Graduate Student Success Librarian

The Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery commits to supporting equity, diversity, and inclusion for our  users, staff, collections, environment, and services. We strive to create and maintain a community that acknowledges, encourages, appreciates, and celebrates differences. 

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• Coordinate the library’s outreach efforts to graduate students, the Graduate School, and other graduate-centered offices on campus.
• Oversee workshops within the library’s graduate student series, working with the instruction team to design and deliver innovative, evidence-based programming. 
• Serve as a subject librarian to several STEM academic departments, supporting students and faculty by providing outreach, research support, and library instruction. 
• Provide subject-specific collection development that includes monograph selection and approval within allocated budgets.
• Contribute to decision making for databases and other e-resources. 
• Provide reference and research support services to the campus community, including as part of a rotation on weekends during the academic year and evenings during extended hours. 
• Contribute to the development and implementation of the goals, objectives, and annual priorities and projects of the Reference & Instruction Department. 
• Participate in relevant campus and library committee work.
• Engage in relevant research, scholarship, and professional development activities.

• Requires a Master of Library & Information Science degree (or equivalent ALA accredited degree).
• Minimum of three years of experience working as a reference/research librarian in an academic or special library
• Minimum of three years of experience providing outreach and engagement, and working collaboratively across campus in an academic or special library setting 
• Experience working with undergraduate and/ or graduate student and related campus stakeholders
• Experience providing flexible and engaging library instruction, and contributing to a team-based information literacy program 
• Experience working with diverse populations
• Experience creating and leading projects to completion 
• Experience working effectively independently and in a team
• Experience with professional committees, groups, and/ or associations
• Demonstrated record of professional scholarship and research

• Undergraduate or advanced degree in a STEM discipline
• Experience supporting STEM students, faculty, and researchers in an academic or special library setting 
• Knowledge of engineering or applied sciences disciplines, including familiarity with relevant research methods, scholarly communication practices, and resources used in STEM fields 
• Demonstrated experience in initiating and implementing outreach activities, including leading processes, organizing workflows, and maintaining communication with internal and external partners 

A background check will be required.

Please upload a cover letter, a resume or curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information for three professional references.

For questions about submitting application materials, contact Teresa Reese at reeset@umbc.edu.

For questions about the position, contact Katy Sullivan at sullivan@umbc.edu.

This position is a full time (40 hours/week), 12-month library faculty appointment at anticipated rank of Librarian II. Salary commensurate with experience. 

Salary: $63,000

The above salary range represents the University’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

UMBC offers a rich benefits package. Benefits offered align with type of position and may be prorated based on hours per week.

• Paid Leave
• Tuition Remission
• Medical, Prescription and Dental Insurance
• Retirement plans
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Professional development opportunities
• Wellness opportunities & much more

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The successful candidate will be expected to meet library and university requirements for reappointment, promotion, and permanent status, as outlined in part 6.6 of the Faculty Handbook - http://provost.umbc.edu/faculty-handbook/.

UMBC, an honors university serving more than 11,000 undergraduates and 2,000 graduate students, is one of two public universities in Maryland to achieve the “doctoral/research university-extensive” Carnegie classification. Located just outside Baltimore and 45 minutes from Washington, DC, the campus is growing rapidly under dynamic leadership.

Our UMBC community redefines excellence in higher education through an inclusive culture that connects innovative teaching and learning, research across disciplines, and civic engagement. We will advance knowledge, economic prosperity, and social justice by welcoming and inspiring inquisitive minds from all backgrounds. The successful candidate will join a department with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence, and will be expected to contribute actively to these efforts (https://diversity.umbc.edu/).