Architecture & Design Librarian, UC Berkeley Job at US Company in Berkeley

Position overview

Position title: Associate Librarian-Librarian, Career Status or Potential Career Status
Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and salary point at appointment. A reasonable estimate for this position is $77,631-$98,667.
Percent time: 100%
Anticipated start: As early as April 2025. Start date is flexible.
Position duration: This is a full-time potential career appointment.

Application Window

Open date: February 22, 2025

Next review date: Saturday, Mar 8, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

The University of California, Berkeley is seeking a collaborative, creative, and service-oriented Architecture & Design Librarian to join the Social Sciences Division. The division supports world-class teaching and research in the social sciences, providing innovative collection development and other user-focused services including data and information literacy, course-based instruction, and research support.

The Environment

The UC Berkeley Library is an internationally renowned research and teaching facility at the nation’s premier public university. A highly diverse and intellectually rich environment, Berkeley serves a campus community of 33,070 undergraduate students, 12,812 graduate students, and 1,525 faculty. The Library comprises 20 campus libraries, including the Doe Library, the Moffitt Library, The Bancroft Library, the C.V. Starr East Asian Library, and numerous subject specialty libraries. With a collection of more than 12 million volumes and a collections budget of over $15 million, the Library offers extensive resources in all formats and robust services to connect users with the collections and build their research skills.

The Library’s Social Sciences Division is comprised of librarians, library career staff, and student library employees who together support the teaching and research needs of students and faculty in twelve social science departments within the College of Letters & Science, six professional schools, three International and Area Studies programs, and an array of Organized Research Units. The division oversees three subject specialty libraries: the Business Library, the Environmental Design Library, and the Social Research Library.

Responsibilities

The Architecture & Design Librarian reports to the head of the Library’s Social Sciences Division. Responsibilities include establishing strong relationships with faculty and students; conducting analysis and assessment of user needs; creating collections of digital, print, and data resources; providing virtual and in-person research consultations; offering customized in-person and remote instruction; developing instructional materials in a variety of formats; and promoting library resources and services through outreach, exhibits, programming, and fundraising activities.

The Architecture & Design Librarian serves as the liaison to the College of Environmental Design, providing collections and research support for a diverse group of undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and practitioners studying all aspects of the built environment in areas such as architecture, city and regional planning, landscape architecture, sustainable design, and urban studies. The incumbent collaborates with colleagues to provide support related to data, digital scholarship, digital and information literacy, GIS, and scholarly communications.

The Architecture & Design Librarian actively builds, manages, and makes accessible collections housed in, and related to, the Environmental Design Library that meet the research and learning needs of the campus community; utilize critical and post-colonial collection practices; and align with the Library’s commitment to shared print and digitization. This collection primarily includes monographs and serials acquired through approval plans and vendors, as well as data sets and special collections, such as primary sources related to California and the Bay Area. Collection management includes identifying items for the Library’s shared print and preservation initiatives; reviewing donations; proposing digitization projects; and making deselection decisions.

As the Library continues to evolve and improve its own spaces, the person in this position will have the opportunity to bring expertise about sustainability, accessibility, and inclusive design to shape the working and learning environment for the Library and our users.

UC Berkeley librarians are expected to participate in library-wide planning and governance, and work effectively in a shared decision-making environment. Advancement is partially based upon professional contributions beyond the primary assignment; the successful candidate will show evidence or promise of such contributions to the Library, campus, UC System, and profession.

The UC Berkeley Library is committed to supporting and encouraging a multicultural environment and seeks candidates who can make positive and imaginative contributions in a context of ethnic and cultural diversity.

UC professional librarians are academic appointees and are represented by an exclusive bargaining agent, the University Council – American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT). This position is in the bargaining unit. Librarians are entitled to appropriate professional development leave, vacation leave, sick leave, and all other benefits granted to non-faculty academic personnel.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

• Advanced degree or enrolled in an advanced degree program.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

• Advanced degree.

Preferred qualifications

• Master’s degree from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited institution program or equivalent degree.
• Advanced knowledge of fields and issues related to the built environment.
• Experience with collection development.
• Experience providing reference and instructional services in an academic library.
• Familiarity with social science research methods and related tools and concepts.
• Experience with quantitative and/or qualitative data.
• Experience providing highly responsive public service in a library.
• Experience working collaboratively with multiple stakeholders in an academic environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
• Demonstrated analytical, presentation, and communication skills.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• Statement on Contributions to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging – Statement on your contributions to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in research, teaching, and service.

Reference requirements

• 3-5 required (contact information only)

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04789
Help contact: richard.brown@berkeley.edu

About UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. The excellence of the institution requires an environment in which the diverse community of faculty, students, and staff are welcome and included. Successful candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skill related to ensuring equity and inclusion in the activities of their academic position.

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.

Please refer to the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy and the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time.

Job location

Berkeley, CA

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