[Sigsti-l] Position Openings - Science Librarians - U of M

[Janet Arth]

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LIBRARIES­TWIN CITIES CAMPUS

<http://www.lib.umn.edu/>http://www.lib.umn.edu

In response to The University of Minnesota’s recent strategic positioning 
process, the University Libraries plan to develop a new model of support 
for scientific disciplines, focusing on academic partnership and 
exploration of innovative services to the University’s scientists and their 
undergraduate and graduate students.  We seek three innovative, analytic, 
service-oriented professionals who have both subject knowledge (such as 
engineering or the life sciences) and digital expertise. They will form a 
cohort with other librarians from the University Libraries Physical 
Sciences & Engineering Department; the Agricultural, Biological, and 
Environmental Sciences Department; and the Health Sciences Libraries.

Responsibilities include developing collaborative relationships with 
academic departments; creating new tools, programs and initiatives that 
respond to trends in scientific research; promoting new modes of scholarly 
communication; seeking opportunities to partner with researchers in 
projects or grants that require intense information and data management; 
and establishing disciplinary and interdisciplinary information literacy 
programs.

Required qualifications include a Masters' degree from an ALA accredited 
library school or equivalent combination of advanced degree and relevant 
experience, facility with technology and its application in academic 
contexts; demonstrated analytical skills; excellent communication, 
presentation and interpersonal skills; demonstrated creativity, initiative 
and self-direction; ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and 
library users in a service-oriented, research intensive environment; and 
demonstrated knowledge of science research and publication trends.  A 
degree in engineering or life sciences, or significant discipline-specific 
experience in an academic library is preferred.

For complete description, qualifications and application instructions, see:
http://www.lib.umn.edu/site/ul215.phtml


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