Urban Sustainability Librarian

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries invites applications for an Urban Sustainability Liaison Librarian. Reporting to the Head of the Collection Management Department, this new tenure-track faculty position will serve as library liaison to the campus-wide urban sustainability research initiative, providing research assistance, instruction and collection development services to meet the information needs of the project. For more information about the UNLV Urban Sustainability Initiative, please visit http://urban21.unlv.edu/. The incumbent will also be responsible for leading the Libraries’ efforts to develop policies, procedures, workflows, and timelines governing deposit of content in UNLV’s institutional repository (BePress Digital Commons). The successful candidate will participate actively in the Libraries’ instruction program by conducting specialized instruction in urban sustainability and will contribute to library information literacy initiatives. In addition, the incumbent will provide general reference assistance to library patrons in person, on the telephone and electronically through email and instant messaging. For more information, please visit http://www.library.unlv.edu/employment.html


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