculty status, attractive benefits package including five weeks annual vacation. Salary commensurate with experience and background.
To Apply: To ensure consideration, send resume and letter of application, including the name, address and telephone number of three references to: Enrique Yanez, Director, Human Resources, New York University Libraries, 70 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012 or via email to jobs@library.nyu.edu. Please include where you heard about this position. The search will remain open until filled.
NYU’s Division of Libraries embraces diversity and is committed to attracting qualified candidates who also embrace and value diversity and inclusivity.
NYU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
