The Hofstra University Library invites applications for a tenure-track appointment as Research and Learning Services Librarian for Engineering, Sciences, and AI, in the Department of Research and Learning Services. This librarian will provide research and instructional support to students and faculty in computing, engineering, and the natural sciences and advance AI initiatives within the library and the broader campus community. The successful candidate will understand issues surrounding AI in academia and develop teaching and learning initiatives and services that address them. This librarian will bring a growth mindset, approaching emerging trends in librarianship and academia with curiosity and imagination.
The Research and Learning Services Librarian for Engineering, Sciences, and AI will initiate and cultivate relationships with faculty, centers, programs, and projects across campus to integrate library resources and services into teaching, learning, and research. The successful candidate will demonstrate familiarity with research methodologies, grant-seeking and proposal writing, and emerging technologies sufficient to expand and strengthen library research support for faculty and students.
The University Library supports Hofstra University’s mission of providing quality education in an environment that encourages and nurtures learning through the free and open exchange of ideas. It shares the University’s commitment to academic freedom and the transmission, advancement, and preservation of knowledge. Through collaboration with students, faculty, and administrators, the University Library supports the University’s curricular offerings and meets the community’s research and instructional needs.