Research Services Student Support & Humanities Librarian

This position delivers research library programming for undergraduate and graduate students and will establish and enhance relationships with student research and creative activity programs and provide outreach to those groups. This librarian will also serve as subject liaison with a focus on the humanities and provides instruction and reference to faculty and students in assigned academic areas. Serving as a member of the arts and humanities disciplinary team, they will build sustainable collections for the University’s research and instructional needs.

The target salary for this position is $50,000 to $59,000 and is commensurate with the selected candidate’s education and experience while considering internal equity.

Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science from an ALA accredited school or from a master’s level program in library and information studies accredited or recognized by the appropriate national body of another country.*
Experience and/or training/coursework related to the life cycle or analysis of research data.
Demonstrated interest in providing support for student research initiatives and creative activity.
Effective communication skills.
Commitment to continuous improvement and development.

*A bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 years of full-time, substantial, and directly related library experience in an academic library required in lieu of an ALA master’s degree.

Teaching or presentation experience.
Experience working in an academic library.
Demonstrated success with collaborative projects or assignments.
Undergraduate degree or coursework in the humanities.
Collection management experience or coursework relevant to building and maintaining library collections.

The research services student support librarian will be a critical member of a new Research Services department, located within the Libraries’ Division of Research and Education. The Division, which includes Research Services, User Services, Learning Services, and Library IT, is in the second year of a reorganization to increase collaboration and forward-thinking library work. This reorganization reorients the work of librarians serving in outward-facing roles to emphasize and prioritize student and faculty-centered services for student success and faculty teaching and research excellence. This restructuring allows for greater flexibility and efficiency in the delivery of traditional subject librarian work such as collection development and traditional library instruction.

Ohio University joined the most elite group of research institutions in the country by earning the R1 classification in the latest Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The research services scholarly impact librarian will partner with other librarians to foster collaborations that support and work with researchers at the highest level.