Position: Deputy Assistant Director, Knowledge Services Group
Location: Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service
Posted: USA Jobs
Salary: $150,160-225,700

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) seeks a senior manager to serve as the Deputy Assistant Director for its Knowledge Services Group.

This position serves as head of the Knowledge Services Group (KSG), the division at CRS responsible for general and legal reference and research, knowledge management, acquisition and collections, and technical services. In this capacity, and reporting directly to the Assistant Director of the KSG, the Deputy Assistant Director assists in leading, planning, directing and evaluating KSG services to congressional users and CRS staff, and ensures that it is of the highest quality and consistently meets the Service’s standards of objectivity, nonpartisanship, timeliness, authoritativeness; and confidentiality.

The Deputy Assistant Director assists with leading the delivery of general reference and legal research support activities in CRS. This includes demonstrating personal intellectual leadership in monitoring congressional needs for information research across a broad spectrum of policy areas, and assures the availability of the intellectual capacity needed to meet the current and changing needs of the United States Congress at a sustained level of excellence. In addition, the incumbent helps oversee the management of institutional knowledge, instruction in the use of information tools, maintenance of authoritative research materials, and development of knowledge bases. 

The Deputy Assistant Director also serves as one of the advisors to the Director, counseling the Director on all aspects of the research management and operations of CRS and recommending specific policies and procedures for improving the Service’s overall quality, efficiency, and effectiveness. The Deputy Assistant Director serves as a member of the Director’s senior management team and serves as a CRS representative to Members, committees, and officers of the United States Congress.

Major duties of this position include:

• Counsels the Assistant Director of the Knowledge Services Group on all aspects of the administration and operations of the division. Has overall responsibility, as well as delegated authority, for the oversight and administration of broad, emerging, and/or critical division programs or operations. Is responsible for the formulation and administration of policies affecting the KSG at the highest level, and implementing a strategic vision and successfully meeting the CRS mission. Monitors immediate and longer term needs of CRS for information resource support in its policy making activities.
• Oversees implementation of the KSG research agenda, including approaches, frameworks, and methodologies for addressing policy and legislative issues within the division’s areas of responsibility. Continually assesses the overall performance of information research delivery and information resource management practices and systems in meeting needs of Congress and the priorities, goals and policies of CRS for meeting those needs.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with various high-level individuals, including Members of Congress and their staff, Library of Congress and CRS management, executive departments and agencies, professional organizations and universities.
• Performs the human resource management functions relative to the staff supervised. Communicates work standards and expectations to supervisors and staff and holds them accountable to those standards.

This position is not eligible for permanent remote telework.

CRS works exclusively for the United States Congress, providing policy and legal analysis to committees and Members of both the House and Senate, regardless of party affiliation. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS has been a valued and respected resource on Capitol Hill for over a century.

CRS is well known for analysis that is accurate, authoritative, confidential, objective and nonpartisan. Its highest priority is to ensure that Congress has immediate access to the nation’s best thinking on public policy issues of interest to its Members and Committees.

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that ensures the Service is well positioned to anticipate and meet the information and analytical research needs of a 21st-century Congress.

The selected applicant will be required to file a financial disclosure statement with the House of Representatives, United States Congress, in accordance with the provisions of Public Law 95-521, the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.

The salary range indicated reflects the basic pay adjustment of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Number of vacancies: one. This is a permanent, supervisory, non-bargaining unit position. The tour of duty for this position is full-time. The position description number for this position is 013367.

Qualifications: The competencies below are required for this position. Those marked with a double asterisk (**) are considered the most critical competencies for this position. A candidate’s resume must show a proven record of accomplishment that clearly demonstrates he or she has:

• Ability to lead and manage a program/area of responsibility.** The successful candidate has the ability to acquire and administer human, financial, material, and information resources to accomplish an organization’s mission. This includes the ability to accomplish strategic and operational goals by ensuring the effective interaction and integration of processes; delegating and managing multiple tasks; and planning and organizing resources, people, and activities effectively and efficiently. This includes the ability to take ownership of the organization’s work and results and to determine the most effective methods necessary to get things done. 
• Ability to apply knowledge of information research within public policy research frameworks.**  The successful candidate has ability to apply knowledge of the theories, concepts, processes, techniques, principles and/or practices of librarianship and information science to integrate information research with public policy analysis. This includes applying these approaches and frameworks, methodologies and techniques to the evaluation of complex issues. This also includes the willingness to acquire new skills and knowledge by staying current in information research methods, techniques, and technologies.
• Ability to lead people and manage a workforce.** The successful candidate has the ability to oversee the overall performance of direct reports as well as the Division by assessing staffing requirements in relation to current and anticipated needs of Congress; developing staffing plans, justifications, and requests; and making policy area assignments for staff in order to assure the availability of the intellectual capacity needed to meet the current and changing needs of Congress at a sustained level of excellence. This includes the development and oversight of recruiting, hiring, mentoring, and training a diverse workforce as well as building and maintaining exceptional staff performance.
• Ability to instill a collaborative work environment. The successful candidate has the ability to create, promote, and sustain collaborative approaches to the work of the organization. This includes creating organizational protocols that constitute an environment in which collaboration is expected. This also includes ensuring an atmosphere in which input is sought from colleagues with diverse expertise, skills, and abilities and using that input to inform and enhance the work of the organization. This includes the ability to marshal the expertise of other individuals and/or programs to accomplish goals and articulate problems and issues from an enterprise perspective.
• Ability to lead and effect change. The successful candidate has the ability to lead and effect change in carrying out the organizational mission that integrates key goals, priorities, values, etc. This includes championing ideas that promote the mission with enthusiasm, conviction, and assertiveness; gaining support and commitment from others; and motivating and inspiring others.
• Ability to define and solve problems and make decisions. The successful candidate has the ability to identify the problem or issue, and to gather, examine, and interpret information to generate effective solutions to problems and make sound decisions.  This includes the ability to seek, logically examine, analyze, interpret, and synthesize information from different sources; generate and evaluate reasonable alternative solutions and the implications, consequences, and benefits of choosing each alternative; recommend the most promising alternative or course of action; and commit to action, even in uncertain situations.  This includes the willingness to bring issues into the open and attempt to resolve them in a collaborative manner.
• Ability to innovate. The successful candidate has the ability to approach institutional challenges with creativity and an appropriate level of risk taking to advance organizational goals and mission. This includes the ability and willingness to challenge oneself and the status quo, to generate new ideas, and to apply new and emerging technologies to improve work efficiencies, productivity, and client service.  This also includes exploring new ways to undertake work activities or accomplish organizational goals.
• Ability to communicate effectively other than in writing. The successful candidate has the ability to speak clearly, politely, and under control to peers, staff, managers, supervisors, and external audiences to both provide and seek information.  This also includes actively listening to and understanding information; and listening to and answering questions thoughtfully and completely. This includes appropriately judging the amount, form, depth and level of detail, and content of information to the needs of the receiver/audience.
• Knowledge of information research and knowledge management principles. The successful candidate has knowledge of information seeking behaviors and how to design information research approaches in order to support a research community. Understands information resource management, including the full life cycle of information from its creation or acquisition through its disposition in order to support an enterprise-wide knowledge asset management program.
• Ability to communicate in writing.  The successful candidate has the ability to write a variety of clear, cogent, and well-organized products, including targeting the amount, form, depth and level of detail, and content of the information to the needs of the receiver/audience.
• Knowledge of congressional decision-making. The successful candidate has knowledge of congressional decision-making, including how legislation becomes law, the federal budget process, the appropriations process, and oversight, sufficient to ensure timely and legislatively relevant assistance to congressional committees, Members, and senior staff. Knowledge of institutional and political environment in which congressional decision making occurs, including the roles and relationships of the President and executive and independent agencies, the judiciary, state and local governments, and interest groups, and the ramifications of those decisions on existing policies and affected constituencies.

Continue with the application process only if you are able to document on your resume that you meet all the critical competency requirements at the levels described below.

1. Ability to lead and manage a program/area of responsibility: I have led and managed a program(s) for a department or division and accomplished its’ strategic and operational goals.
2. Ability to apply knowledge of information research within public policy research frameworks: I have knowledge of the theories, concepts, processes, techniques, principles, and/or practices of librarianship and information science to integrate information research with public policy analysis.
3. Ability to lead people and manage a workforce: I have led and managed the performance of a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Education

• A. Completion of 1 full academic year of graduate study in library science in an accredited college or university, in addition to completion of all work required for a bachelor’s degree; OR
• B. A total of at least 5 years of a combination of college-level education, training, and experience. To qualify on this basis, the applicant must establish conclusively that the education, training, and experience provided a knowledge and understanding of the theories, principles, and techniques of professional librarianship; a knowledge of literature resources; and the knowledge and abilities essential for providing effective library and information services.

Position: Reference Librarian
Location: Library of Congress: Reference Section, Serial & Government Publications Division, General & International Collections Directorate, Researcher & Collections Services
Posted: USA Jobs
Salary: $68,923-90,898

This position is located in the Reference Section, Serial & Government Publications Division, General & International Collections Directorate, Researcher & Collections Services. The Serial & Government Publications Division serves as a primary access point for a wide variety of serial collections and is responsible for the service, development and management of its custodial collections both online and through the Newspaper and Current Periodicals Reading Room.

The Serial and Government Publications Division serves as a primary access point for a wide variety of serial collections and is responsible for the development and management of its collections. Custodial collections include foreign and domestic newspapers, unbound periodicals, government publications (GPO Depository), intergovernmental publications and documents (United Nations), and other specialized serial collections, such as comic books. Clients include Congress, Foreign and US Government agencies, national and international academics and scholars, research and scientific institutions, the professional and business communities, and the general public.

Duties:

• Provides reference and instruction to individual researchers and groups where needs can be determined from standard research interviews, in-person or virtually, and the bibliographic source materials are of limited technical complexity. Identifies domestic and international analog and digital resources in a field of specialty to address user needs that are easily determined from interviews or written requests. Searches standard databases where the information is relatively stable, such as for bibliographic citations of a general nature. Seeks assistance for locating materials that are not readily accessible. Develops knowledge of resources in other institutions to provide informed referrals. Provides support of limited technical complexity in evolving forms of digital scholarship. Assists users with specialized collections under the direction of senior staff and seeks assistance for locating materials that are not readily accessible.
• Provides in-person and telephone reference services in a reading room setting and through reference desk rotation. Utilizes technologies such as Ask-a-Librarian, email, chat, social media, and video conferencing to provide live and asynchronous research and reference services. Increases access to and convenience of online resources and services by assisting in preparing research guides, collection guides, and finding aids on specific topics of recognized research interest and demand using standard search strategies. Assists senior librarians in revising or updating research materials and guides.
• Orients users and explains procedures and regulations governing use and handling of materials in the collection. Coordinates the acquisition of items of limited technical complexity, or those easily acquired, through the online acquisition process. Examines recommendations to identify processing and custodial requirements and to identify out-­of-scope materials. Maintains liaison with other recommending officers and subject specialists to coordinate acquisition of materials within and across divisions at the Library. The librarian helps balance new collections acquisitions with responsible stewardship of existing collections while building a more diverse and inclusive record for future generations. The librarian serves as a direct liaison with researchers, visitors, and communities of practice, raising awareness of our collections and resources and making them accessible to all.
• Assists in reviewing a wide variety of brochures, catalogs, journals, and other sources for new items and sources for possible acquisition to develop collections in areas of subject or geographic responsibility. Assists other staff in determining the quality and usefulness of collection materials. Assists in developing strategies for the organization, storage, preservation, and service of materials. Monitors the condition of collection materials to ensure adherence to established preservation standards and specifications.
• Assists with research facilitation, book discussions, tours, workshops, orientation sessions, author talks, workshops, consultations, displays, tutorials, and other means of engagement. Collaborates with the Library’s programs for congressional outreach, visitor engagement, educational outreach, and exhibitions, and with other collections-based programs.  Assists in developing content for traditional print outlets and social media platforms.
• Represents the division and attends workshops, conferences, seminars, or meetings in librarianship and other relevant fields for the purpose of professional development. 
• Performs various other duties as assigned.

The position description number for this position is 447805. This position is full-time, flextime work schedule. This is a non-supervisory, bargaining unit position.

Qualifications: Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience and training sufficient in scope and quality to furnish them with an acceptable level of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position without more than normal supervision.

• Ability to provide reference and research services.**
• Ability to develop and manage library collections.**
• Ability to use integrated library systems, applications, or other information technologies.
• Ability to communicate in writing.
• Ability to provide consultation or liaison duties.
• Ability to communicate effectively other than in writing.

Position: Archives Specialist
Location: Library of Congress: Manuscript Division, Special Collections Directorate
Posted: USA Jobs
Salary: $69,923-90,898

This position is located in the Manuscript Division, Special Collections Directorate, Special Collections Directorate. The position description number for these positions is 461533. The salary range indicated reflects the locality pay adjustments for the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan area. The incumbent of this position will work a flexitime work schedule. This is a non-supervisory, bargaining unit position.

Duties:

• Analyzes and arranges bodies of records that are somewhat disorganized, demonstrating knowledge of archival theory and practice in planning and carrying out their organization and description. Possesses understanding of scholarly research and documentation practices.
• Completes preliminary analysis of the documentation systems and practices of the originating agency, organization, or individual whose records or papers are being processed. Undertakes research in published sources to complete gaps in the available information relating to the subject matter of the records to be archived. Evaluates the significance of archival material in its historical context and applies evaluation in helping create a plan of arrangement and description. Exercises initiative on special assignments requiring knowledge of archival procedures and academic subject matter.
• Assembles information to help resolve administrative and legal matters affecting the arrangement and availability of collections. Applies prescribed criteria for the retention or disposition of duplicate and extraneous matter. Identifies material for conservation treatment and coordinates the preparation of material for permanent housing.
• Produces detailed descriptive guides for research use online.
• Evaluates and upgrades older finding aids to bring them into conformity with current archival descriptive standards.
• Helps direct the work of technicians and interns in processing collections. Instructs other staff in processing and monitors and reviews their work for productivity and accuracy. Consults with
• collection curators and relevant specialists in formulating and implementing processing activities. Provides assessment to management of the scope and quality of work performed by processing technicians, interns, and other team members. Maintains technical expertise in emerging technologies and implements tools to facilitate the creation and publication of finding aids and other descriptive information online. Trains division staff in evolving technologies.
• Works to maintain personal contacts and cooperative work relationships in order to provide or exchange information. Coordinates as necessary with collection curators and staff in other divisions relating to the transmission, handling, description, and storage of division material housed off-site or transferred elsewhere.
• Attends workshops, conferences, seminars, or meetings in librarianship and other relevant fields for the purpose of training and professional development. Displays knowledge of collections in the Library. Presents information to groups and individuals with a similar understanding of the subject. Orients visitors and helps conduct tours.
• Surveys internal collections to identify and inventory groups of materials for preservation and physical security. Follows prescribed specifications and procedures in preserving original material and reproducing originals for preservation. Monitors the quality and consistency of preservation methods and output. Monitors and coordinates procedures for routing materials for preservation treatment and for preparation of new materials to be added to the collections.
• Provides information in response to reference service requests that require research among several record groups to locate the information. Assists scholars and researchers in finding significant records relating to the subject under consideration and advises them of relevant records in the division and Library. 
• Substitutes on a temporary basis as necessary assisting readers in the division’s public reading room, including occasional Saturday service.

Qualifications: Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience and training sufficient in scope and quality to furnish them with an acceptable level of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position without more than normal supervision. The knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) that are marked with a double asterisk (**) in the vacancy announcement and the applicant questionnaire are considered the most critical for a position.

• Knowledge of digital curation and descriptive tools, information technologies and integrated library systems to support archival functions.**
• Knowledge of the principles, concepts, and techniques of archival work, including analysis, organization, and description of archival material.**
• Ability to perform preservation duties.**
• Knowledge of reference and research services.**
• Ability to build and maintain professional relationships and provide liaison services.
• Ability to Communicate Effectively Other Than in Writing.

Position: Public Policy and Economics Librarian – Research Services Department
Location: Georgetown University
Posted: ALA JobList
Salary: $47,586-87,558

Georgetown University comprises two unique campuses in the nation’s capital. With the Hilltop Campus located in the heart of the historic Georgetown neighborhood, and the Capitol Campus, just minutes from the U.S. Capitol and U.S. Supreme Court, Georgetown University offers rigorous academic programs, a global perspective, and unparalleled opportunities to engage with Washington, D.C. Our community is a close-knit group of remarkable individuals driven by intellectual inquiry, a commitment to social justice, and a shared dedication to making a difference in the world.

Requirements: The Public Policy and Economics Librarian works as part of the collaborative and service-driven Research Services department, a team of subject liaisons that support the teaching, learning, and research activities of the University. The person in this position focuses particularly on supporting research in Public Policy and Economics, including curating and locating statistical and numerical data, and other subject areas as assigned. The incumbent delivers research services, reference help, and instruction in a wide range of formats. They also provide proactive outreach and liaison services to the Georgetown research community, and are responsible for developing and managing library collections in their assigned subject areas. In addition to working on the Hilltop Campus, the person in this position will work at least one day per week onsite at the Capitol Campus. Duties will include but are not limited to:

• Research Support
  • Serve as the expert for all services related to public policy and economics providing a wide range of consultation, general reference, and other information services to the Georgetown University research community.
  • Seek out and establish partnerships with faculty and student researchers, interpreting and analyzing the information and research needs of students, faculty, and other library users as well as developing and delivering research support based on user needs.
  • Identify, recommend, and connect users as appropriate to other resources and experts within the library, including staff in the Booth Family Center for Special Collections and Digital Scholarship and Technology Services, as well as other resources and partners across campus.  
• Instruction
  • Teach library research sessions related to their areas of responsibility and create research guides and other instructional materials in a range of formats.
  • Collaborate with other units in the library and across the campus to provide teaching and learning support, including the creation of asynchronous learning tools and resources.
  • Stay abreast of, explores, and employs relevant new technologies to the delivery of research and instructional services, identifying, creating, managing, and maintaining online guides, course pages, and other web-based resources related to their areas of responsibility.
• Academic Engagement and Collection Development
  • Work to understand, anticipate, and respond to the research, curricular, and instructional needs of these faculty, staff, and students, and to develop services and collections to support them.
  • Keep faculty, staff, and students in their areas of responsibility well informed of relevant library services and programs, helping integrate library services and collections into their research and curricular activities.
  • Actively seek out and establish partnerships with faculty and student researchers and relevant campus groups.
  • Serve as the principal liaison to the McCourt School of Public Policy, the Department of Economics, and other areas as assigned. 
  • Develop collections in line with the pedagogical and research needs of their assigned departments and the University, contributing to the development of cooperative collection development initiatives with other libraries and library consortia.
  • Recommend annual allocations, manage vendor approval plans, and assist in monitoring the library materials budget in their assigned disciplines.

Work Interactions: The Public Policy and Economics Librarian reports to the Head of Research Services as part of a collaborative team of subject liaisons. The person in this position works closely with other library colleagues, including staff in the Gifts unit, curators in the Booth Family Center for Special Collections, specialists within the Access Services Department, librarians in the Digital Scholarship and Technology Services Department, and specialists throughout the Technical Services Department. The person in this position also works closely and proactively with faculty, staff, and student researchers across the Georgetown University community. Work is performed primarily in an office environment. The incumbent is expected to read print of various sizes, move book trucks weighing up to 40 lbs., retrieve books, and operate computers and peripherals.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Library Science from an ALA-accredited institution or combination of a graduate degree in a Public Policy, Economics, or related discipline and relevant experience
• Minimum of two years of post-graduate, professional experience working with students, faculty, and staff in an outreach and instruction capacity in a research library
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, and work collaboratively with a range of individuals
• Expertise in or familiarity with current and emerging digital technologies (such as AI, GIS tools, data visualization tools, etc.).  
• Demonstrated experience in the application of information technologies in instruction or research
• Strong service commitment to working with students, faculty, staff, and other communities
• Commitment to fostering an equitable and inclusive workplace, and an ability to work effectively with a diverse faculty, staff, and student population
• Experience with collection development in an academic or research library
• Either a bachelor’s degree in public policy or a related social science field, or extensive experience with policy collections and research methods

Preferred Requirements and Qualifications

• Second graduate degree in a relevant field of study, or other equivalent expertise
• Demonstrated experience in or knowledge of social science research methodologies and tools
• Demonstrated experience in data management
• Record of participation or interest in professional development activities (presentations, participation in professional organizations, etc.)    

Work Mode Designation: This position has been designated as Hybrid. Please note that work mode designations are regularly reviewed in order to meet the evolving needs of the University. Such review may necessitate a change to a position’s mode of work designation. Complete details about Georgetown University’s mode of work designations for staff positions can be found on the Department of Human Resources website https://hr.georgetown.edu/mode-of-work-designation.

Pay Range: The projected salary or hourly pay range for this position which represents the full range of anticipated compensation is: $47,586.00 – $87,558.13

Position: Social Science Librarian – Lauinger Library
Location: Georgetown University
Posted: ALA JobList
Salary: $47,586-87,558

Georgetown University comprises two unique campuses in the nation’s capital. With the Hilltop Campus located in the heart of the historic Georgetown neighborhood, and the Capitol Campus, just minutes from the U.S. Capitol and U.S. Supreme Court, Georgetown University offers rigorous academic programs, a global perspective, and unparalleled opportunities to engage with Washington, D.C. Our community is a close-knit group of remarkable individuals driven by intellectual inquiry, a commitment to social justice, and a shared dedication to making a difference in the world.

Requirements: The Social Science Librarian works as part of the collaborative and service-driven Research Services department, a team of liaisons that support the teaching, learning, and research activities of the University. The person in this position delivers research consultations, reference help, and instruction through a wide range of formats and provides proactive outreach and liaison services to the Georgetown research community, with particular focus on Social Sciences, including Sociology, Education, Communication, and other subject areas as assigned. The incumbent is responsible for developing and managing library collections in their assigned subject areas. Additional duties include, but are not limited to:

• Research Support
  • Serve as the expert for all services related to Sociology, Education, Communication, and other social science research.
  • Provide a wide range of consultation, general reference, and other information services to the Georgetown University research community, seeking out and establishing partnerships with faculty and student researchers.
  • Interpret and analyze the information and research needs of students, faculty, and other library users, developing and delivering research support based on these user needs.
  • Identify, recommend, and connect users as appropriate to other resources and experts within the library, including staff in the Booth Family Center for Special Collections and Digital Scholarship and Technology Services, as well as other resources and partners across campus.
• Instruction
  • Teach library research sessions related to their areas of responsibility and create research guides and other instructional materials in a range of formats.
  • Collaborate with other units in the library and across the campus to provide teaching and learning support, including the creation of asynchronous learning tools and resources.
  • Stay abreast of, explore, and employ relevant new technologies to the delivery of research and instructional services.
  • Identify, create, manage, and maintain online guides, course pages, and other web-based resources related to their areas of responsibility.
• Academic Engagement
  • Understand, anticipate, and respond to the research, curricular, and instructional needs of these faculty, staff, and students, developing services and collections to support them.
  • Keep faculty, staff, and students in their areas of responsibility well informed of relevant library services and programs, helping integrate library services and collections into their research and curricular activities.
  • Actively seek out and establish partnerships with faculty and student researchers and relevant campus groups.
• Collection Development
  • Serve as liaison to the Sociology department, Communication, Culture, & Technology department, and other areas as assigned. 
  • Develop collections in line with the pedagogical and research needs of these departments and the University, seeking and managing faculty requests for collection purchases.
  • Contribute to the development of cooperative collection development initiatives with other libraries and library consortia, recommending annual allocations, managing vendor approval plans, and assisting in monitoring the library materials budget in their assigned disciplines.
  • Serve as the library’s representative in the Federal Deposit Library Program (with a Selective designation, collecting almost exclusively electronic resources).

Work Interactions: The Social Science Librarian reports to the Head of Research Services, and serves as part of a collaborative team of subject liaisons. The person in this position works closely with other library colleagues, including staff in the Gifts unit, curators in the Booth Family Center for Special Collections, specialists within the Access Services Department, librarians in the Digital Scholarship and Technology Services Department, and specialists throughout the Technical Services Department. The person in this position also works closely and proactively with faculty, staff, and student researchers across the Georgetown University community, and may provide services onsite at the Capitol Campus.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Library Science from an ALA-accredited institution or combination of a graduate degree in the Social Sciences and relevant experience
• Minimum of two years of post-graduate, professional experience working with students, faculty, and staff in an outreach and instruction capacity in a research library
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, and work collaboratively with a range of individuals
• Expertise in or familiarity with current and emerging digital technologies (such as AI, GIS tools, data visualization tools, etc.)
• Demonstrated experience in the application of information technologies in instruction or research
• Strong service commitment to working with students, faculty, staff, and other communities
• Commitment to fostering an equitable and inclusive workplace, and an ability to work effectively with a diverse faculty, staff, and student population
• Experience with collection development in an academic or research library
• Either a bachelor’s degree in a social science field or extensive experience with social sciences collections and research methods

Preferred Requirements and Qualifications

• Second graduate degree in a relevant field of study, or other equivalent expertise
• Demonstrated experience in or knowledge of social science research methodologies
• Demonstrated experience with data management
• Record of participation or interest in professional development activities (presentations, participation in professional organizations, etc.)

Work Mode Designation: This position has been designated as Hybrid. Please note that work mode designations are regularly reviewed in order to meet the evolving needs of the University. Such review may necessitate a change to a position’s mode of work designation. Complete details about Georgetown University’s mode of work designations for staff positions can be found on the Department of Human Resources website https://hr.georgetown.edu/mode-of-work-designation.

Pay Range: The projected salary or hourly pay range for this position which represents the full range of anticipated compensation is: $47,586.00 – $87,558.13