"Research Librarian, part-time"

Fairfield University is a co-educational, comprehensive Jesuit university with a 200-acre campus located along the scenic shoreline community of Fairfield, CT. The University is comprised of approximately 3,500 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students pursuing degrees within 5 schools: The College of Arts and Sciences, The Charles F. Dolan School of Business, The School of Engineering, The Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, and School of Education and Human Development. As an expression of our Jesuit, Catholic mission and identity, Fairfield embraces a liberal humanistic approach to education, encouraging critical thinking, cultivating free and open inquiry, and fostering ethical and religious values.

Job Description:

DIVISION: Academic

UNIT: DiMenna-Nyselius Library

BASIC FUNCTION: Provides research support to students, faculty, and staff. Assists with Research Department projects.

UNUSUAL WORK CONDITIONS: Physical requirements: mobility; must be able to lift materials off shelf. Requires some evening and weekend hours.

EDUCATION: Graduate degree in Library & Information Science (MLS or equivalent) from an ALA-accredited program.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE: Recent experience or course work in providing research services. Evidence of a service-oriented approach to working with patrons. Demonstrated competence in using current technologies in the delivery of research services. Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

SUPERVISION OF PERSONNEL: No

REPORTS TO: Research Services Coordinator

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provides research support to students, faculty, and staff. This includes: providing in-person and online research assistance, maintaining research department statistics, reviewing departmental policies and procedures, developing and maintaining knowledge of Library and University resources, collaborating with full-time research and access services staff.
• Assists with Research Department projects. This includes: creating, reviewing, and editing research and citation guides, compiling statistics, performing research for projects, assisting with programming.
• Performs such other duties, responsibilities, and activities as required by supervisor and as departmental/University needs indicate.

Category: Academic - Staff

Performs such other duties, responsibilities, and activities as required by supervisor and as departmental/University needs indicate.

*Disclaimer: The above information indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain and should not be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, activities, and/or qualifications required or expected of employees assigned to this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change and new ones may be assigned at any time, with or without notice.

All offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background check.

Fairfield University provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.