Diversity Resident, Davis Library (University of California), Davis, CA
Posted October 20, 2022
Description:
The Library at the University of California, Davis, seeks a dynamic, user-oriented, early-career librarian or recent MLS graduate to participate in a two-year Diversity Resident Program.
Reporting to the Head of Content Support Services, the resident will work in a supportive environment to gain the requisite knowledge, skills, and competencies to thrive in an academic library setting with a focus on metadata creation. Depending on the skills and interests of the incumbent, this could include cataloging of print and electronic resources, archival description, and/or the organization and curation of data.
During the first year of the residency, the resident will gain knowledge and work experience in the UC Davis Library, primarily in the Content Support Services department with a focus on metadata creation. Content Support Services includes five units: Acquisitions and Licensing, Archival Processing, Collection Maintenance, Electronic Resources Management, and Metadata Creation. The resident will also be introduced to other facets of librarianship, in areas such as research consultation and support, student support, archives and special collections, health sciences, collection strategies, scholarly communications, online services, and data science and management.
By the second year the residency will be focused on appropriate project work, with specifics defined during the first year in consultation with their supervisor and other library stakeholders as appropriate. The project(s) will be tailored to the resident’s expertise, interests, and skills, and ideally will address Library strategic or programmatic needs. The second year will culminate with a presentation, poster session, or paper, or some such similar effort, about the project(s).
Over both years of the residency, the resident will be actively mentored by their supervisor and other relevant colleagues, and also gain experience with general skills, such as planning and project management, assessment and evaluation, meeting planning, and conflict resolution.
Assistant Librarian, Salary Point 1 ($60,116) to Salary Point 9 ($74,399). (Final salary based on qualifications and experience.)
How to Apply:
Candidates applying by November 13, 2022, will receive first consideration. The position will remain open until filled. For additional details and information on how to submit an online application, please visit https://www.library.ucdavis.edu/careers/