Life Sciences Librarian

Description

In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is $73,000 - $113,000. This pay range represents base pay only (for 9 months OR for 12 months) and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. 

Life Sciences Librarian

The New York University (NYU) Division of Libraries seeks a Life Sciences Librarian to serve as liaison to programs in Biology, Neural Science, and Environmental Studies, encompassing subjects including ecology, cognition, and molecular and computational biology. The Life Sciences Librarian will develop and curate collections for the programs they liaise with; establish strong relationships with undergraduate through doctoral level students and faculty; provide in-depth information services to students, both in-person and online; and connect our communities to the services and information seeking tools that meet their research, teaching, and learning needs. 

The Life Sciences Librarian is a tenure-track faculty position based at Bobst Library and is a member of the Science Research Services (SRS) department in the Research & Research Services unit of NYU Libraries. SRS seeks to build and sustain collections and services broadly applicable to scientific communities at NYU, including those in support of scientific openness, social impact, and scientific communication; research collaboration workflows (including transdisciplinary, translational, and team science); data privacy, ethics, and consent; and community-led and Indigenous contribution to the scientific record. The successful candidate will work with the other members of SRS to sustain and grow these services through curiosity and engagement with trends in STEM research and policy.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with other librarians across NYU, including the NYU Health Sciences Library, the Bern Dibner Library at the Tandon School of Engineering, the NYU Abu Dhabi Library, and the NYU Shanghai Library, as well as with colleagues across the Division of Libraries to develop, deliver, and assess high-quality research support services. Faculty librarians are encouraged to contribute to university-wide initiatives and become involved in professional organizations related to librarianship or STEM.

Research

Faculty librarians explore their own active research agendas, contributing their expertise, experiences, and investigations to build new knowledge in their chosen areas. Librarians have wide latitude in determining their research agendas, and the Life Sciences Librarian would be well-positioned to make substantive contributions to research in a number of areas, including, but not limited to equitable and ethical research service provision, identifying and challenging bias in STEM research and publishing, mitigation of "information privilege,” and other topics at the intersection of scientific information and equity.

NYU Cluster Hiring Initiative

NYU Libraries is participating in the NYU Faculty Cluster Hiring Initiative to recruit, welcome, and support new library faculty working across the Division on timely themes of social importance, such as Inequality and Anti-racism, Population Health and Health Equity, Centering Underrepresented Voices, and Urban Environments and Politics. 

This particular position is part of our Health and Scientific Literacy, Openness, and Equity cluster, which lies at the intersection of information science, health and scientific literacy, and social justice. The positions in this cluster focus on equity within scientific information culture writ large, and support NYU research and curricular needs in the natural, computational, and health sciences, with an emphasis on equity, information literacy, and open scholarship. For full details about the Libraries cluster hiring initiative, see this link.

About New York University Libraries 

Libraries at New York University serve the school’s 60,000 students and faculty and contain more than 6.7 million volumes. The Libraries supports NYU’s vision to become the first true Global Network University by collaborating with and providing services to our 11 global academic centers and our “portal campuses” in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai. New York University Libraries is a member of the Association of Research Libraries, the OCLC Research Library Partnership, and the HathiTrust. The Libraries participate in a variety of consortia and collaborate closely with Columbia University Libraries and the New York Public Library through the Manhattan Research Library Consortium. 

The Division of Libraries values diversity among its faculty, is committed to building a culturally diverse intellectual community and strongly encourages applications from members of underrepresented communities. We are proud of our organizational culture and are committed to building and sustaining a diverse, inclusive, and equitable organization that supports a sense of belonging for the staff and communities we serve. For more information, view NYU Libraries Strategic Priorities, https://library.nyu.edu/about/general/strategic-priorities/ and Mission and Values, https://library.nyu.edu/about/general/values/  

Salary/Benefits: 

This position is open rank with faculty status, and includes an attractive benefits package, including five weeks of annual vacation.

The typical beginning annual base salary for a faculty member joining the Division of Libraries as a Full Curator in the academic year 2024-2025 is $110,000.

The typical beginning annual base salary for a faculty member joining the Division of Libraries as an Associate Curator in the academic year 2024-2025 is $100,000.

The typical beginning annual base salary for a faculty member joining the Division of Libraries as an Assistant Curator in the academic year 2024-2025 is $90,000.

The typical beginning annual base salary for a faculty member joining the Division of Libraries as a Library Associate in the academic year 2024-2025 is $90,000.

To Apply:  To ensure consideration, submit your CV and letter of application, including the name, address, and telephone number of three references. NYU Division of Libraries requires all candidates for this position to supply a statement demonstrating their commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity, belonging, and accessibility as part of their application. Access the Diversity Statement prompt here: https://nyu.app.box.com/v/diversity-statement.

All applications for consideration must be submitted to http://apply.interfolio.com/161039

Applications will be considered until the position is filled.

Preference will be given to applications received by February 23, 2025. 

To learn more about the position, join us for an optional and anonymous info session webinar on Thursday, January 30th, 2025, at 3 pm ET 

Register here: https://nyufacultysp25.eventbrite.com/

Meet NYU librarians, staff, and committee members at this info session who will supply an overview of the role and opportunities to ask questions. Attendance is not required to apply. Participation is voluntary and confidential in Zoom webinar format.

EOE/AA/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Requirements

Required:

• Minimum one graduate degree (master’s level or higher), conferred by start date, for consideration. A second graduate degree will be required to be eligible for tenure. One of the two graduate degrees must be an ALA-accredited MLS or equivalent.
• Demonstrated knowledge and/or experience in one or more STEM fields.
• Demonstrated commitment to inclusion, diversity, belonging, equity, and accessibility within teaching, learning, and/or research services.
• Experience with or interest in actively engaging with the STEM community including researchers, postdocs, faculty, and students.

Preferred: 

• Experience in a library or research setting that demonstrates a commitment to the mission of research libraries (e.g., providing researcher support, building research collections, creating programming that furthers the mission of a research community).
• Experience with instruction, including current knowledge of critical pedagogy, antiracist and/or feminist approaches.
• Familiarity with STEM research and/or scientific datasets and a willingness to learn how to use specialized search tools and data repositories.
• Knowledge of scientific information resources, publication types, and scholarly communications in STEM fields.
• Experience working across organizational boundaries with wide-ranging stakeholder groups.