Colleagues, The Florida Institute of Technology<https://www.fit.edu/>, located on Florida's Space Coast<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Coast>, has an opening for an Engineering & Science Librarian<https://lib.fit.edu/documents/Job_Posting/Engineering_and_Science_Librarian.pdf>. This is a full-time faculty position which will support faculty and students in several departments in the university's College of Engineering and Science and will play a critical role in library initiatives, including scholarly communication, outreach, and research support.
Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities: * Serves as liaison to engineering and science departments, and cultivates new models of engagement by collaborating with faculty, staff, and students to create value-added services and resources. * Partners with faculty to integrate advanced research skills into undergraduate and graduate courses. Creates research and resource guides, online tutorials, and other instructional materials. * Provides proactive research support to meet the information needs of students and faculty. * Identifies and reviews resources supporting curricular priorities and research needs in collaboration with the Collection Management & Analysis Librarian. * Serves on Library and university committees. * Represents Florida Tech as needed at regional and national conferences and meetings. * Keeps current with relevant research in higher education library trends. Required Qualifications: * ALA-accredited Master's degree in Library and Information Science. * Enthusiasm and capability to independently identify and develop skills in areas of engineering and science, especially related to research support. * Aptitude and interest in instruction. * Excellent oral and written communications skills. * Exceptional service orientation. Desired Qualifications: * Subject experience in an engineering or science field as an undergraduate or demonstrated equivalent. * A graduate degree in a relevant discipline. * Experience in an academic research setting. For more information about the position, including application procedures, please see the full position advertisement<https://lib.fit.edu/documents/Job_Posting/Engineering_and_Science_Librarian.pdf>. Thank you! Ashley Huser Ashley C. Huser, MLIS Digital Resources Librarian Psychology<http://libguides.lib.fit.edu/PSY> & Behavior Analysis<http://libguides.lib.fit.edu/BA> Liaison Evans Library<http://lib.fit.edu/> | Florida Institute of Technology<http://www.fit.edu/> 150 W. University Blvd. | Melbourne, FL 32901 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> | (321) 674-7566 |Faculty profile<http://www.fit.edu/faculty/profiles/profile.php?tracks=ahuser> [fb]<https://www.facebook.com/fitevanslibrary> [tw] <https://twitter.com/fitevanslibrary> [ig] <https://instagram.com/fitevanslibrary/> [rs] <http://ecurrent.fit.edu/blog/category/campus/library/> [yt] <https://www.youtube.com/user/EvansLibrary>
