Job Description

Position Description Summary:
The George Washington University Libraries and Academic Innovation (GWLAI) enriches the academic experience of scholars and students and sparks innovation at GW. We enable research and teaching through access to the latest scholarship and rich archival resources, tailored support for researchers at all levels, guidance for faculty who want to explore new teaching methods and technologies in the classroom, and robust support for online education. Through innovative partnerships, dynamic workshops, and team-based approaches to project management and problem solving, GWLAI fosters collaboration and provides leadership across the university to support the shared mission of generating, making accessible, and preserving new knowledge. Having joined the Association of American Universities (AAU) in 2023, and guided by a newStrategic Framework, GW is at an exciting moment in its history and trajectory, and GWLAI is a key partner in supporting the university’s research and scholarly advancements and promoting discoveries and innovations made by the research community.

GWLAI seeks a collaborative and service-oriented Research Services Librarian for Science and Engineering to join the Research and User Services (RUS) department. RUS is a highly collaborative unit where librarians work together and share responsibility for meeting the full range of student, faculty, and researcher needs across disciplines. This position plays a vital role in supporting interdisciplinary teaching, research, and publishing, with an emphasis on supporting the natural sciences, engineering, and data-intensive research fields. As an active member of the RUS team, the incumbent also provides research support, instruction, and collection development services to all areas of the university, including the First Year Writing program. GWLAI staff and librarians are champions of open access and support open scholarly communication and publishing practices, including the adoption and creation of open educational resources (OER). Librarians contribute to the scholarly community through research, professional engagement, and service.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
Support the research and instructional needs of faculty, students, and researchers in the sciences, engineering, and related interdisciplinary fields.
Conduct library instruction for undergraduate and graduate level courses in partnership with faculty, including partnering with GW’s first-year University Writing Program.
Provide research consultations and services (chat, email) across disciplines.
Participate in collaborative collection development and relationship-building with departments and research units to understand and meet their evolving needs.
Provide expert guidance on scientific research methods and navigating scientific literature, reproducible research workflows, datasets, and data analysis tools.
Contribute to workshops, outreach, and programming that advance data literacy, computational fluency, and research transparency.
Contribute to strategic initiatives or teams within GWLAI, including efforts related to scholarly communication, open access publishing, open education, research impact and visibility, and/or data literacy and computational fluency.
Minimum Qualifications:
ALA-accredited Master’s degree in library or information science OR other advanced degree with relevant experience by date of appointment.
Demonstrated collaboration skills and a commitment to supporting an inclusive and equitable research community.
Strong initiative and a results-driven approach in previous roles.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Awareness of current scholarly communication and research trends, issues, and challenges facing researchers in an academic environment.
Experience or demonstrated potential to support scientific research, instruction, and publishing practices within science and engineering fields.
Advertised Salary: Librarian 1: $58,566 - $65,000; Librarian 2: $61,156 - $78,000; Librarian 3: $65,156 - $81,000; Librarian 4: $71,656 - $130,000
Other Benefits:
Salary and appointment at the rank of Librarian I/II/III/IV are dependent upon qualifications.

Salary is negotiable, contingent upon rank, skills and qualifications and is competitive for DC-area academic libraries. Comprehensive benefits package includes 22 days/year paid annual leave; 12 days/year paid sick leave; paid winter break and 8 other holidays; medical, dental, and vision; 401(A) retirement plan, 4% base and GW will match 150% of the first 4% of your 403(B) contributions, up to a maximum of 6% of your eligible compensation; tuition assistance; ongoing support for professional development; and paid parental leave. Librarians are eligible to apply for research leave after a defined period of service. For benefit details, please visit GW Benefits.

This position is classified as a Council of Librarians position and is eligible for a hybrid on-campus/remote work schedule. This position is a continual reappointment position with reappointment periods of 3-5 years depending on rank. Proven commitment to the profession is expected and can be exhibited through service, publication, and/or presentations
Other Information:
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Work experience, degree, or coursework in sciences, computer sciences, or other engineering related fields.
Experience with data analysis, GIS, coding, visualization, or computational research tools.
Familiarity with research data management, open science practices, and reproducible research methods.
Experience supporting systematic review projects or teaching about systematic review methodology.

We recognize that strong candidates may not meet every qualification. If you are passionate about this role, we encourage you to apply and highlight how your experiences align with the position.

This position reports to a Director of Research Services and is eligible for partial telework.
The University and GWLAI have a strong commitment to recruiting librarians of the highest caliber who have thrived in different environments and would enrich the University with different experiences and perspectives. We offer a work environment that values and supports collaboration, teamwork, and professional growth and development.