Research Librarian for Emerging Technologies and Service Innovation, UC Irvine
Applications received by October 6, 2008 will receive first consideration, but applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled.
The University of California, Irvine Libraries seek a creative, knowledgeable, and user-centered Research Librarian for Emerging Technologies and Service Innovation to plan and deliver innovative direct user services.
The Research Librarian for Emerging Technologies and Service Innovation serves as an explorer of, and champion for, the use of evolving and existing technologies as part of the UCI Libraries’ commitment to research, reference and instruction. The incumbent participates in the supervision of the Libraries’ multimedia labs and technology enhanced classrooms. In addition, the incumbent participates in the Libraries’ reference services at the physical desks and in a variety of electronic modes. A member of the Reference Department, the incumbent reports to the Head of Reference with a secondary reporting line to the Head of Collection Development.
The salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience; the preferred appointment level is $47,087 – $52,860 (Assistant Librarian II – Associate Librarian III). Consideration will be given to applicants with a wide range of years of experience, including qualified early career librarians.
The UCI Libraries, comprising the Langson Library, the Science Library, the Library Gateway Study Center, and the Grunigen Medical Library, are committed to innovation and excellence and are in a major period of growth and change. The University of California, Irvine, is nestled in over 1,500 acres of coastal foothills, five miles from the Pacific Ocean, between San Diego and Los Angeles. Founded in 1965, UCI has had an extraordinarily rapid rise to distinction in its first forty years, and is among the fastest-growing University of California campuses.
The full position description and instructions on how to apply are 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. Applications received by October 6, 2008 will receive first consideration, but applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled.
The University of California, Irvine is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity.
