Library Liaison, Energy & Envi

Library Liaison, Energy & Environment (TWO-YEAR TERM POSITION) ( Librarian/Archivist I) The MIT Libraries seek a collaborative, dynamic, and innovative professional to join our team as the Energy and Environment Library Liaison. This early career position, working with colleagues in a Science and Engineering cluster, provides excellent opportunities to learn about teaching and research at MIT, emerging research methods, and open and reproducible science. The Energy and Environment Library Liaison supports Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Nuclear Science and Engineering, and related research centers. The position is part of Liaison, Instruction and Research Services (LIRS), within the Research and Learning Directorate, and works on campus doing in-person teaching and consultation. RESPONSIBILITIES : The Energy and Environment Library Liaison will work with a talented and engaged team to hone their professional practices in: Using outreach strategies for developing relationships with faculty and researchers that optimize the impact of library expertise and services. Helping researchers find and manage information and data, and critically evaluate and use research tools. Applying specialized knowledge of trends in science and engineering to service delivery and design. Developing library collections in relevant disciplines and supporting initiatives in open access, open science, and open data. Teaching in the library program on critical information skills, helping students understand the social consequences of how data and information are used, created, and shared. Engaging in systematic, supported learning activities to build professional skills and cultural competence. Participating on project teams and learning best practice tools and techniques. QUALIFICATIONS: Required : An advanced degree in relevant disciplines, or an MLS/MLIS is required. Essential demonstrated knowledge and skills in science or engineering contexts include: Ability to build relationships to deliver high impact services, and capacity to adapt outreach skills to the MIT context. Familiarity with use of scholarly information and databases in the sciences. Experience in teaching and/or present