Job Posting Title:
Reference Librarian, Harry Ransom Center
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Hiring Department:
Harry Ransom Center
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Position Open To:
All Applicants
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Weekly Scheduled Hours:
40
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FLSA Status:
Exempt
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Earliest Start Date:
Immediately
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Position Duration:
Expected to Continue
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Location:
UT MAIN CAMPUS
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Job Details:
General Notes
The Harry Ransom Center is an internationally renowned humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin. Its extensive collections provide unique insight into the creative process of writers and artists, deepening our understanding and appreciation of literature, photography, film, art, and the performing arts. Visitors engage with the Center's collections through research and study, exhibitions, publications, and a rich variety of program offerings including readings, talks, symposia, and film screenings.
The Ransom Center encourages discovery, inspires creativity, and advances understanding of the humanities for a broad audience through the preservation and sharing of its extraordinary collections.
Purpose
Provides leadership, coordination, and support for in-person and virtual reference assistance and contributes to a creative, collaborative, and team-oriented work environment. Collaborates with the Public Services Librarian (responsible for Reading Room operations) and the Reference team (responsible for virtual reference) to assist with all reference services. Coordinates Reference services from staff across many divisions, develops and implements policies and procedures for Reference, is active professionally and serves on library and professional committees. Plans and implements outreach to the UT campus community, provides research consultations, and leads instruction sessions on archival and bibliographical research methods for faculty, students, and staff in collaboration with the Instructional Services Coordinator and the Reference team. Creates research guides, FAQs, tutorials for special-collections discovery tools, and maintains the reference materials in collaboration with Reference, Research Services, Curatorial, and Technical and Digital Services staff.
Responsibilities
- Reporting to the Associate Director for Research Services, designs and administers user-centered Reference service models; explores and implements changes to service models and supporting processes. Collects and compiles circulation and assessment data, analyzes data and prepares reports. Maintains a high level of professional activities and keeps up with current trends and emerging technologies in the areas of Reference and Research Services. Shares with the Associate Director for Research Services, Reference team, and Public Services Librarian responsibility for service quality for in-person reference support by creating policy and designing new workflows. Delivers database instruction training to new and existing staff. Staffs the Reference Service point up to 10-hours a week.
- Provides research assistance to and answers reference questions from in-person and virtual library patrons regarding all collections but with a special focus on Literature, History, Photography, Cultural studies, or other Humanities-related fields. Shares responsibility for handling digitization and permission requests for these collections.
- Provides research support to students and faculty on campus through outreach, consultations, office-hours, and workshops. Collaborates with Ransom Center Instructional, Curatorial, Conservation, and Research Services staff along with University faculty to design and deliver student-centered instructional sessions prioritizing active learning strategies.
- Participates in Ransom Center committee activities as requested. Engages in campus, regional, and national professional organizations and collaborative activities and brings awareness of best practices in the field to help maintain the excellence of Reference support at the Harry Ransom Center.
- May assist in evaluating collections and library acquisitions. Occasional Saturday hours required.
Required Qualifications
- MSIS with coursework in library or information science, or in a discipline aligned with the Ransom Center's major collection strengths.
- Experience in literary, archival, or special collections research.
- Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational, time, and project management skills.
- Reading knowledge of Spanish.
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced degree or coursework in library or information science, or in a discipline aligned with the Ransom Center's major collection strengths including film, photography, literature, performing arts, or early books and manuscripts.
- Experience providing reference services in a special collections or academic library.
- Familiarity with trends, issues, and best practices in the description, preservation, and access to special collections materials.
Salary Range
$60,000, non-negotiable.
Working Conditions
- May work around standard office conditions.
- Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.
- Use of manual dexterity.
- Lifting and moving.
Work Shift
- Regular M-F work shift with occasional Saturday hours required.
Required Materials
- Resume/CV
- 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor.
- Letter of interest
Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.
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Employment Eligibility:
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.
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Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
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Background Checks:
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
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Equal Opportunity Employer:
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
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Pay Transparency:
The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
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Employment Eligibility Verification:
If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.
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E-Verify:
The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:
- E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF]
- E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
- Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF]
- Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
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Compliance:
Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.
The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.
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