AI Librarian

Position Description

Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. Library at SJSU welcomes applicants for a full-time, tenure-track position as Artificial Intelligence (AI) Librarian. The AI Librarian leads the integration and development of AI technologies at SJSU Library to improve teaching and learning activities, research support, information access, and scholarly communications. This role involves creating AI literacy programs, advocating for the ethical use of AI, and supporting various AI-related initiatives. The AI Librarian collaborates across campus, the CSU system and with LIS colleagues on projects involving transformative technologies, ensuring the library stays at the forefront of emerging trends and innovations. Librarians at SJSU are faculty who are expected to engage in library and university governance and scholarship, which are requirements for tenure and promotion. This is a hybrid position requiring a minimum on-campus presence of three days a week.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree from a program accredited by the American Library Association or an equivalent international degree by the time of hire
• Experience in planning, designing, and implementing AI tools for library services, particularly using Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Experience working collaboratively with multiple stakeholders in a rapidly changing technological environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Applicants should demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a socially and economically diverse student population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching, and other comparable experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in user experience research and/or user experience design, especially with a focus on serving student and faculty users of academic libraries.
• Demonstrated ability to engage in professional and scholarly activity to meet requirements for tenure and promotion.
• Familiarity with AI development tools, especially LangChain, Streamlit, and OpenAI API.

Key Responsibilities

• Integrate AI and other digital technologies into library services and spaces to improve library operations and user experience.
• Design and provide programs enhancing the use of AI, digital tools, and library digital resources across disciplines and within interdisciplinary activities.
• Evaluate the user experience with AI and other technology tools to ensure they effectively enhance accessibility and usability of library resources and services.
• Create and disseminate resources for the ethical use of AI in alignment with campus academic integrity policies.
• Represent SJSU Library at the campus, state and national levels in AI-related conversations and initiatives.
• Collaborate with technology providers and other libraries on projects and best practices.
• Stay abreast of emerging AI technologies relevant to library services and campus academic programs.
• Participate in and support research projects related to AI
• Participate in shared governance, usually in department, college, and university committees and other service assignments.
• The candidate must demonstrate awareness and experience understanding the needs of a student population of great diversity – in age, abilities, cultural background, ethnicity, religion, economic background, primary language, sexual orientation, gender identity, and academic preparation – through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies and advisement.

The deadline for prioritized consideration is October 11, 2024.

https://jobs.sjsu.edu/en-us/job/542890/senior-assistant-librarian-ai-librarian