Digital Scholarship Librarian

Salary range: $61,920-$149,167
Anticipated start: 4/1/24

APPLICATION WINDOW

Open date: January 4, 2024

Next review date: Friday, Mar 15, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Friday, Mar 15, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The University of California, Riverside (UCR) seeks applications for an innovative and dynamic librarian to work collaboratively to support the scholarly and research activities of UCR faculty, researchers, and students. Reporting to the Director of Research Services (also part of this cluster hiring, see academic recruitment JPF01874)), the incumbent will be the driving force of the library's Digital Scholarship Program to support campus research and teaching through interdisciplinary collaboration on cutting-edge projects in Humanities, Social Sciences, and STEM. The incumbent will seek opportunities to embed in campus research and teaching teams to directly address UCR community's digital scholarship needs. These include but are not limited to: designing and implementing collaborative digital scholarship projects; contributing novel ideas, expertise, and methods to UCR faculty, researchers, and students' intellectual discourse and advancement; and providing digital scholarship related outreach and consultation services. In partnership with other library colleagues as well as UCR colleges and academic programs, the incumbent will continuously develop specialized and sought-after digital scholarship expertise synergistic with UCR faculty's research and teaching agendas. Ideal candidates are highly collaborative problem-solvers specializing in digital scholarship methods and tools. They should also enjoy conducting research and teaching across discipline lines to explore novel fronts and be committed to lifelong learning and collaboration.

Located an hour's drive to the east of Los Angeles, an hour west of Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley, an hour east of ocean beaches, ninety minutes north of San Diego, and an hour south of mountain ski resorts, UCR is located in an area of dramatic landscapes and rich cultural traditions. The University is a dynamic, aggressively developing land grant research institution dedicated to preparing its diverse student body to be successful competitors in the world marketplace of ideas.

Over the past few years, UCR has accumulated numerous accolades for its achievements. In 2022, it received the following rankings:
No. 1 public university in the U.S. for social mobility four years in a row – U.S. News & World Report
No. 1 for Hispanic enrollment among selective universities – Urban Institute
No. 2 in the country for financial aid – Business Insider
No. 2 in Entomology research in the world – Center for World University Rankings
No. 3 in Hispanic STEM graduates in the nation – National Science Foundation
No. 4 for Pell Grant student performance – Washington Monthly
No. 9 among public universities for sustainability – Princeton Review
No. 11 most diverse medical school – U.S. News
Top 12 public university – Forbes 'America's Best Value Colleges'
No. 14 public university – CNBC 'Colleges That Pay Off the Most'
No. 20 public university – Princeton Review Best Schools for Making a Public Impact
No. 31 in the world in plant and animal sciences – U.S. News & World Report
In addition, it has attracted faculty with some of the highest academic honors, including:
2 Nobel Prize Winners
2 Guggenheim Awards
4 UC University Professorships
11 Fulbright Scholars
28 National Academies Members

The UCR Library is a critical partner in preparing UCR's students to be globally competitive while simultaneously preparing them to be transformative leaders in the Inland Empire and beyond. The mission of the UCR Library is no less than to bring the world's information resources to the UCR community and to ensure that UCR students, faculty, and staff have the skills to fully exploit those resources to change the world for the better.

The UCR Library is a team of intensely collaborative, forward-thinking colleagues dedicated to providing exemplary services to our students, faculty, and community members in a rapidly evolving information environment. The successful candidate will be technologically-sophisticated; committed to problem-solving in local, regional, national, and international arenas; able to develop innovative solutions to complex problems; and a dynamic and effective leader.

The UCR Library is comprised of two facilities housing more than 4,900,000 volumes, 1,740,000 electronic books, 120,000 print and electronic journals, and 2,300,000 microforms. The Library provides services to more than 27,000 students and nearly 2,000 faculty and other academics in an institutional environment planning for and experiencing extensive growth. The successful candidate will join an enthusiastic staff of 100, including 36 FTE librarians and 65 FTE staff personnel as well as students, in building a research library of excellence within a dynamic and diverse university ranked among the top 50 in the nation. The UCR Library is a member of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Among the unique collections of the UCR Library is the Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy, the Water Resources Collections & Archives, the Rupert Costo Library of the American Indian, the Paul Chou Collection of Chinese history and culture, the George Brown Papers, the Tomás Rivera Papers, and the Inland Empire Memories Initiative. Information about the UCR Library is available at http://library.ucr.edu.

The UCR Library is an integral part of the University of California library system. With collections totaling 40.8 million volumes, including 4.3 million digitized contents contributed to HathiTrust, UC's more than 100 libraries are surpassed in size on the American continent only by the Library of Congress collection. In addition, UC's California Digital Library (CDL) provides the core of the University's digital collections. CDL also assists UC to share resources and holdings more effectively, and provides leadership in applying technology to the development of library collections and services. Organizationally situated within the UC Office of the President, the CDL operates in close collaboration with all UC campuses and their libraries.

Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the Director of Research Services (also included in this cluster hiring) in the Research and Technology Division, the Digital Scholarship Librarian will work collaboratively to support the scholarly and research activities of UCR faculty, researchers, and students by developing specialized research and instructional partnerships; building a digital scholarship support program; and providing general research support and outreach.

Utilizes digital scholarship tools and methods in support of research and instructional applications
Proactively seeks out and develops opportunities for partnerships with faculty and academic units on campus, effectively deploying technical, scholarly, and project management skills to plan and execute innovative, sustainable digital projects, particularly in the humanities and social sciences
Offers workshops and training on digital scholarship methods or tools
Helps plan, and participates in, special events or programs (for example, a research boot camp or digital scholarship incubator)
Advocates for sharing digital outputs (for example, publishing a digital project using an open license) and advising on open research and reproducibility applications
In collaboration with the Digital Initiatives Specialist (and other library colleagues as appropriate), develop a robust digital scholarship support program, including advising on developing spaces to support this activity
Maintains knowledge and practical expertise in an evolving interdisciplinary landscape of digital scholarship tools and methods, including suggesting how new ideas and services can be applied to the local environment
Provides research support as part of the Research Services librarian team (consultations, workshops, chat reference, and other departmental and library-wide collaborations)
Promotes the UCR Library's digital scholarship and other research support activities
Collaborates on research services projects with library colleagues across the organization
Participates in library-wide activities, administrative committees, special projects, and library programs; representing the UCR Library on University of California standing committees and ad-hoc groups, as assigned

UC professional librarians are academic appointees and are represented by an exclusive bargaining unit; The University Council-American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT). This position is in the bargaining unit.

Appointment at rank of Assistant Librarian to Librarian - Potential Career depending upon qualifications and experience. Advancement through the librarian ranks at the University of California is through a series of structured, merit-based evaluations, occurring every two to three years, each of which includes substantial peer review.

See Table 26B Represented Librarian Series [https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/compensation/index.html] for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $61,920 - $108,349. Excellent retirement system, health, and vacation benefits

Department: https://library.ucr.edu/

QUALIFICATIONS

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
ALA-accredited Master's Degree or equivalent experience or degree in one or more fields relevant to the position
Experience with methods, tools, services, and/or spaces related to digital scholarship
Experience in the use and application of at least one digital scholarship, digital humanities, or computational social sciences technology or method, including but not limited to: textual analysis, network analysis, data management or visualization, geospatial mapping, digital exhibits, multimodal publishing, etc.
Demonstrated understanding of the research lifecycle and ability to analyze, implement, and adapt new library services to meet emerging research needs
Demonstrated understanding of project management
Excellent organizational skills, and effectiveness in balancing multiple assignments and projects
Demonstrates a high level of initiative
Effective oral and written communication
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work successfully in an intensely collaborative environment with a broad range of people from culturally diverse backgrounds including colleagues, administrators, students, faculty, donors, and alumni

Preferred qualifications
PhD in a discipline related to UCR academic programs; has extensive research and teaching experience.
Experience working in a digital scholarship center or comparable environment
Experience competing for research grants.
Demonstrated track record of professional and/or scholarly publishing.
Strongly motivated to pursue research, teaching, and intellectual discourse, as demonstrated in the optional Statement of Research and/or Teaching.
Experience in identifying research and teaching needs and building collaborations to meet those needs effectively.
Experience in developing or supporting research and learning based communities.
Experience with The Carpentries (Software Carpentry, Data Carpentry, or Library Carpentry) or ability and willingness to become a certified Carpentries instructor
Engagement or active participation in national or regional digital scholarship initiatives

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Document requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

Cover Letter

Statement of Research (Optional)

Statement of Teaching (Optional)

Statement of Past and/or Planned Future Contributions to Advancing Diversity and Inclusive Excellence - In a 'Statement of Past and/or Planned Future Contributions to Advancing Diversity and Inclusive Excellence', we ask applicants to describe their past and/or potential future contributions to promoting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, which is a key requirement of the role of every faculty member and administrator at UCR. There are numerous ways to contribute, and a commitment to this part of our mission can be reflected through research, teaching, supervision, mentoring, community engagement, service, and any of the other varied activities that are a part of an academic career.

Misc / Additional (Optional)

Reference requirements
3-5 required (contact information only)

Please provide contact information for a minimum of three references.

Apply link: https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF01875
Help contact: jennifer.rodriguez@ucr.edu

ABOUT UC RIVERSIDE

The University of California, Riverside is a world-class research university with an exceptionally diverse undergraduate student body. UCR is a member institution of the American Association of Universities (AAU) as well as the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities (HSRU). Its mission is explicitly linked to providing routes to educational success for underrepresented and first-generation college students. A commitment to this mission is a preferred qualification.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

JOB LOCATION

Riverside, CA





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