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Position Summary:

Established in 1964 as the first public university in southeast Florida, Florida Atlantic University serves 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students on six campuses along Florida's beautiful southeast coast in Broward, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie counties. Florida Atlantic has ten distinguished colleges that offer more than 180-degree programs, including the Schmidt College of Medicine, and is home to one of the world's preeminent marine science education and research centers, the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. Florida Atlantic University is taking its place among the world's great research centers and has been given the designation of a "High Research Activity" university by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Florida Atlantic is one of only 21 institutions in the nation to earn both Carnegie R1 and Opportunity University designations as well as achieving Community Engagement distinctions and Top 100 ranking. Florida Atlantic University Libraries are focused on working collaboratively with this distinguished campus community on research initiatives and prioritizing student engagement and success. Florida Atlantic Libraries house approximately 3.7 million items and provide access to over 80,000 electronic journals, nearly 500 databases, and a growing collection of e-books and streaming videos. The Libraries house many distinctive collections, including artists' books, sound recordings, print music, rare books and manuscripts, and University Archives. The Digital Initiatives and Scholarship Unit provides the Research Hub learning space for graduate students, post-docs, doctoral students, researchers, visiting scholars, and community users. In addition, Digital Initiatives and Scholarship creates online collections from unique materials held in Special Collections and University Archives, serving as the University's repository for intellectual output generated on campus including Florida Atlantic University created journals and curated displays.

Reporting directly to the Assistant Dean for Access, Research, and Learning Services, the STEM Librarian provides leadership in the design, delivery, and assessment of research, instruction, and outreach services that support STEM disciplines. This position works collaboratively with faculty, researchers, students, and other campus partners to integrate information literacy, data literacy, and emerging research practices into STEM teaching and learning. The successful candidate will deliver orientations and instructional programming that support the effective use of library services and resources by students and faculty, employing workshops, course-integrated instruction, online instructional materials, online tutorials, and other innovative, technology-enhanced approaches to advance engagement and research productivity in STEM disciplines. The STEM Librarian will serve one day a week at the John D. Macarthur Campus Library in Jupiter to support the research initiatives of the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI), Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute, and STEM faculty and students at that campus (using the Libraries' state vehicle (if desired)), and the remaining days at the S.E. Wimberly Library on the Boca Raton Campus.

The Florida Atlantic Libraries seek a student-focused, high-energy, collaborative, organized, engaged, positive, innovative, strong written and verbal communicator, and self-starter, who adapts well to change and can manage multiple projects with the ability to prioritize effectively. We endeavor to be a highly engaged organization that believes in striving for excellence, utilizing assessment and data for decision-making, and maintaining a culture of appreciation/gratitude, as a R1/Top 100 University with "Opportunity Colleges and Universities" and Community Engagement distinctions. Successful candidates are also expected to demonstrate commitment to professional development and lifelong learning and user engagement. This position will primarily work on the Boca Raton Campus, one day a week at the Jupiter Campus, but may at times be asked to work at one of the other Florida Atlantic campuses.

Essential Functions

• Proactively identify and advance opportunities for the Libraries to enhance research and instructional productivity and improve student learning by embedding new or existing services into teaching, learning, and research workflows, with particular emphasis on STEM units.

• Actively engage with faculty, students, and staff in assigned STEM subject areas, developing strong working relationships and partnerships.

• Plan and implement sustainable outreach and engagement strategies to connect library resources, services, and instruction to needs on campus.

• Promote the use of emerging research and STEM-related technologies while assisting students and faculty in locating and effectively using information resources through current research, reading strategies, and instructional methods.

• Support research workflows related to data management, open science, reproducibility, and scholarly communication, in collaboration with campus partners.

• Assist faculty and students with citation management tools, research metrics, and discovery platforms.

• Contribute to institutional repository initiatives, open access publishing, and research visibility efforts, as appropriate.

• Use and support discipline-specific databases and tools in science, engineering, or technology (e.g., Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed).

• Provide advanced research support for brain and behavioral science databases, specialized research platforms, and interdisciplinary STEM resources aligned with Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience's (MPFI) and Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute research priorities.

• Identify opportunities for collaborative workshops, seminars, and research that connect MPFI scientists with FAU faculty and students.

• Participate in outreach services to promote faculty, student, researchers, and staff engagement with Open Educational Resources, Scholarly Publishing, Open Pedagogy, and Digital Commons initiatives.

• Participate in Libraries' liaison program including development and review of research guides in assigned discipline.

• Perform scoping reviews and grant assistance for STEM liaison areas.

• Support the Libraries' Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and other strategic initiatives.

• Support efforts to maintain R1/Top 100 status for the University and the Libraries.

• Develop an annual professional development plan.

• Investigate opportunities to carry out, publish, and present original scholarship, research, and scholarly projects related to the area of expertise or responsibility.

• Serve on appropriate Libraries, University, regional, state or national committees including professional committees, and actively participate in Libraries' and campus faculty governance.

• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

FAU Benefits and Perks
Position is a non-tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant or Associate University Librarian on a 12-month contract with service and sustained expectation of scholarship, research, and/or creative endeavors (as outlined in the FAU Libraries' Promotion Guidelines: https://library.fau.edu/staff/faculty/promotion-guidelines) required for promotion.

FAU Libraries offers (as budget permits):

• Financial moving assistance.

• Financial support for professional memberships.

• Financial support for professional development participation, leadership, and service activities including travel.

If Benefits & Perks are important to you, then FAU is the place to be! Working at FAU has its perks! In addition to helping drive change and having a positive impact by supporting our students, staff, and faculty, FAU offers:

• Excellent benefit packages including Medical (PPO/HMO $50 per month single & $180 per month family), Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending plans, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and much more.

• State retirement options including tax-deferred annuities and Roth 403(b) plans.

• State employees Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

• Sick Leave Pool Program.

• Paid time off (eligible employees) including vacation and sick leave, 1 personal day, 9 paid holidays, and paid winter break (at President's discretion).

• Paid Community Engagement Volunteer Service Day

• Employee Educational Scholarship Program (EESP) for eligible Staff/Faculty - Tuition assistance after 6 months of full-time employment. For in-unit faculty, the EESP program may be extended to spouses and dependent children (eligibility rules apply).

For details on FAU's amazing offers visit us at https://www.fau.edu/hr/benefits/index.php

Minimum Qualifications:

ALA-accredited Master's degree in Library and Information Science or equivalent.
Minimum of 3 years' experience in academic or special libraries as a STEM librarian.
Experience conducting scoping reviews.
Demonstrates ability to work both independently and collaboratively as a team member and team leader where consultation, flexibility, creativity, collaboration, and cooperation are essential.
Demonstrates strong organization skills and excellent oral and written communication skills.
Demonstrates initiative and strong interpersonal skills with a high level of professionalism and exceptional work ethic.
Ability to analyze and adapt to change in an ever-evolving and rapidly growing institution.
Preferred Qualifications
Second Master's degree or doctorate or in process.
Undergraduate or graduate degree in a STEM field.
Minimum 5 years' experience in academic or higher education as a STEM librarian.
Experience with data literacy, research data management, or computational research tools.
Knowledge of emerging technologies and research tools relevant to STEM disciplines.
Knowledge of research data lifecycle concepts, including data discovery, organization, documentation, preservation, and sharing.
Experience with patent searching strategies, intellectual property resources, and tools used to support innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology transfer in STEM disciplines.
Experience supporting graduate students, doctoral researchers, or funded research projects.
Knowledge of research impact metrics, bibliometrics, and altmetrics relevant to STEM disciplines.
Knowledge of scholarly communication and OER issues and trends.
Experience collaborating with faculty and other campus stakeholders.
Demonstrates strong collaborative skills to work alongside faculty, students, and external researchers.
Higher education outreach and engagement experience.
Demonstrates sustained record of scholarship, research, and/or creative endeavors.
Demonstrates sustained record of service on committees, including professional committees, and coordinating projects.
Knowledge of institutional repositories such as Digital Commons.
Experience working with an integrated library system (ILS) and discovery tool (e.g., Ex Libris Alma/Primo VE).
Experience using a Learning Management System (e.g. Canvas).
Experience in a consortial or multi-campus academic environment.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Experience using learning management systems.
Demonstrates service commitment in leadership roles on committees, contributing to the profession through significant professional service.
Demonstrates sustained scholarship, research, and creative endeavors, contributing to the profession through peer-reviewed publications in librarianship and presentations at regional or national library-related conferences.
Demonstrates initiative and strong project management skills in leading significant projects.
Demonstrates commitment to actively participating in library engagement activities.
Demonstrates commitment to professional development and lifelong learning.

Salary:

$60,000.00 - $70,000.00

College or Department:

Florida Atlantic Libraries

Location:

Boca Raton

Work Days and Hours:

N/A

Application Deadline:

2026-07-21

Special Instructions to Applicant:

This position is open until filled and may close without prior notice.
This position is subject to funding.
All applicants must apply electronically to the currently posted position on the Office of Human Resources' job website (https://fau.edu/jobs) by completing the required employment application for this recruitment and submitting the related documents.
Required Documents:
FAU's Career Page permits the attachment of required/requested documentation.
PLEASE NOTE: A maximum of five (5) documents may be attached to your application. If more than five (5) documents are required for submission, please combine additional documents into a single attachment to not exceed the maximum permitted.
The site permits the attachment of required/requested documentation. Candidates wishing full consideration are to provide the following:
1.Cover letter addressing the essential functions, minimum qualifications, and knowledge skills, and abilities regarding this position.
2.Curriculum vitae
3.Provide a written statement on the following topic: Discuss your research, instruction, and outreach experience in the STEM disciplines and the individual strengths you would bring to the position. (250 words)
4.Provide the names and contact information for three references.
Top applicants will be invited for a campus visit and will be asked to give a presentation on a topic to be determined.
Full applications received by May 21, 2026 by 5pm EST will be given first review priority.
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The selected candidate for this position is required to submit an official transcript sent directly from the institution for the Provost's credential file prior to the first da...