Business and Data Analytics Librarian, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Professional Librarian Vacancy

1. Provides research assistance and instructional support in the areas of business/management, marketing, and social science data analysis to all members of the Northwestern community, working collaboratively to do so.

2. Serves as one of two liaisons to the Kellogg School of Management, providing research assistance and consultation, and instructional services for business. Collaborates closely with the Business & Management Librarian and supports students at both the Evanston and Chicago campuses. Serves as liaison to other academic areas and programs, with specific assignment(s) depending on the needs of the Northwestern community.

3. Works in close collaboration with librarians for engineering and related fields to support project management/management sciences in an array of interdisciplinary fields, with particular attention to entrepreneurship services and instruction.

4. Plays an active role in the planning and decision-making process of the RLS Work Group and unit activities by participating in regular meetings, organizing special projects and programs, and showing initiative and creativity in the planning process.

5. Provides general research service at the Main Library research assistance desk, and provides research services to all members of the NU community regardless of location. Research service at the Evanston campus includes weekend hours.

6. Serves on Library committees and other bodies as appropriate.

7. Additional duties as assigned.

General Information

Position Title: Business and Data Analytics Librarian
Job Title: Librarian

Department: Research & Learning Services
Percent Full Time: 100%
Job Status: Open
Available positions: 1
Posted: 5/23/2017

Job Details

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in library and information science from an ALA-accredited program, or its equivalent.
• Graduate degree in a related field or practical experience with business, project management, or social science quantitative research.
• Demonstrated understanding of current and emerging trends in business and entrepreneurship research and scholarship
• Experience finding, acquiring, manipulating and analyzing quantitative data in a research environment.
• Working knowledge of R, SAS, SPSS, STATA, MatLab or other statistical analysis software applications
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office software suite
• Public service experience in a library setting
• Experience developing and delivering innovative and responsive instructional programs.
• Knowledge of pedagogy and student learning assessment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and to manage projects
• Demonstrated ability to work within and across committees and teams, to work with interdisciplinary areas across the campus, and to contribute constructively to committee and team efforts.
• 1-2 years academic library experience
• Knowledge of current technologies and services supporting business and the social sciences.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with statistical platforms such as WRDS or Bloomberg
• Demonstrated knowledge of scholarly communication and publishing issues
• Knowledge of data mining and analysis tools, textual analysis, and/or TEI
• Ability to design and develop online learning objects and instructional modules
• Working knowledge of relational database software, e.g Microsoft Access, Oracle, MySQL, PostGreSQL

Information for Librarian Applicants

Library environment:

Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, is a major private university with an extensive library system. This includes the Northwestern University Libraries, two branch libraries on the Evanston Campus, and three libraries on the Chicago Campus. Northwestern University Libraries is a member of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and participates in programs of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC). Northwestern University Libraries participates in area studies initiatives of the Center for Research Libraries and Global Resources Network. The holdings of Northwestern University Libraries total over 4 million volumes.

First consideration for applications received by: 6/3/2017

To Apply: Send PDF formatted document containing letter of application, resume or vita, and names of three references to the attention of Jan Hayes, Director of Library Organizational Development, to [email protected]. As per Northwestern University policy, this position requires a criminal background check. Successful applicants will need to submit to a criminal background check prior to employment.