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Original Posting Date |
14-Sep-2016 |
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Supervisory Organization |
Law School – Law Library Administration |
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STARS Requisition number |
39640BR |
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University Job Title |
Empirical Services Librarian, Law Library |
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Posting Position Title |
Empirical Services and Assessment Librarian |
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Bargaining Unit |
None – Not included in the union (Yale Union Group) |
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Time Type |
Full time |
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Duration Type |
Regular |
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Compensation Grade |
Library |
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Compensation Grade Profile |
Empirical Services Librarian, Law Library (00) |
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Work Location |
University Library System |
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Worksite Address |
127 Wall Street New Haven, CT 06511 |
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Work Week |
Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day) |
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Total # of hours to be worked: |
37.5 |
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Position Focus: |
As a member of the Law Library’s Reference and Research Support team and reporting to the Associate Librarian for Reference and Research Support, the Empirical Services and Assessment Librarian consults with Yale Law School faculty, students, and staff, on research projects and issues requiring significant statistical or data research. Identifies, locates, and obtains statistical resources and data resources to meet the needs of our researchers. Provides consultation on study design and development and basic data manipulation. Coordinates with other library and university departments to ensure that the data collected by the library and faculty are appropriately archived and described. Collaborates with librarians throughout the university to develop scalable, sustainable, and domain-appropriate data services. Coordinates outreach to law faculty, students, and staff via the library website, office hours, workshops, guest lectures, and other efforts. Provides general research and reference support to law school faculty, students, and staff, and to other members of the university community. Serves as a liaison to members of the faculty especially those interested in data/empirical research as well as other members of the faculty as assigned. May teach legal research classes within the department’s for-credit and not-for-credit instructional program. Provides leadership and vision for assessment, measurement, planning and analysis in the law library and strives to ensure that these activities are integral parts of the Library’s programs, services, and collections. Oversees and participates in assessment efforts throughout the law library. Serves as an internal consultant for data-gathering and assessment activities conducted by other law library staff. Works with colleagues to analyze and report assessment data. Represents the law library in campus, regional, and national assessment efforts. Evaluates the effectiveness of law library assessment efforts and how they support the mission and strategic goals of the library and the Yale Law School. Recommends ways to strengthen the law library’s assessment and measurement programs. |
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Essential Duties |
1. Provides individual and group consultation and instruction on the discovery, use, and management of locally- and externally-available statistical material and datasets to faculty, students, staff, and other law school researchers. 2. Provides one-on-one consultations on research and research study design. 3. Provides basic data analysis and manipulation support for faculty. Assists faculty in finding higher-level support. May assist in more complex data analysis, including producing descriptive statistics and data visualizations. 4. Works closely with acquisitions and cataloging librarians and staff on acquiring and receiving datasets and data-related resources and preparing them for availability to users. 5. In collaboration with the university library or others, develops library archives of data and data related materials. 6. Supports research and raises awareness of data resources and management methods through outreach efforts such as using the library website and workshops to promote services, share resources, and support technology services. 7. Creates and conducts surveys of our faculty and students; assists with a variety of surveys and benchmarking studies within the law library. 8. Participates in providing reference and research support to our patron communities; creates and maintains online guides and other research support tools. May teach legal research classes and/or empirical research classes. 9. Directs assessment efforts within the law library. Initiates assessment activities and provides consultation for assessment work done by library staff and departments. Develops and fosters a culture of assessment within the library. 10. Collaborates with the Yale University Librarian for Assessment and others to gather and create tools that enable managers and staff to make data-driven decisions. 11. Analyzes assessment-related data and communicates assessment activities and results to appropriate individuals and groups, including library staff and the Yale campus community. 12. Develops and maintains expertise in assessment methods, techniques, and best practices. 13. Establishes training and documentation programs for library staff on use of appropriate assessment tools and methods; evaluates effectiveness of library assessment activities on a regular basis and makes recommendations on ways to strengthen assessment work, including support needed. 14. Monitors developments and best practices elsewhere to help ensure the excellence of the law library’s data and empirical research support services and assessment activities. 15. Participates in law library and university library committees and working groups, and engages in campus, regional, and national professional organizations and collaborative activities. 16. Contributes to the profession and represents the law library and the university in the academic, scholarly, and professional community. Responds to, collaborates with and participates as appropriate in other campus, regional and national assessment-related efforts. |
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Required Education and Experience |
1. Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited library school. In selected instances, a post-graduate degree in a related discipline may be required or substituted for a master’s degree in library science. 2. Experience working collegially and cooperatively within and across organizations. 3. Demonstrated excellent oral and written skills, interpersonal communication skills, and analytical ability. 4. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and independently with diverse and varied groups within a complex organization and rapidly changing, team environment. 5. Demonstrated record of designing projects and bringing them to a conclusion in a timely fashion. |
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Required Skill/Ability 1: |
Qualified individuals new to the library profession are welcome to apply. |
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Required Skill/Ability 2: |
Demonstrated ability working with statistics and using software for statistical and spatial data analysis. Demonstrated skill navigating and utilizing online and network based information systems. Demonstrated skill in locating locally and externally available datasets and statistical material. |
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Required Skill/Ability 3: |
Demonstrated ability with the concepts, pedagogy, research, and scholarly trends in social science or empirical legal research. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with faculty and students about textual, numeric, and spatial data resources required. Record of strong service orientation. |
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Required Skill/Ability 4: |
Proven ability to use various database tools to provide faculty, students, and staff with reports and information as requested, including using queries and scripting tools to display reports in web interfaces. |
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Required Skill/Ability 5: |
The successful applicant for this position must possess strong analytical skills, a firm understanding of Library services and work processes, and strong interpersonal and listening skills. |
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Preferred Education, Experience and Skills: |
Law degree or graduate degree in related field. Experience working in a research library or other service organization. Ability to design social science research projects. Experience with an Institutional Review Board. Experience with survey design, data collection, and analysis. Ability to perform high-level business analytics, interpret data, and to deliver quality analysis. |
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Drug Screen |
No |
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Health Screening |
No |
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Background Check Requirements |
All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. Click here for additional information on the background check requirements and process. |
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Posting Disclaimer |
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the particular position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring departments. |
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Affirmative Action Statement: |
Yale University considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of, an individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Yale discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects people from sex discrimination in educational programs and activities at institutions that receive federal financial assistance. Questions regarding Title IX may be referred to the University’s Title IX Coordinator, at [email protected], or to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 8th Floor, Five Post Office Square, Boston MA 02109-3921. Telephone: 617.289.0111, Fax: 617.289.0150, TDD: 800.877.8339, or Email: [email protected]. |
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