Librarian - Full-Time Faculty

Geospatial Information Librarian
The University of California, Riverside (UCR) seeks a forward‑thinking Geospatial Information Librarian to advance geospatial literacy and research across campus disciplines. The position supports faculty, students, and staff in using geospatial data and tools, offers instruction, and promotes GIS literacy campus‑wide.

Provides assistance regarding the use of geospatial data and technology in research and academic inquiry.

Organizes innovative symposia related to GIS and its intersection with other technologies or disciplines, such as artificial intelligence (AI).

Creates collaborative alliances across the campus and in the community to promote support for using geospatial methods in instruction, research, and workforce development.

Collaborates with Research and Teaching and Learning Services department colleagues having expertise in data science, digital scholarship, AI research, innovative media and maker services to better support geospatial elements of research and instruction.

Maintains knowledge of best practices and developments in GIS, including data collection methods, accessibility, geospatial ethics, and the use of AI.

Answers reference questions related to GIS and collaborates with library colleagues on GIS‑related reference services.

Promotes the library’s geospatial services and resources.

Contributes and collaborates in the ongoing development and care of assigned map‑related collections.

Collaborates with Library colleagues to develop and implement strategies to support the acquisition, management, curation and preservation of GIS data.

Participates in general library‑wide activities, committees, special projects and programs; represents the UCR Library in various University of California committees and ad‑hoc groups related to geospatial information.

Professional librarians at UCR are academic appointees. This position is in the represented librarian series and is open to appointment at the rank of Assistant Librarian with potential career progression. Benefits include an excellent retirement system, health coverage, and vacation. The position is a full‑time, year‑long appointment.

Master’s or doctoral degree from an ALA‑accredited Library & Information Science program, or an accredited graduate degree (Master’s or Ph.in a field strongly integrated with geospatial information, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Demonstrated experience working with, and a working knowledge of, how geospatial data are created, processed, organized, and used.

Demonstrated experience using GIS and mapping software such as ArcGIS and QGIS.

Ability to effectively teach the use of GIS to students and faculty in an academic environment.

Willingness to collaborate with industry partners such as Esri and to foster connections with other local users and developers of geospatial technology.

Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and projects, working cooperatively with others or independently.

Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work successfully with a broad range of people from culturally diverse backgrounds including colleagues, students, faculty, and staff from a variety of disciplines.

Existing knowledge of, or intent to gain knowledge in, current and emerging trends, issues, workflows, and best practices associated with applications of AI in geospatial technology.

Experience related to the use of AI in GIS, including ArcGIS or other proprietary or open‑source GIS, or GIS‑related applications.

Existing knowledge of, or interest in providing support for, the workflows for using imagery or data collected by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs/drones) in geospatial mapping.

Knowledge of critical issues regarding the GIS research data lifecycle and scholarly communication.

Familiarity with basic data cleaning and analysis in Python, R, SPSS, Stata, or another statistical programming environment.

Demonstrated project management skills.

Willingness to collaboratively reimagine and restructure the position’s service model in response to evolving campus needs or internal library organization.

Application requirements
Document requirements

Statement of Teaching (optional).

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories under state or federal law.

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