Librarian for History and Area Studies (116178)

Reporting to the Associate Director, Academic Liaison and Special Collections, we are seeking a Librarian for History and Area Studies to actively engage with faculty, students, and staff to develop strong working relationships with the designated departments and programs and provide proactive research support and innovative instruction by connecting faculty and students with library resources in both the general and special collections.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Supports the work of faculty and students in History, History of Science and Technology, and area studies programs to be determined based on the candidate’s education, experience, and interest.
• Analyzes trends in assigned departments and programs’ teaching and research programs to stay abreast of scholarship and scholarly communications in the disciplines themselves and uses this knowledge to create and implement services to support these trends.
• Collaborates and builds partnerships with other liaisons and special collections curators to develop interdisciplinary solutions and create shared practices for integrating distinctive intellectual content and services into the academic environment.
• Builds and manages a distinctive, interdisciplinary, culturally diverse, and responsive research collection in all formats (print, digital, and archival) for both the general and special collections.
• Is knowledgeable about and is able to speak to a wide range of library issues, including scholarly communication, copyright, collection space allocation, digital scholarship, the development of new online tools, and the integration of information literacy skills into the curriculum.
• Broadens access to unique and important collections through physical exhibits and digital project initiatives that expose the collections’ unique resources and engage the community at the broadest level.
• Participates proactively on library-wide committees, task forces, and teams, as well as in the daily activities of the Academic Liaison department, including provision of general research support.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Advanced cultural competency that demonstrates an interest in participating in and leading discussions, initiatives, and collection development activities that reflect diversity and inclusion issues relevant to students, faculty, staff, and the community.
• Working knowledge of at least one Western European language.
• Solid command of the history and major trends in research and scholarly publishing in assigned areas, including digital scholarship and dissemination.
• Demonstrated active engagement with collections through exhibits and digital initiatives.
• Exemplary goal-orientation and self-management abilities.
• An attitude of energy, initiative, innovation, drive, and team-orientation.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a technologically sophisticated and rapidly changing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
• Outward-facing, user-centered service orientation.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and creatively in a collaborative and complex environment.
• Evidence of both professional initiative and flexibility.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collegially with a diverse population.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift up to 15lbs.
• Ability to push carts weighing up to 40lbs.

Work Environment/Conditions

• Classroom, Special Collections seminar rooms, office.

Note: The referenced salary range is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level.

• MLS from an ALA-accredited library school or an advanced related Degree.
• Three years professional library experience.

• Advanced Degree in History or related field.
• Experience in an academic or research library.
• Experience with collection development and management for general collections, rare books, and manuscripts.
• Experience developing and delivering innovative instruction and research support services.

Classified Title: Librarian III 

Job Posting Title (Working Title): Librarian for History and Area Studies   

Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PD  

Starting Salary Range: $62,900 - $110,100 Annually (Commensurate with experience) 

Employee group: Full Time 

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5pm 

Exempt Status: Exempt 

Location: Hybrid/Mount Washington Campus 

Department name: ​​​​​​​Academic Liaison 

Personnel area: Libraries