Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first research university and home to nine world-class academic divisions working together as one university.
We are seeking a Basic Sciences Librarian to provide research and instruction support for basic science departments and programs based on education, experience, and demonstrated need. The Librarian II is expected to demonstrate an intermediate knowledge and expertise in one or more areas of information resources and services such as, acquisitions, access services, collection maintenance, collection development, cataloging and metadata creation, data management consultation, digitization, preservation, research assistance and consultation, reference and/or instruction, scholarly publishing, or resource sharing. The Librarian II will also develop effective plans, workflows, or processes to provide resources or services that support the university’s mission and program objectives.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Demonstrated knowledge of resources in basic sciences.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the research life cycle.
- Familiarity with the developing role of AI in basic sciences.
- Familiarity with scholarly communication issues.
- Assist library staff & patrons with non-routine questions through analysis of inquiry and resolution with appropriate staff.
- Support a wide range of services with standard and non-standard workflows.
- Resolve issues based on knowledge and experience.
- Initiate the development of new workflows and/or enhancement of workflows.
- Lead or actively participate in collaborative department projects, by lending expertise and analysis of issues and/or needs, and coordinates completion of assigned work.
- Lead special projects as assigned and/or identifies and prioritizes projects with supervisor.
- Demonstrate expertise in a specific area of library related work as listed above.
- Train and mentor new librarians and staff.
- Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for their department and the JH libraries and routinely lends expertise to JH libraries special interest and other collaborative groups and efforts.
- Continue to develop professional relationships
- Provide specialized knowledge of how aspects of information management apply to their unit or departments goals, processes, or workflows.
- Represent JH libraries in public forums, including meetings, conferences, and collaborative initiatives.
- Advance the libraries’ and university’s mission through service to the department, institution, and profession.
- Actively engage in networking, professional development, and other scholarly activities.
- Establish strong working relationships and communication workflows with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Library Science or related field.
- Three years of related experience.
- Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Preferred Qualifications
- Undergraduate Degree in a Basic Science.
Technical Skills and Expected Level of Proficiency
- Analytical Skills - Intermediate
- Coaching and Mentoring - Beginner
- Information Resource Proficiency - Intermediate
- Library Expertise - Intermediate
- Problem Solving - Intermediate
- Process Improvement - Intermediate
- Research Assistance - Intermediate
- Workflow Management - Intermediate
Classified Title: Librarian II
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Basic Sciences Librarian (Research & Instruction)
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PC
Starting Salary Range: $55,145 - $75,955 - $96,760 Annually ($65k-70k targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M-F; 8:30am-5pm
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Hybrid/Mount Washington Campus
Department name: Research & Instruction
Personnel area: Libraries
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.
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