Job Description

Yale University Library seeks a collaborative and forward-thinking professional to serve as Collection Strategist for Science and Social Science. The successful candidate will support, assess, and strategically develop and manage the science and social science collections. They will work closely with librarians at the Marx Science and Social Science Library and in the Department of Computational Methods and Data to ensure that the collections in these areas meet the university’s teaching, learning, and research missions. The Collection Strategist for Science and Social Science is a member of the Scholarly Communication and Collection Strategy department.Yale University Library serves a diverse staff, campus, local, and global community and is deeply committed to advancing its goals for equity, inclusion, and accessibility. This commitment is reflected in our mission, strategic directions, staff values, initiatives, and scholarly activity. To support our goals for staff recruitment, retention, and development, Yale Library invites applications from candidates whose philosophies align with these commitments and who have demonstrated success with supporting diversity and inclusion through their work, service, research, and/or teaching.The position will be assigned a rank of Librarian 2 to 4 based on a combination of professional experience and qualifications. Librarian ranking information can be found here: http://bit.ly/YULRanksPromotionsEssential Duties1. Monitors and manages science and social science collection development funds (annual budget over $6 million) under the direction of the Head of Collection Strategy. In consultation with the Director of Research Support and Outreach Programs and subject librarians at the Marx Library, administers and coordinates the selection and renewal of materials in the sciences and social sciences including subject approval plans.2. Crafts and implements strategies for collection development and management activities in support of the sciences, social sciences, and data science. 3. Collaborates with science, social science, and data librarians to develop data acquisition and management strategies. Monitors and manages data acquisition funds. 4. Collaborates with librarians at the Marx Library to understand, document, and analyze collection practices and partners with them to enhance collection skills and engage them in a holistic approach to developing and managing collections in their areas.5. Advises and consults with the Head of Collection Strategy in matters related to the collections budget.6. Contributes to the development of YUL policies and guidelines related to collection development and management and scholarly communication. 7.Coordinates with other library departments to strengthen and expand interdisciplinary collection development.8. Contributes to developing a strategy and methodology for the library’s investment in open scholarship. 9. Serves as the primary reviewer for science, social science, and data licenses; may review other licenses as needed.