Subject: Research Librarian for Chemistry and Earth System Science
From: Lorelei Tanji <ltanji_at_lib.uci.edu>
RESEARCH LIBRARIAN FOR
CHEMISTRY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE
The University of California, Irvine Libraries are seeking a Research
Librarian for Chemistry and Earth System Science to join an
enthusiastic staff in building a research library of excellence for a
young and rapidly-growing university ranked nationally in the top
universities. The Research Librarian for Chemistry and Earth System
Science Librarian will specialize in chemistry and earth system
science (the scientific understanding of the earth as a coupled system
of atmosphere, ocean, and land) and will perform a combination of
collection development, reference, and/or instructional duties related
to those areas, with the possible opportunity of covering chemical
engineering and materials science as well. (Descriptions of UCI’s
programs in these areas follow in an Appendix to this posting.)
The home library department will be the Science Library Reference
Department; the position will report primarily to the Head of Science
Library Reference and secondarily to the Head of Collection Development.
Responsibilities
Collection development and management:
Selects, assesses, and manages collections and resources in the
subject areas of chemistry and earth system science, and possibly also
chemical engineering and materials science. Monitors budgets and
makes collections decisions that support the teaching and research
needs on campus. Provides subject-based instruction and research
consultations. Develops and updates subject webpages and
bibliographies in support of research in the subject areas. Serves as
liaison to the faculty and students in the subject areas to insure
that their information needs are being met as well as to promote the
Libraries’ services and resources.
Reference and research activities:
Provides from eight to twelve hours of reference service weekly,
including responding to in-person, telephone and electronic inquiries.
Provides individual research consultations. Develops web-based
guides and tutorials.
Instruction:
Provides and promotes specialized instruction services to students and
faculty in chemistry and earth system science. Participate in the
Libraries’ information literacy initiatives and general education
programs to assist campus and community users in improving their
critical thinking, information-seeking, and research skills.
Qualifications
Required:
• graduate degree in library science from an ALA-accredited
institution or an equivalent combination of relevant advanced degree
and library experience
• educational background in chemistry or earth system science
or experience performing reference, instruction and/or collection
development for these subjects in an academic library, research
library, or corporate research environment
• demonstrated understanding of the information needs of
scientists and engineers and their use of chemistry or earth system
science information resources.
• strong interest in working with students and faculty
• commitment to user-centered library services
• strong interest in library information, instructional
technology and electronic resources, especially in chemistry and earth
system science
• excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• ability to work effectively in a team and in a dynamically
changing environment
• ability to work effectively with diverse constituencies
• ability to meet the University of California criteria for
advancement and promotion.
Preferred:
• demonstrated knowledge of chemical structures
• high degree of fluency and competency in utilizing
subject-related online resources (e.g. SciFinder Scholar, CrossFire
Beilstein/Gmelin, GeoRef)
• demonstrated ability to assist and instruct researchers and
students in the specialized online resources
• experience assessing, evaluating, and negotiating digital
resources in the subject areas
• skill in developing, organizing, and maintaining web-based
information resources
The Libraries
The UCI Libraries are in a major period of growth and consist of the
Langson Library, the Science Library, and the Grunigen Medical
Library. The Langson Library primarily serves the Schools of
Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, Social Ecology, the Graduate School
of Management, the Department of Education, and Interdisciplinary
Studies. The Science Library primarily serves the College of Medicine
and the Schools of Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences,
Engineering, and Information and Computer Sciences, and the Department
of Statistics. The Grunigen Medical Library serves the UCI Medical
Center, located in Orange, 12 miles from the main campus.
The UCI Libraries have a staff of 273 FTE and an organizational
structure that includes the use of teams in conjunction with
departments. The library collection consists of over 2.3 million
volumes and over 25,000 current serial titles, a substantial microform
collection, and an aggressively expanding electronic resources
collection. The UCI Libraries are a member of the: Association of
Research Libraries (ARL), California Digital Library (CDL), Coalition
of Networked Information (CNI), Center for Research Libraries (CRL),
Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), International
Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and
Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC).
University of California, Irvine
One of ten University of California campuses, the University of
California, Irvine, is nestled in 1,500 acres of coastal foothills,
five miles from the Pacific Ocean, between San Diego and Los Angeles.
UCI is among the fastest-growing University of California campuses,
with more than 24,000 undergraduate and graduate students and about
1,400 faculty members. Student enrollment is expected to reach 30,000
by 2010 accompanied by a proportional growth in faculty. Nearly 60%
of UCI students identify themselves as Asian-American,
African-American, Chicano/Latino, or Native American. The University
offers 40 doctoral programs in addition to the M.D.
Founded in 1965, UCI has had an extraordinarily rapid rise to
distinction in its first forty years, including membership in the
Association of American Universities; ranking among the top fifty
research universities by U.S. News and World Report (twelfth among
public universities); thirty programs across the campus ranked among
the top fifty in their fields, including eight in the top fifteen;
three Nobel prizes in the last nine years; and twenty-one national
titles in eight sports.
Librarians at the University of California, Irvine are academic
appointees and receive potential career status at the time of their
initial appointment. Librarians are periodically subject to
administrative and peer review for merit increases based on the
following criteria: 1) professional competence and quality of service
within the Library; 2) professional activity outside the Library; 3)
university and public service; and 4) research and other creative
activity. They are entitled to two days per month of annual leave,
one day per month sick leave, reductions in instructional fees, and
all other perquisites granted to non-faculty academic personnel. The
University has an excellent retirement system and sponsors a variety
of group life and health insurance plans. Benefits are equal to
approximately 40% of salary.
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience within a
range of $37,920 - $76,860 (Assistant Librarian I – Librarian III).
Deadline for Applications: Applications received by February 25,
2005, will receive first consideration, but applications will continue
to be accepted until the position is filled.
To Apply: Qualified applicants who wish to be considered for this
position should send their letters of application, complete résumés,
and the names, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers of three references
to: Lillian Gates, Library Human Resources, UC Irvine, P.O. Box
19557, Irvine, CA 92623-9557. e-mail: ljgates_at_uci.edu; confidential
fax (949) 824-3270. Electronic applications are preferred. Upon
application, candidates should be in possession of proof of their
legal right to employment in the U.S. In compliance with the
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, verification of legal
right to work will be required between the time of final selection and
hiring, and is absolutely essential in ultimately being hired.
This position description is listed on the UCI Libraries Web site at
http://www.lib.uci.edu/libraries/jobs/libvac.html , with links to
additional Web sites featuring campus and community information.
The University of California, Irvine is an equal opportunity employer
committed to excellence through diversity.
Appendix:
Description of UCI’s Programs
The Chemistry Department has a prominent undergraduate program and is
the second largest producer of chemistry majors in the nation. The
department is renowned for its interdisciplinary graduate training, in
Chemical & Materials Physics, Atmospheric & Environmental Chemistry ,
and Chemical Biology, as well as the traditional fields of Analytical,
Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry. The 1995 Nobel Prize in
Atmospheric Chemistry was won by Professor F. S. Rowland, the founding
Chair of the Department. And the 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was
awarded to Ernie Rose, a researcher in the Department of Physiology
and Biophysics.
The Department of Earth System Science focuses on the atmosphere, land
and oceans, how they interact as a system, and how the earth will
change over a human lifetime. The department has earned a reputation
as one of the most influential academic departments in the nation
devoted to studying the earth as a system. UC Irvine is the
university with the greatest impact on geoscience research in the
mid-1990s, according to a national publisher of research databases.
The Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Department focuses on
complex problems in chemical engineering and materials science with
emphasis on advances in biochemical engineering, biomedical
engineering, and nanotechnology.
Received on Tue Jan 11 2005 - 09:32:50 EST