GIS/Geospatial Librarian, Librarian I
Michigan State University
East Lansing

Reporting to the Geosciences Librarian, takes responsibility for the
management and operation of geospatial digital projects and services. Duties
include selecting digital materials, managing the geospatial data collection,
promoting the collection, developing resource guides, campus liaison, library
instruction, outreach, and ensuring compliance with federal depository
regulations.

  
This librarian will participate approximately quarter-time in a secondary
assignment based on qualifications, interests and need; may include work in
areas such as web services, digital scholarship, reference, or collection
development.

  
Librarians are appointed as regular faculty in the continuing appointment
system and are engaged in professional development and scholarly activities
related to their position in addition to serving on library and university
committees as elected or assigned.

  
Michigan State University Libraries serve more the 4,900 faculty, 36,000
undergraduates, and 11,000 graduate and professional students on a park-like
campus of over 5,000 acres. The Main Library and 4 branch libraries have
combined holdings of over 5 million volumes. East Lansing is a community of
50,000 located adjacent to Lansing, the State capital.

  
Minimum Qualifications:

Master's degree in information or library science from a program accredited by
the American Library Association. Excellent interpersonal, oral and written
communication skills; ability to be flexible in a dynamic and changing
environment; ability to work effectively with diverse faculty, students, and
staff; ability to work independently and collaboratively; ability to
prioritize and balance various unit needs; attention to detail. As librarians
are appointed as regular faculty in the continuous appointment system, also
required are preparation and commitment to conduct independent scholarship
consistent with a librarian appointment; and capacity and commitment to engage
independently in continuing professional development.

  
Desired Qualifications:

Coursework or degree in GIS-related field. Experience with GIS software,
programming, ISO 19115 metadata, statistical software such as SPSS or SAS,
geospatial metadata schemes.



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