Government and Public Policy Librarian

and digital research and instruction services. In collaboration with the Social Sciences Collection Development Team, you will select materials for government, public policy and social science collections. You'll work collaboratively to develop resources and services to support researchers with the discovery of data and government documents, and design and implement strategies to engage scholars with the Library's collections, services, and spaces. Librarians at Cornell University hold academic appointments as Research, Teaching, and Extension faculty. The incumbent must meet Cornell University Library requirements for Research, Teaching, and Extension (RTE) faculty promotion and reappointment through engagement in service and scholarship activities. The successful candidate will bring at least five years' professional experience supporting research, teaching, and learning in higher education or closely related environments and will be prepared to contribute immediately as a liaison librarian and research partner. Candidate Profile : Required qualifications: A master's degree in library and/or information science from an ALA-accredited institution or an advanced degree in a related discipline such as Political Science, Public Policy, or another social science field. A minimum of five years of relevant work experience with increasing responsibility. A demonstrated ability to build relationships and foster collaboration with students, scholars, and library colleagues, as demonstrated through, for example, teaching or research experience. Demonstrated experience searching varied sources for data and documents of interest to researchers--such as searching federal, municipal, and international data portals, secondary scholarly literature, academic data repositories, government document archives. Academic background in or demonstrated library experience with a social science discipline. Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to fostering learning, research and/or outreach in a diverse community. Demonstrated examples of professional and university service, scholarship, or professional contributions. Preferred qualifications: Experience with collection development Academic background in or demonstrated library experience with public policy or government Work Location : This position is located in Ithaca, New York. The incumbent will typically work on the Ithaca campus a minimum of 4 days per week, with potential for entering into a flexible work arrangement to allow remote work 1 day per week. The university reserves the right to modify, suspend, revoke or terminate the hybrid work arrangement at any time. The New York convenience of employer guidelines requires New York State individual tax reporting and withholdings for this position. Additional individual state income tax filings may also be required if working temporarily outside New York State. How to Apply: All candidates must apply online via the Cornell Careers site. For full consideration, please include the following with your application: A cover letter. A Curriculum Vitae. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until a viable pool of applicants is identified; early submission is strongly encouraged . Although we prefer to receive your application as one, multi-page pdf document, we will accept multiple documents in other formats. We anticipate filling this position at the academic rank of Associate Librarian. At Cornell, the typical Associate Librarian goes through a formal promotion process requiring at least five years of relevant professional experience as a librarian. Appointment to this rank may also include someone with more years of relevant professional experience who has not yet completed a formal review for promotion to librarian. The anticipated salary range for the Associate Librarian role is $78,000-$110,000. Benefits: Our comprehensive benefits package includes 22 vacation days, 13 paid holidays, health insurance, life insurance, university retirement contributions, childcare and adoption assistance, and child tuition reimbursement. Funding is available to support professional training and research. Relocation assistance may be provided. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Consistent with Cornell's practice, appointment to academic positions requires candidates to disclose relevant information about their prior employment including whether they have been found to have violated institutional or employer policies related to or governing unlawful discrimination and harassment, academic and research misconduct, or financial misconduct. University Job Title: Associate Librarian Job Family: Research Level: 004 Pay Rate Type: Salary Pay Range: $78,000.00 - $110,000.00 Remote Option Availability: Hybrid Company: Contact Name: Bonnie Bailey Contact Email: bab3@cornell.edu Job Titles and Pay Ranges: Non-Union Positions Noted pay ranges reflect the potential pay opportunity for each job profile. The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria: Prior relevant work or industry experience Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position Unique applicable skills Academic Discipline Union Positions Current Employees: Online Submission Guidelines : Employment Assistance: Notice to Applicants: EEO Statement: Cornell welcomes students, faculty, and staff with diverse backgrounds from across the globe to pursue world-class education and career opportunities, to further the founding principle of "... any person ... any study." 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