Business Resource Librarian @ University of California Berkeley libraries

Posted by Leila Gibradze on

Responsibilities
The Business Resource Librarian helps researchers at the Haas School of Business, the broader campus, and members of the community to find, evaluate, and use information about companies, industries, and financial markets. This position will also manage data subscriptions on behalf of the Haas School of Business, in consultation with the Business Librarian and Haas Research Computing. The librarian reports to the head of the Library’s Social Sciences Division.

The librarian:

  • Provides virtual and in-person research consultations
  • Offers course-related instruction, in person and online
  • Creates instructional materials in a variety of formats
  • Collaborates with the Business Librarian on collection assessment projects
  • Manages vendor relationships with Haas Research Computing’s financial data providers, including negotiating price and access method
  • Assesses the suite of research data products offered by Haas Research Computing
  • Submits data invoices and coordinates payment with Berkeley Supply Chain – Management (BearBuy) or other campus entities
  • Collaborates with the Library’s Acquisitions and Electronic Resources Units on data licensing

UC Berkeley librarians and academic staff 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 covered by the collective bargaining agreement of the AFT.

Librarians are entitled to appropriate professional development leave, vacation leave, sick leave, and all other benefits granted to non-faculty academic personnel. The University has an excellent retirement system and sponsors a variety of group health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans in addition to other benefits. The rank and step of the appointment is determined by the professional background of competence, knowledge, and experience of the candidate in relation to all Berkeley librarians.

For more information please visit https://socialsciences.academickeys.com/seeker_job_display.php?dothis=display&job[IDX]=192502-SO221003m-8e&oid=1201585