Business and Entrepreneurship Librarian

About the Opportunity

Reporting the Library Program Manager for Entrepreneurship the Business and Entrepreneurship Librarian serves as the liaison to the DAmore-McKim School of Business and helps coordinate the librarys interdisciplinary efforts to integrate services and resources into all entrepreneurship initiatives across campus. The Business and Entrepreneurship Librarian provides teaching learning and research support through virtual and in-person instructional sessions consultations and workshops.

Additionally the Business and Entrepreneurship Librarian will collaborate to support business & entrepreneurship initiatives in Boston and across the global campus network. The successful candidate is:

• Inclined to investigate artificial intelligence tools to gain an understanding of how they affect the learning environment
• Eager to apply an entrepreneurial mindset to their work; experiment learn adapt and iterate
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment

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Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• BA or BS degree
• Experience or demonstrated interest working with Entrepreneurship or related Business fields in an academic setting
• Knowledge of business or entrepreneurial resources methodologies research trends and pedagogical approaches related to business and entrepreneurship
• Excellent communication presentation interpersonal and organizational skills including strong time-management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• ALA-accredited masters degree in library/information science attained or in process of completion or advanced degree in education/teaching or business-related field
• Previous teaching or public speaking experience
• Strong skills in community outreach networking and building relationships

Job Duties

50% Subject Librarian / Liaison - Liaise to the DAmore-McKim School of Business serving as a key resource for their faculty students and research staff in order to advance the librarys integration into teaching learning and scholarship activities.

Teaching Learning and Research Support

• Collaborate with faculty to design and deliver course-based workshops on information literacy
• Provide open workshops on citation tools discovery tools and other knowledge areas/tools supporting the curriculum
• Partner with liaisons to develop online learning objects research guides and other web resources
• Provide online and in-person research support such as scheduled consultations walk-in research help classroom instruction or virtual assistance.
• Partner with staff across the library to support research data management scholarly publishing repository services as well as emerging researcher resources and tools.

Outreach

• Maintain frequent ongoing communication with faculty and researchers in assigned disciplines to actively support teaching research and promote library services and initiatives.
• Attend in-person and virtual campus events

Collection Development

• Evaluate and select materials in assigned disciplines appropriate to meet the needs of the university. Recommend budget levels and expend allotted budgets. Evaluate collections to meet program accreditation and grant activities

25% Entrepreneurship Support - Provides specialized interdisciplinary support to entrepreneurship activities across the Northeastern University community in order to incorporate library resources and services into this strategic initiative.

• Builds relationships monitors trends and develops an interdisciplinary program that supports the evolving needs of entrepreneurship curricula and programs
• Serve as a subject matter expert within the library collaborating with liaisons on critical elements to facilitate engagement around entrepreneurship
• Support collection development efforts in entrepreneurship as needed

15% Northeastern University Community Service - Be an active member of the Northeastern University community by participating contributing or volunteering on university or library committees teams working groups projects or initiatives that further the mission of the university.

10% Professional Development - Keep abreast of developments and trends in academic librarianship business entrepreneurship and higher education in general. Participate in Library University and/or other organizations forums and conferences as appropriate.

We acknowledge that lists of skills and experience may overlook qualities that would most strengthen our team. We encourage candidates to speak about their experience and knowledge and tell us how it may connect to some of the qualifications for this position.

Position Type

Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience education and skills when extending an offer.

Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical vision dental paid time off tuition assistance wellness & life retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit for more information.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin age sex sexual orientation disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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With the pay range(s) shown above the starting salary will depend on several factors which may include your education experience location knowledge and expertise and skills as well as a pay comparison to similarly-situated employees already in the role. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly and are subject to change.