Adjunct Reference Librarian

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Adjunct Reference Librarian at Long Island University/Brooklyn Campus Library

Description: Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus seeks a part-time adjunct librarian to provide reference service, library instruction, and assistance with collections. Will work some evening and weekend hours.

Qualifications: An ALA-accredited MLS and excellent communication skills are required. Experience in business and/or public administration is preferred. Three years’ post-MLS reference experience in an academic library is preferred.

To apply: Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Please send resume, letter addressing qualifications, and names and contact information of three references (not letters) to:  libraryjobs@brooklyn.liu.edu, or mail to the Library Dean’s Office, LLC Room 517, Long Island University, 1 University Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11201.

Long Island University is the seventh largest private university in the U.S.  It is recognized for its strength in the liberal arts and sciences, health sciences, and library and information science.  The Brooklyn Campus, an urban oasis located in vibrant downtown Brooklyn, is easy commuting distance to many charming residential neighborhoods and is one train stop from Manhattan.  The campus enrolls more than 11,000 students pursuing undergraduate and graduate (including doctoral) degrees, in the various colleges: Arts and Sciences, Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Education, Health Professions, Nursing, Business and Public Administration. With a staff exceeding 40, the library contains 265,000 books, 500 periodical subscriptions, 8,700 audiovisual items, more than 50,000 ebooks and over 300 databases providing access to tens of thousands of electronic resources. LIU is an EEO/AA employer.  Please visit our website at www.brooklyn.liu.edu/library/.