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Subject:        Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Librarian - University
of California - Davis, CA
Date:   Tue, 7 Feb 2012 15:20:19 -0600 (CST)
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UC Davis Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Librarian

The University of California, Davis Library seeks an energetic,
proactive, innovative, collaborative, and user-oriented, public services
librarian to work closely with faculty and students in a highly
interdisciplinary scientific research community. The Library is
embarking on an e-research program of services that build upon a dynamic
new clustering of the sciences libraries into two administrative units:
1) Agricultural, Environmental Sciences, Physical Sciences, and
Engineering, 2) Health and Life Sciences.

Scope: The Agricultural, Environmental, and Physical Sciences and
Engineering Libraries at the University of California, Davis serve the
faculty, staff, and students in the academic programs based primarily in
the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, the College of
Letters and Science Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, the
College of Engineering, and the College of Biological Sciences. The
successful candidate would join the team working with the agricultural
and environmental sciences ( http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/bioag/ )
collections, serving a large number of academic disciplines, which are
among the country's most comprehensive, and include world-class
collections in Bee Biology, Nematology, and Viticulture & Enology. This
position reports to the Head of the Agricultural, Environmental, and
Physical Science and Engineering Libraries. Staffing for the unit
currently consists of 8 FTE librarians, 4.5 FTE library assistants, and
2 FTE student
assistants.

Responsibilities: The Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Librarian
delivers client-focused, innovative services that support the
information needs of faculty, staff, and students in a strongly
interdisciplinary science-intensive academic research campus. Working
collaboratively with University of California librarians, UC Davis
faculty, staff, and students, curate collections and contribute to the
high quality service, instruction, and outreach efforts of the UC Davis
University Library staffs. Responsibility for outreach and collection
management for assigned science disciplines is dependent on the
expertise and experience of the successful candidate. The incumbent
cultivates and sustains effective working relationships with faculty and
graduate students; develops and maintains an understanding of relevant
research and teaching programs within the sections and departments in
assigned areas; is conversant with current trends in
e-science/e-research, open access initiativ
es, academic scholarly communication, and data management/curation;
collaboratively develops and implements innovative initiatives in
science reference practices using relevant technologies; designs and
delivers appropriate instructional sessions, including curriculum-based
education programs, in assigned areas; collaboratively participates in
electronic delivery of services to UC researchers, and contributes to
the campus and UC-wide libraries initiatives that best serve the
information needs of UC faculty, staff, and students.

Required Qualifications:

* Graduate degree in librarianship from an ALA-accredited institution or
its equivalent.
* Evidence of active interest in the sciences.
* Effective oral and written communication skills and interpersonal
skills; excellent analytical and organizational skills.
* Demonstrated ability to work independently, collaboratively, and to
contribute positively to a team environment within a rapidly changing,
complex, and multicultural environment.
* Demonstrated initiative and flexibility in adapting to change.
* Excellent computer and web skills, especially in a networked environment.


Desired Qualifications:

* At least one or more years of relevant library experience.
* A degree or course work in plant sciences, agricultural sciences, or
environmental sciences.
* Experience in providing reference/public services in an agricultural
or environmental sciences academic research environment.
* Demonstrated outreach experience in developing working partnerships
with clientele and communities.
* Demonstrated understanding of the information needs of scientists and
the application of information technologies to serving those populations.
* Strong commitment to quality public service.
* Experience with the development and delivery of discipline-specific
instructional sessions using appropriate technologies.
* Effective project management skills.
* Experience with bibliographic management software.
* Ability to perform work requiring attention to detail.
* Strong bibliographic verification skills.



For the complete job description for the Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences Librarian, and application procedures, please visit
http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/about/jobs/ .

Candidates applying by February 24, 2012 will receive first
consideration. The position will remain open until filled.

The University of California, Davis, is an equal opportunity/affirmative
action employer committed to excellence through diversity.