Job Information
New Jersey Institute of Technology Research and Instruction Librarian in Newark, New Jersey
Title:
Research and Instruction Librarian
Department:
Van Houten Library
Reports To:
Associate University Librarian for Research and Engagement
Position Type:
Staff
Position Summary:
The Robert W. Van Houten Library at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) seeks an energetic, flexible, and collaborative professional for full-time, non-tenure-track Research and Instruction Librarian (RIL) position. Reporting to the Associate University Librarian for Research and Engagement, the RIL plays a multifaceted role, combining research support, subject liaison, and instruction responsibilities. This position is integral to promoting the effective use of library resources, enhancing information literacy skills, and leading collection development and management efforts in their liaison areas. The librarian will collaborate with faculty, students, and relevant stakeholders to advance research activities, facilitate instructional programs, and champion innovative library initiatives. As a library professional, the incumbent will be expected to maintain their knowledge of the current state of library and higher education matters. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent independent and collaborative customer service. The position typically works a 35-hour work week with one remote work day and may require one evening shift per week and occasional weekend hours based on library needs.
Essential Functions:
Liaison and Engagement (35%)
Serves as a subject liaison librarian to assigned disciplines. Builds relationships and responds to students, faculty, scholars, and staff to support teaching, learning, and research.
Provides outreach, consultation, and workshops/events on topics relevant to library users, including but not limited to open access, open education, copyright, data management, and digital scholarship.
Performs cited reference searches for promotion and tenure; provides documentation for university and departmental accreditation as needed.
Monitors relevant information sources; partners with faculty and library acquisitions team to select, evaluate, purchase, and weed relevant library collections to support current academic and research needs.
Participates in university-wide and library committees.
Research and Instruction (30%)
Collaborates with faculty to design outcome-based information literacy sessions and assesses learning outcomes per standards.
Participates in a team-based approach to develop instructional materials, shares best practices and pedagogical resources, and conducts assessments of instructional sessions and information literacy initiatives.
Connects library patrons with appropriate information resources; develops and maintains research guides, videos, and tutorials.-
Provides quick answers and performs more complex reference work and literature searches as needed.
Functional Responsibility (35%)(serves as the team lead in one of the following functional areas)
Assessment
Plans, develops, implements, and communicates library-wide assessment programs, initiatives, and strategies that enable continuous review, evaluation, and improvement of services; coordinates projects and supports colleagues engaged in assessment work, ensuring shared actions toward assessment goals.
Identifies key data to measure the impact of the libraryâs collections, services, and facilities; coordinates the gathering of library-wide statistics.
Works collaboratively with others across campus responsible for assessment.
Emerging and Library/Instructional Technologies
Remains informed about emerging technologies/industry trends and applies them to operations and activities.
Acts as the library expert on all Springshare products; serves as the administrator for the Springshare suite, including implementing best practices, documentation, and training.
Collaborates with university Instructional Designers to learn new tools and functions of the learning management system (Canvas), enabling the development of high-quality instructional library materials.
Graduate Student Success
Serves as the liaison to the Graduate Studies Office and the Graduate Students Association.
Develops, promotes, and delivers targeted workshop series for graduate students.
Identifies opportunities to enhance library services and support for graduate students.
Additional Functions:
Performs other duties as assigned.
Directs the work of student employees and part-time librarians as needed.
Prerequisite Qualifications:
An ALA-accredited Masterâs degree in library and information science or related field.
Three (3) years of relevant professional experience delivering reference and library instruction services; academic or research library preferred.
Demonstrated excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills; strong customer service orientation.
Proven ability to effectively foster positive working relationships and to collaborate in a team environment.
Demonstrated knowledge of computer skills, library applications, and experience with information sources and adapting to evolving library trends and technologies.
The formal education and experience prerequisites may be waived at the universityâs discretion if the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the university an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position.
At the university's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the university, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position.
Preferred Qualifications:
An additional degree in a STEM discipline.
Experience in assessment and higher education accreditation (e.g. Middle States, ABET) processes.
Experience working with graduate or continuing professional students.
Experience with statistical analysis software and data visualization tools.
Bargaining Unit:
PSA
Range/Band:
23
FLSA:
Exempt
Full-Time
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Applicants should include
Cover letter addressing qualifications for the position,
CV/Résumé
Research shows that women and people from underrepresented groups often apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. We recognize that someone is unlikely to meet 100% of the qualifications for a role. Please apply for this role if much of this job description describes you.