Architecture & Design Librarian - Library - University of California Berkeley

The University of California, Berkeley is seeking a collaborative, creative, and service-oriented Architecture & Design Librarian to join the Social Sciences Division. The division supports world-class teaching and research in the social sciences, providing innovative collection development and other user-focused services including data and information literacy, course-based instruction, and research support.

The Environment
The UC Berkeley Library is an internationally renowned research and teaching facility at the nation's premier public university. A highly diverse and intellectually rich environment, Berkeley serves a campus community of 33,070 undergraduate students, 12,812 graduate students, and 1,525 faculty. The Library comprises 20 campus libraries, including the Doe Library, the Moffitt Library, The Bancroft Library, the C.V. Starr East Asian Library, and numerous subject specialty libraries. With a collection of more than 12 million volumes and a collections budget of over $15 million, the Library offers extensive resources in all formats and robust services to connect users with the collections and build their research skills. Discover more about our collections and services at the UC Berkeley Library website.

The Library’s Social Sciences Division is comprised of librarians, library career staff, and student library employees who together support the teaching and research needs of students and faculty in twelve social science departments within the College of Letters & Science, six professional schools, three International and Area Studies programs, and an array of Organized Research Units. The division oversees three subject specialty libraries: the Business Library, the Environmental Design Library, and the Social Research Library.

Responsibilities
The Architecture & Design Librarian reports to the head of the Library’s Social Sciences Division. Librarians in the Social Sciences Division establish strong relationships with faculty and students; conduct analysis and assessment of user needs; create collections of digital, print, and data resources; provide virtual and in-person research consultations; offer customized in-person and remote instruction; develop instructional materials in a variety of formats; and promote library resources and services to support Berkeley’s teaching and research such as through outreach, exhibits, programming, and fundraising activities.

The Architecture & Design Librarian serves as the liaison to the College of Environmental Design – providing collections and research support for a diverse group of undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and practitioners studying all aspects of the built environment in areas such as architecture, city and regional planning, landscape architecture, sustainable design, and urban studies, as well as real estate and construction. Research in these areas at UC Berkeley is highly interdisciplinary and incorporates social, political, economic, and cultural contexts. The incumbent collaborates with colleagues to provide support related to data, digital scholarship, digital and information literacy, GIS, and scholarly communications.

The Architecture & Design Librarian actively builds, manages, and makes accessible collections housed in, and related to, the Environmental Design Library that meet the research and learning needs of the campus community; utilize critical and post-colonial collection practices; and align with the Library’s commitment to shared print and digitization. This collection primarily includes monographs and serials acquired through approval plans and vendors, as well as data sets and special collections, such as primary sources related to California and the Bay Area. Collection management includes identifying items for the Library’s shared print and preservation initiatives including shelving off-site at the Northern Regional Library Facility; reviewing donations; proposing digitization projects; and making deselection decisions. Additionally, this librarian may contribute to the broader guidance of the Social Sciences Division’s collection strategies, policies, and projects.

As the Library continues to evolve and improve its own spaces, the person in this position will have the opportunity to bring expertise about sustainability, accessibility, and inclusive design to shape the working and learning environment for the Library and our users.

UC Berkeley librarians are expected to participate in library-wide planning and governance, and work effectively in a shared decision-making environment. Advancement is partially based upon professional contributions beyond the primary assignment; the successful candidate will show evidence or promise of such contributions to the Library, campus, UC System, and profession.

The UC Berkeley Library is committed to supporting and encouraging a multicultural environment and seeks candidates who can make positive and imaginative contributions in a context of ethnic and cultural diversity.

UC professional librarians are academic appointees and are represented by an exclusive bargaining agent, the University Council – American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT). This position is in the bargaining unit. Librarians are entitled to appropriate professional development leave, vacation leave, sick leave, and all other benefits granted to non-faculty academic personnel. The University has an excellent retirement system and sponsors a variety of group health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans in addition to other benefits.

Advanced degree or enrolled in an advanced degree program.

Advanced degree.

• Master’s degree from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited institution program or equivalent degree.
• Advanced knowledge of fields and issues related to the built environment.
• Experience with collection development such as managing collection funds, selecting or deselecting titles, using vendor systems, and/or working with vendor representatives.
• Experience providing reference and instructional services in an academic library.
• Familiarity with social science research methods and related tools and concepts.
• Experience with quantitative and/or qualitative data.
• Experience providing highly responsive public service in a library.
• Experience working collaboratively with multiple stakeholders in an academic environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging with an ability to work effectively with diverse staff in a highly collaborative, matrixed environment.
• Demonstrated analytical, presentation, and communication skills.

• 3-5 required (contact information only)