The Transformational Initiative for Graduate Education and Research (TIGER) at the General Library of the University of Puerto

Rico-Mayaguez
(UPRM) seeks an enthusiastic and creative Research Services Librarian to join our recently created Graduate Research and Innovation Center (GRIC).
The Research Services Librarian works to advance the goals and objectives of Center and leads the creation and successful organization of
instructional activities, collaborates to envision and implement scholarly communication services and assists faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and
graduate students in managing the lifecycle of data resulting from all types of projects. This initiative is funded by a five year grant awarded by the
Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans Program (PPOHA), Title V, Part B, of the U.S. Department of Education.
The Research Services Librarian will build relationships and collaborate with the GRIC personnel and library liaisons as well as with project students
and staff. This is a Librarian I position that will be renewed annually (based upon performance evaluation) for the duration of the project with a
progressive institutionalization commitment starting on October 1st, 2016. .
The Mayaguez Campus of the University of Puerto Rico is located in the western part of the island. Our library provides a broad array of services,
collections and resources for a community of approximately 12,100 students and supports more than 95 academic programs. An overview of the library
and the university can be obtained through www.uprm.edu/library/.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Masters degree in library or information science (MLS, MIS, MLIS) from an ALA (American Library Association)-accredited program
Fully bilingual in English and Spanish
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work well with a diverse academic community
Experience working in reference and instruction in an academic/research library and strong assessment and user-centered service orientation
Demonstrated experience working across organizational boundaries and managing complex stakeholder groups to move projects forward
Experience with training, scheduling and supervising at various settings
Ability to work creatively, collaboratively and effectively on teams and on independent assignments
Experience with website creation and design in a CMS environment and accessibility and compliance issues
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience creating and maintaining web-based subject guides and tutorials
Demonstrated ability to deliver in-person and online reference services
Experience helping researchers with data management planning and understanding of trends and issues related to the research lifecycle, including
creation, analysis, preservation, access, and reuse of research data
Demonstrated a high degree of facility with technologies and systems germane to the 21st century library, and be well versed in the issues surrounding
scholarly communications and compliance issues (e.g. author identifiers, data sharing software, repositories, among others)
Demonstrate awareness of emerging trends, best practices, and applicable technologies in academic librarianship
Demonstrated experience with one or more metadata and scripting languages (e.g. Dublin Core, XSLT, Java, JavaScript, Python, or PHP)
Academic or professional experience in the sciences or other fields utilizing quantitative methodologies
Experience conducting data-driven analysis of user needs or user testing.
Second master's degree, doctorate or formal courses leading to a doctorate degree from an accredited university
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
1. Manages daily operations, coordinates activities, and services related to the GRIC and contributes to the continuing implementation of TIGER goals
and objectives.
2. Works closely with liaison and teaching librarians to apply emerging technologies in the design, delivery, and maintenance of high-quality subject
guides, digital collection, learning objects, online tutorials, workshops, seminars, mobile and social media interfaces and applications.
3. Provide support to faculty and graduate students through the integration of digital collection, resources, technologies and analytical tools with
traditional resources and by offering user-centered consultation and specialized services
4. Participates in the implementation, promotion, and assessment of the institutional repository and e-science initiative related to data storage, retrieval
practices, processes, and data literacy/management.
5. Advises and educates campus community about authors rights, Creative Commons licenses, copyrighted materials, open access, publishing trends
and other scholarly communication issues.
6. Develops new services as new needs arise following trends in scholarly communication e-humanities, and e-science.
7. Provides and develops awareness and knowledge related to digital scholarship and research lifecycle for librarians and staff.
8. Actively disseminates project outcomes and participates in networking and professional development activities to keep current with emerging
practices, technologies and trends.
9. Actively promote TIGER or GRIC related activities through social networks and other platforms as needed.
10. Periodically collects, analyzes, and incorporates relevant statistical data into progress reports as needed (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Springshare,
among others).

11. Actively collaborates with the TIGER Project Assessment Coordinator and the Springshare Administrator to create reports and tools to collect data
on user needs.
12. Coordinates the transmission of online workshops through Google Hangouts Air with the Agricultural Experiment Station Library staff.
13. Collaborates in the creation of grants and external funds proposals.
14. Availability and flexibility to work some weeknights and weekends.
SALARY: $ 45,720.00 yearly+ (12 month year).
BENEFITS: University health insurance, 30 days of annual leave, 18 days of sick leave.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates should send an application letter (both in Spanish and English), current curriculum vitae, copy of graduated schools transcripts
and three (3) letters of recommendation, no later than June 24, 2016 to:
Personnel Committee
General Library
University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
Call Box 9000, Mayagez P.R. 00681-9000
(787) 265-3810 - Fax: (787) 265-5481
cpbiblioteca@uprm.edu