Position Announcement

Natural Sciences and Mathematics Librarian

University of Houston Libraries

The University of Houston Libraries is seeking an innovative Liaison to the

departments of Physics, Mathematics, and Earth & Atmospheric Sciences within the
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Each of these departments grants
bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees. In addition to responsibilities for
instruction, collection development, and outreach, the successful candidate will be
encouraged to develop new services to support faculty and graduate student research.

As a member of the Science Team within the Liaison Services Department, the
successful candidate is expected to work collaboratively and help further service and
collection initiatives. Priorities for the Science Team include developing value added
services--such as data management support, graduate student workshops, and
outreach to lab groups--as well as new approaches to research and teaching support
for faculty and graduate students.

The University of Houston is a dynamic, forward moving university with goals

emphasizing both national research competitiveness and student success. Liaison
librarians are expected to proactively develop partnerships with departmental faculty
to deliver services that advance these initiatives.

The successful candidate will have demonstrated the ability to work in a complex,
changing environment with a positive, flexible, and innovative attitude, and he or she
will have proven capacity to work effectively and collegially in teams, with staff at
all levels, as well as faculty and students.

Librarians hold academic rank pursuant to the University of Houston Librarians

Bylaws Document. They are expected to develop a record of service, scholarship,
and professional involvement. The UH Libraries support the ongoing professional
development of librarians and our goal is to recruit librarians committed to
continuous learning.

Qualifications: Required - ALA-accredited Masters degree; demonstrated excellent

communication skills and strong service orientation; degree, significant coursework,
or work experience within the natural sciences, or strong understanding of relevant
scientific research processes as demonstrated by academic or work experience;
strong knowledge of or ability to facilitate the adoption of practical technologies that
can enhance outreach and research support to science and engineering. Preferred
- Experience or demonstrated interest in instruction in face to face and online
environments; strong project management and analytical skills; demonstrated
initiative and creativity.

Salary: $52,000 $55,000 expected hiring range, depending on qualifications.

Comprehensive benefits package; choice of retirement programs including TIAA-
CREF; tax-deferred annuity program available; release time to take a class up to 3
hours/week; no state or local income tax.

Library Information: The UH Libraries are a member of the Association of

Research Libraries, the Greater Western Library Alliance, the Hathi Trust, the
Council on Library and Information Resources, the Digital Library Federation, and
the Texas Digital Library. The campus libraries provide access to over 3.1 million
volumes. Total staff includes 69 professionals and approximately 135 support staff.
Additional information about the University Libraries is available at:
http://info.lib.uh.edu .

The UH Libraries Strategic Directions document focuses on targeting services to

specific user groups, reimagining library spaces, improving outreach, and increasing
national recognition. Further information and the complete document are available
at: http://info.lib.uh.edu/about/strategic-directions . The Strategic Directions support
an ambitious set of goals adopted by the University and the further the Tier One
effort ( http://www.uh.edu/about/initiatives ). We seek to recruit librarians who can
relate their work to these strategies and understand their role in advancing these
strategic imperatives.

General Information: The University of Houston campus comprises 13 colleges

and schools offering close to 80 degree programs with an enrollment of about 40,000
students, 7,200 of whom are enrolled in graduate studies. Reflecting the
multicultural community of metropolitan Houston, UH is one of the most ethnically
diverse research university campuses in the nation.

Houston, the fourth largest city in the United States, offers all the cultural and
recreational opportunities of a great city and is within easy reach of the Gulf of
Mexico. It enjoys a very reasonable cost of living and was selected by Forbes as
topping the list of Americas coolest cities
(http://www.forbes.com/sites/morganbrennan/2012/07/26/houston-tops-our-list-of-
americas-coolest-cities-to-live/ ).
For additional information, including information about Houston's flourishing arts
scene and entertainment offerings, please see: http://www.visithoustontexas.com/ .
For information about housing and living in Houston see:
http://www.houston.org/living/index.html .

Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Send letter of application, names of 3 references, and resume to Damon Camille,
Training, Assessment, and Statistics Coordinator, University of Houston, 114
University Libraries, Houston, Texas 77204-2000. Applications may also be
submitted by email to: dcamille@uh.edu .

Potential applicants seeking further information should contact John Lehner,

Associate Dean for Personnel, Planning, and Systems, at 713-743-9801 or
jlehner@uh.edu .

THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON IS AN EQUAL

OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER. MINORITIES,
WOMEN, VETERANS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE
ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.