Librarian for Computational Theology

Overview

The Yale Divinity Library seeks a librarian to advance the Divinity Library’s services related to artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, digital imaging, and digital preservation. This librarian will serve as a member of a team of subject specialists at the Divinity Library providing outreach to students and faculty. The Librarian for Computational Theology will also coordinate with functional specialists at the Divinity Library and across the University Library to assist with technical services workflows.

Reporting to the Director of the Divinity Library, the Librarian for Computational Theology participates in library, school, and university-wide committees and task forces, and engages with regional, national, and international professional societies.

This position will be assigned a rank of Librarian 1 to Librarian 3 based on a combination of professional experience and accomplishments. Librarian ranking information can be found at: http://bit.ly/YULRanksPromotions. 

The budgeted salary for this position is $70,000-95,000.

Required Skills and Abilities

1. Strong computational skills, with a solid understanding of programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, and XQuery, code notebooks such as Jupyter, Observable, and Google Colab, and toolchains for applying artificial intelligence.
2. Excellent written and oral communication skills, especially the ability to effectively communicate conceptual ideas and design rationales visually, verbally, and in writing.
3. Strong project management and organizational skills. Ability to solve problems creatively and manage complex workflows. Ability to apply a sense of urgency, commitment, and focus on the right priorities.
4. Outstanding interpersonal skills. Ability to work collaboratively and build partnerships with varied groups in a complex and rapidly changing team environment. 
5. Demonstrated ability creating digital projects with structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data. 
6. Demonstrated ability providing consultation, instruction, and outreach services to students and faculty.

Preferred Skills and Abilities

1. Earned doctoral degree in theology or in a relevant discipline such as information science, computer science, or philosophy, strongly preferred.
2. Facility with cloud computing and high-performance computing systems.
3. Experience selecting biographical materials and managing acquisition workflows.
4. Ability to function effectively in a library management system (LMS).

Principal Responsibilities

1. Provides reference services and research support for topics related to computational theology, emerging technologies, artificial intelligence, and metadata discovery.
2. Participates in the Computational Theology Lab at the Divinity Library, coordinating meetings, assisting students with project management, fostering reproducible research, and writing grant proposals.
3. Serves as a selector for print, serials and e-resources in a designated area of theological inquiry.
4. Coordinates with staff members at the Divinity Library and elsewhere around digital imaging and preservation services.
5. Functions as a liaison to library information technology and technical services units.

Required Education and Experience

1. Master's degree from an ALA‐accredited library school. In selected instances, a post‐graduate degree in a related discipline may substitute for a master's degree in library science.
2. Master’s degree from an ATS-accredited divinity school or seminary or a master’s degree in religious studies or related field.