[Eril-l] Senior Engineering & Electronic Collections Librarian: Lehigh University Libraries, Bethlehem PA

[Sharon Wiles-Young]

Lehigh University seeks a user-centric and versatile librarian to provide
library research services for engineering students and faculty, while also
serving as electronic collections librarian. Working in a cross-functional,
collaborative team environment, the librarian coordinates services for
departments in the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science,
creating instructional programs, consulting with students and research
faculty, and selecting electronic, print, media, datasets, standards and
software resources for engineering disciplines. As electronic collections
librarian,  the successful candidate coordinates the library’s processes
for trialing, acquiring, licensing and accessing electronic resources, in
conjunction with the technical services team and subject librarians. The
librarian also administers the Libraries’ open URL link resolver and usage
statistics program; tracks other usage indicators and generates reports in
support of collection decisions.



Special Considerations:

·       Periods of high volume/workload may be required at the beginning
and ends of semesters

·       Occasional evening, weekend hours for appointments with students;
special university events

·       Occasional travel is required to attend professional meetings,
local and national; several times per year



Qualifications:

·       Master’s degree in library science, or equivalent combination of
education and experience.

·       Three to five years related work experience.

·       Educational background encompassing quantitative research and
statistics.

·       Strong service and outreach skills; exemplary oral and written
communication skills.

·       Experience with the research process in engineering, including the
management of research data.

·       Experience with new scholarly technologies for citation,
publication and presenting research.

·       Experience with electronic resource management systems and
processes.

·       Successful completion of standard background checks including but
not limited to: social security verification, education verification,
national criminal background checks, motor vehicle checks, PATCH, FBI
fingerprinting, Child Abuse Clearance and credit history based upon the
requirements of the position



Review of applications will begin on October 20, 2015. Applications will be
accepted until the position is filled. Salary in the upper-50s to low
60s.    Lehigh University offers excellent benefits, including tuition
remission and/or exchange programs. Hiring salary based on education &
experience.



Lehigh University is a premier residential research university offering
majors and programs in four colleges: The College of Education, The College
of Arts and Sciences, The College of Business and Economics, and The P.C.
Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science. More than 5000
undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students attend Lehigh. Located in
Pennsylvania's scenic Lehigh Valley, the campus is situated on 1,600 acres
in close proximity to both New York City and Philadelphia.

Library and Technology Services one of higher education's most successful
merged library and technology organizations. LTS encompasses the library,
computing, telecommunications, distance education, administrative systems,
and faculty development.



Lehigh University provides comprehensive benefits including partner
benefits.
Lehigh University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and
does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, gender,
gender identity, marital status, national or ethnic origin, race, religion,
sexual orientation, or veteran status.



To apply, please visit
*https://lehigh.hiretouch.com/position-details?jobid=28750
<https://lehigh.hiretouch.com/position-details?jobid=28750>*.
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