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Engineering and Innovation Librarian I/II Continuing

Position Summary

The Michigan State University Libraries (MSUL) is seeking an Engineering and Innovation Librarian to serve as a liaison to programs in the College of Engineering; and the Construction Management Program in the School of Planning, Design, and Construction. The Engineering and Innovation Librarian will also work collaboratively with the Entrepreneurship Librarian and others to support the research and teaching needs of faculty and students involved with entrepreneurship in the College of Engineering, the School of Planning, Design, and Construction, and across campus. As a member of the Sciences Team and reporting to the Sciences Coordinator, the Engineering and Innovation Librarian will partner with liaison units in providing library support for research, teaching, and learning and collaborate with library colleagues, including the Entrepreneurship Librarian at the Gast Business Library.

Engineering faculty at MSU are a community of researchers and teachers, both on campus and around the world, with a focus on global engagement to solve problems. MSU’s extensive opportunities for teaching and learning in the field have been enhanced with the recently opened STEM Teaching and Learning Facility, which emphasizes the importance of classroom and laboratory spaces for gateway science courses, including engineering. In support of these initiatives, the Libraries serve as a center of activity and engagement on campus, with librarians empowered to support both student development and transformative research activities.

The MSU Libraries are closely aligned with teaching and learning innovation on campus and are particularly interested in candidates who are engaged in or excited about innovative teaching methods, particularly as they relate to new and emerging technologies and digital scholarship.  The successful candidate will be broadly focused and collaborative, building partnerships with faculty, students, researchers, and other library users. The librarian will participate approximately quarter-time in a secondary assignment based on the needs of the library and candidate interests. Some evening and weekend hours may be required. Essential duties include:

• Online, hybrid, and in-classroom instruction within courses
• Research support and guidance
• Collection development in relevant disciplines, including standards and patents
• Consultation and support around the creation, use, and storage of data and data sets as they relate to engineering and entrepreneurship

Librarians are appointed as regular faculty in the continuing appointment system. They are engaged in professional development and scholarly activities related to their position and serve on library and university committees as elected or assigned.

The MSU Libraries Strategic Plan guides our current and future work. The candidate will partner with our diverse campus to grow our welcoming multicultural environment. More information on MSU and the MSU Libraries’ dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion is available at: http://www.inclusion.msu.edu/about/index.html.

Michigan State University Libraries serve more than 4,900 faculty, 36,000 undergraduates, and 11,000 graduate and professional students on a park-like campus of over 5,000 acres.

We welcome candidates who meet the minimum requirements to apply and will support their professional development to grow in this position.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Degree

Masters -Library Information Sciences

Minimum Requirements

• Master’s degree in information or library science from a program accredited by the American Library Association.
• Background, interest, or coursework in an area of engineering or the sciences.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills;
• Outstanding interpersonal communication skills including the ability to be flexible in a dynamic and changing environment;
• Exceptional commitment to patron and community engagement;
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently;
• Ability to prioritize and balance various unit needs;
• Attention to detail;
• Preparation and commitment to conducting independent scholarship consistent with a library faculty appointment;
• Capacity and commitment to engage independently in continuing professional development, including learning more about engineering and science resources.
• Strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and an intention to work in and foster a collaborative, respectful culture.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish positive, enthusiastic, and productive collaborations working with diverse audiences, constituencies, and colleagues including faculty, students, administrators, consortia partners, and national organizations as appropriate.
  
  

Desired Qualifications

• Background, interest, or coursework in entrepreneurship.
• Experience in an academic library setting.
• Experience with subject specific databases including Compendex and specialized information sources such as patents
• Experience in or familiarity with managing data or developing data management plans.
• Knowledge of or familiarity with teaching practices in engineering

Required Application Materials

Interested applicants should provide a

• letter of application,
• CV/resume,
• Names, titles, and email addresses of three references (2 must be present/past supervisors)

Special Instructions

Minimum $65,000. Salary is negotiable. MSU provides generous fringe benefits.

For questions, please contact Jacquelyn Hansen, aholajac@msu.edu, at MSU Libraries' Human Resources Department. 

Website

lib.msu.edu

MSU Statement

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About Michigan State University

Spartans work every day to advance the common good in uncommon ways.Together, we tackle some of the world?s toughest problems to find solutions that make life better?from alternative energy to better food safety to breakthrough medical and environmental applications achieved through rare isotope research.We teach. We explore and we discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs.We're good at it, and we've been at it for more than 150 years.The nation?s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept became a model for the nation.Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world?on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, we?re a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.In ways both practical and profound, we work to create a stronger, more sustainable, and more hopeful future for all.

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