Jobs at NYU Libraries
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Open Faculty Positions at Bobst Library
Librarian for NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies Graduate Programs
Description
The New York University Division of Libraries is seeking a librarian to serve the teaching, learning and research needs of students and faculty in the graduate programs of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS). Working in a collaborative environment this tenure-track position will serve as liaison to SCPS graduate programs, providing extensive instructional service and support; research, consultation and reference services, and collection coordination to meet the diverse needs of the School. This includes extensive outreach to faculty and administrators in the SCPS graduate programs and collection management of real estate and applied business resources in all formats.
The position will coordinate service development and collections for the Brause Library located at the Midtown Center. The Brause Library supports faculty and students in SCPS degree and professional certificate programs including the Schack Institute of Real Estate; Division of Programs in Business including Human Resources Management and Development, Integrated Marketing, Management and Systems, Public Relations and Corporate Communications; Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management; and the Division of Media Industry Studies and Design including Digital Imaging and Design, Graphic Communications Management and Technology, Publishing.
Based at Bobst Library, the position reports to the Head of Business and Government Information and is a member of the business team. The librarian serves as a partner in the development of business research services and participates fully in reference, instructional, and public programming. Librarians at NYU participate in general library programs and services, serve on library committees, working groups and tasks forces and are expected to be professionally active.
The School of Continuing and Professional Studies is NYU’s fourth largest graduate school and offers a variety of master’s degrees and graduate certificates in some of today’s most exciting and versatile industries. Its fourteen graduate programs reflect the emerging trends, opportunities and innovative business strategies in each respective field. Classes are held in Washington Square, downtown, midtown, days and evenings and online.
Qualifications:
Required: Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited program for library and information science with a second master’s degree required for tenure. Experience in providing reference service (including virtual services), library instruction, collection development, and outreach to faculty in an academic setting. Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills. Minimum of three years of professional experience in an academic (or comparable) library. Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated business experience in an academic library environment and applicants with library management or supervisory experience.
Preferred: Advanced degree in business, real estate or economics. Management or supervisory experience.
Salary/Benefits:
Faculty status, attractive benefits package including five weeks annual vacation. Salary commensurate with experience and background.
To Apply:
To ensure consideration, send resume and letter of application, including the name, address, and telephone number of three references to: Enrique Yanez, Director of Human Resources, New York University Libraries, 70 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012 or via email to jobs@library.nyu.edu. Resumes will be considered until the position is filled.
NYU is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer.
Librarian for Printed Books, Fales Library and Special Collections
Description
The Fales Library & Special Collections at New York University seeks a Librarian for Printed Books to oversee the management of its print collections and to collaborate in building one of the nation's premier collections in literature and the arts.
The Fales Library/Special Collections at New York University is the primary repository for literary special collections in the NYU Libraries. The collections comprise over 200,000 printed volumes, over 15,000 linear feet of manuscript and archival collections, 15,000 media elements, and a variety of other special materials. Strengths of the collection include: the Fales Collection of English and American Literature, approximately 150,000 volumes documenting the development of the English and American novel from 1700-present; the Alfred Berol Collection of Lewis Carroll Materials; the Richard Maass Collection of Westchester and New York State; the Downtown Collection, which documents the Downtown New York literary and art scene from 1974 to the present; the Food Studies Collection, which holds more than 20,000 volumes; and the papers of various authors, such as Erich Maria Remarque, E. L. Doctorow, David Wojnarowicz, and Dennis Cooper. The Fales Library has a very active public services program, including extensive bibliographic instruction for NYU's graduate and undergraduate students. Last year the Fales Library sponsored over 20 readings of new literature, lectures, conferences, and exhibitions for the NYU and general New York City communities.
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the general direction of the Head of the Fales Library, the Librarian for Printed Books will oversee the management of the Fales Library's printed book collections, directing acquisitions, setting policies, and assuring that cataloging meets nationally accepted standards. The Librarian for Printed Books also performs extensive outreach and education duties on book history for the English Department, History, and NYU's strong programs in Performance, American, Gender, and other studies. Duties will include acquisitions and budget management, coordinating the work of Technical Services staff; working on Special Collections books; supervising the physical processing, shelving, and reading room use of the book collections; collaborating with the Conservation Lab to identify candidates for treatment; and overseeing the flow of materials to and from offsite storage.
As part of collection management responsibilities the Librarian for Printed Books will coordinate the exhibition and exhibition loan of print materials. Working in conjunction with the director, the senior archivist, and the media specialist and processing archivist, the Librarian for Printed Books will assist with collection development, provide in-depth reference services, and represent the Fales Library in a variety of library, university, and professional venues, including extensive bibliographic instruction with special collections materials. Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required: Graduate degree in library/information science from an accredited library program, with a second masters degree required for tenure; professional experience in special collections collection development and library management; excellent written and oral communication, and interpersonal skills; acquaintance with digital preservation and access techniques and issues; knowledge of descriptive bibliography and rare book librarianship; extensive knowledge of printing history and experience as a book history instructor. Three to five years of successful collection management experience in an academic/research special collections library; proven supervisory skills.
Preferred: Advanced subject degree in British or American Literature or a related field; knowledge of one or more western European languages. Other preferred qualifications include: experience with donors; knowledge of standards for digital imaging and digital preservation; experience maintaining digital assets and metadata; thorough understanding of critical theory.
Salary/Benefits
Faculty status, attractive benefits package including five weeks annual vacation. Salary commensurate with experience and background.
Apply
To ensure consideration, send resume and letter of application, including the name, address, and telephone number of three references to: Enrique Yanez, Acting Director of Human Resources, New York University Libraries, 70 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012 or via email to jobs@library.nyu.edu. Resumes will be considered until the position is filled.
NYU is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer.
Access Services Librarian
Description
New York University seeks a librarian with a demonstrated commitment to public service to serve as Access Services Librarian. Working closely with the Head of Access Services and other managers, the position will assist in the leadership, coordination and planning for the development, management and evaluation of the Access services department, which is comprised of the Course Reserves & Microforms; Circulation & Library Access Privileges; Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery and Stacks Maintenance units. This position has direct management authority over the Reserves and Circulation & Library Privileges units (directly managing 2 FTE professional staff and indirectly managing 13 FTE classified staff) and manages the Access Services department in the absence of the Head of Access Services. Responsibilities include:
• Oversee Reserves and, Circulation & Library Access Privileges services including implementing service improvements and technology solutions to improve the user's library experience. Working with the Access Services management team to improve policy, systems, services and workflow.
• Oversee Reserves functions (including an innovative linking service which is designed to meet campus need for electronic reserves). Coordinate and collaborate with related University ITS and academic applications (e.g. course management system). Serve as a library-based authority on copyright and fair use principles.
• Manage circulation and reserve functions in the integrated library system and ensuring that policies are appropriately conveyed in the system tables. Chair the Circulation/Reserve working group, a cross-consortium group managing the ILS circulation module.
• Represent Access Services in various library and University forums, and represent NYU in local and national library forums. Scout national and international trends and innovative service models, recommend and implement appropriate service improvements.
• Assist with space planning and service delivery for on- and off-site collections.
• Assist with identifying, defining and developing appropriate assessment approaches measures and techniques for all areas of public services (including LibQual and e-resources usage).
Reports to the Head of Access Services. Librarians are expected to serve as partners in the educational mission of NYU by establishing strong relationships with faculty and students and providing responsive and innovative information services.
Qualifications
ALA-accredited master's degree; a subject master's will be required for tenure.
Required: Strong public service commitment and user approach to services; demonstrated successful supervisory experience; demonstrated ability to plan, implement and assess projects; knowledge of electronic content delivery technologies and mechanisms; knowledge and experience with library circulation systems, e-reserves, access services and supporting technology. Strong written and oral communication skills. Working knowledge of copyright and fair use principles, experience with data gathering and interpretation, and experience in assessment via quantitative and/or qualitative means in a library setting desirable.
Salary/Benefits
Faculty status, attractive benefits package including five weeks annual vacation. Salary commensurate with experience and background.
Apply
To ensure consideration, send resume and letter of application, including the name, address, and telephone number of three references to: Enrique Yanez, Acting Director of Human Resources, New York University Libraries, 70 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012 or via email to jobs@library.nyu.edu. Resumes will be considered until the position is filled.
NYU is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer.
New York University Libraries
Director, Knowledge Access and Resource Management Services
Description
This position leads, shapes and oversees the work of 60 staff engaged in acquiring and making accessible the research resources in all formats of the NYU Division of Libraries. The Director is a member of the Libraries senior management team, which shares responsibility for planning, budget allocation, and the development and leadership of major strategic initiatives. In collaboration with senior management colleagues (including the Directors for Collections and Research Services, Public Services, Libraries IT Services, and Digital Library Technology Services), the Director has primary leadership responsibility for intellectual access to materials in a changing mix of user-oriented online environments.
The Director oversees the creation, acquisition, integration and lifecycle management of metadata and the supporting processes that enable knowledge access through a suite of discovery and retrieval systems. The Director oversees the operations of the Libraries' integrated library system (ILS), including its use by non-NYU libraries that participate in consortia and related services, and serves as liaison to those libraries. The scope of KARMS units comprises acquisitions, including licensing; serials and electronic resource management; cataloging and metadata production, integration and maintenance. Services are performed for the central and institute libraries, with selected services provided to consortium member libraries. The Director is also responsible for designing and overseeing a wide range of special projects, e.g., with affiliate libraries, digital library collections, specialized resources, and for NYU's developing branch campus in Abu Dhabi.
The Libraries' strategic plan emphasizes the need for continual organizational learning and innovation to meet the challenge of integrating library resources and services with new, ever-changing, powerful networked teaching, learning and research environments. The KARMS Director will have the opportunity to manage significant new service development and to redesign organizational structures and staff roles in this environment.
The Division of Libraries expends $11.6 million on collections (56% on electronic resources) and adds 90,000 volumes annually. KARMS staff comprises 14 librarians (who are faculty), 3 administrative staff and 43 support staff, as well as 11 FTE of student casuals and adjunct assistants. The Libraries deploys the ExLibris Aleph ILS, using PRIMO as its primary end-user access system; the Innovative Interfaces, Inc. Electronic Resources Management System; and DSpace for its institutional and preservation repositories. .
New York University Libraries
Library facilities at New York University serve the school's 40,000 students and faculty and contain more than 4 million volumes. New York University Libraries is a member of the Association of Research Libraries, the Research Libraries Group Partnership of OCLC, and the Digital Library Federation. The Libraries also serves as the administrative headquarters of the Research Library Association of South Manhattan, a consortium that includes New School and Cooper Union. The NY School of Interior Design, New-York Historical Society and the Brooklyn Historical Society also participate in use of the ILS. For the NYU Libraries Mission and Strategic Plan go to http://library.nyu.edu/strategicplan/
Qualifications
Evidence of vision and leadership in the fields of knowledge access and resource management; substantial successful experience in acquisitions, cataloging, processing, and/or metadata production processes in an academic/research library, including evidence of successful and creative management of staff and operations; operational knowledge of discovery and access methods and systems; substantial knowledge of trends, issues and methods of intellectual access to library resources coupled with a strong service orientation and knowledge of user needs for teaching, learning and research; excellent communications and interpersonal skills; excellent administrative, management, planning, and organizational skills; experience in coordination or management of integrated library system functions; working knowledge of metadata standards; evidence of creative problem-solving and innovative, results-oriented approaches to processes and organizational development; evidence of successful leadership in a complex organization, including demonstrated potential for leading transformational change. MLS from an ALA-accredited program and a second masters degree required to be eligible for tenure.
Salary/Benefits
Faculty status, attractive benefits package including five weeks annual vacation. Salary commensurate with experience and background.
Apply
To ensure consideration, send resume and letter of application, including the name, address, and telephone number of three references to: Enrique Yanez, Acting Director of Human Resources, New York University Libraries, 70 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012 or via email to jobs@library.nyu.edu. Resumes will be considered until the position is filled.
NYU is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer.
For Non-faculty positions with the Division of Libraries, please follow the instructions below:
- Visit NYU's Human Resources Department
- Choose "View Jobs (External Applicants)" or "View Jobs (NYU Employees)"
- In the School/Division box, choose "Division of Libraries"
NYU's Human Resources system allows you to customize your job search for dates, nature of work, full- or part-time, and grade. You can also search by keyword.
For student positions, contact Bobst Library's Division of Human Resources at (212) 998-2450.
