Job Description
Science & Interdisciplinary Studies Librarian University of Puget Sound Job ID: 8328
Location: Full/Part Time: Part Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Staff Posting Details Appointment: This regular position has received approval to be full-time through the current fiscal year, ending June 30, 2026. Beginning July 1, 2026, unless other funding is identified, this position will return to part-time, 0.9 FTE with the exact schedule to be determined with your supervisor.
Position Summary: This position reports to the Associate Director for Public Services and is part of a dedicated team of librarians focused on providing teaching, reference and research services, and collection development. The position combines reference and research consultations; curriculum-embedded information literacy instruction to undergraduate and graduate students; outreach to faculty and students; and participation in team-based projects. The position serves as a liaison librarian to several undergraduate science departments as well as to three graduate programs in Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Public Health.
Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities: - Serve as a liaison librarian to faculty and students in assigned subject areas to ensure that their information needs are being met and to promote the library's services and resources, with a particular emphasis on the sciences and related interdisciplinary programs.
- Foster communication with faculty in assigned departments to ensure library services and collections are aligned with the curriculum.
- Provide specialized instruction, research consultations, and reference services to assigned departments and programs in the sciences.
- Identify resources to add to the library's collection in assigned disciplines to support teaching and research needs on campus.
- Develop and update online subject and course guides in support of research and learning in assigned areas.
- Maintain sufficient knowledge to provide general reference assistance in a variety of modes and to teach course-integrated information literacy classes in support of the university's shared curriculum.
- Ensure that all students are aware of and have a sense of agency and belonging with regards to library services, collections, and spaces.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Potential to supervise a student employee.
Budget Responsibilities N/A
Qualifications: - Master's degree in Library/Information Science.
- At least one year of post-MLS professional librarian experience in a primarily in-person work environment.
- Demonstrated understanding of the information resources, information needs, and methods of inquiry in the sciences and related interdisciplinary fields.
- Experience or education in the use of inclusive pedagogies.
- Effective interpersonal skills. Ability to interact with all students, faculty, campus staff, library colleagues, and community members with empathy, kindness, patience, and respect, and to meet library patrons where they are in a supportive manner.
- Proven ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team-based environment.
- Demonstrated commitment to work within a diverse environment and interact collegially with individuals of different backgrounds.
- Strong user-service orientation and desire to work with constituents in-person in an academic environment.
- Ability to respectfully work, communicate, and provide leadership within a diverse campus community.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree in one of the sciences or significant coursework in an interdisciplinary field that includes scientific modes of inquiry.
- Familiarity with working with content management systems such as Springshare.
- Experience or education in teaching data management concepts and practical skills.
This Position:
Requires a degree, specific licensure/certification, or other credentials
- Degree/credential required: An ALA accredited MLS or MLIS or its equivalent
Compensation and Benefits :
The anticipated range for this position is $30.71 - $30.71. Decisions about starting salaries are made based on the extent and relatedness of the candidate's education and experience and on internal equity and market considerations.
Puget Sound offers a generous benefits package for eligible staff employees, including:
- Medical, dental, and vision
- Life insurance and long-term disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- Retirement plan options and 403(b) contributions
- Paid vacation, sick leave, floating holiday, campus holidays and bonus holidays
- Education benefits, such as full tuition for eligible employees and their families
- Access to university facilities and entertainment (fitness center, pool, library, concerts, lectures and more!)
Please note :
-Positions that work less than .75 FTE (1,560 hours per year) do not qualify for long-term disability or education benefits.
-Positions that work less than .50 FTE (1,040 hours per year) will accrue paid sick leave but are not eligible for additional benefits.
-Temporary positions that work at least .50 FTE (1,040 hours per year) will be eligible for benefits.
This position is non-exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
For more information on Puget Sound's non-exempt staff benefits package, visit: Summary of 2025 Benefits for Staff Members in Non-Exempt Positions.pdf
For the Campus Holiday and Bonus Day Schedule, visit:
Application Deadline: Review of applications will begin immediately. Search and selection procedures will be closed when a sufficient number of qualified candidates have been identified.
Required Documents: - Resume
- Letter of Interest
Applications submitted without the required attachments will not be considered.
All offers of employment are contingent on successful completion of all required background checks.
University Diversity Statement - We acknowledge the richness of commonalities and differences we share as a university community; the intrinsic worth of all who work and study here; that education is enhanced by investigation of and reflection upon multiple perspectives.
- We aspire to create respect for and appreciation of all persons as a key characteristic of our campus community; to increase the diversity of all parts of our University community through commitment to diversity in our recruitment and retention efforts; to foster a spirit of openness to active engagement among all members of our campus community.
- We act to achieve an environment that welcomes and supports diversity; to ensure full educational opportunity for all who teach and learn here; to prepare effectively citizen-leaders for a pluralistic world.
Puget Sound is committed to an environment that welcomes and supports diversity. We seek diversity of identity, thought, perspective, and background in our students, faculty, and staff. To learn more please visit:
The University of Puget Sound is an equal opportunity employer.
How to Apply For complete job description and application instructions, visit:
About Puget Sound Puget Sound is a selective national liberal arts college in Tacoma, Washington, drawing 2,600 students from 48 states and 20 countries. Puget Sound graduates include Rhodes and Fulbright scholars, notables in the arts and culture, entrepreneurs and elected officials, and leaders in business and finance locally and throughout the world. A low student-faculty ratio provides Puget Sound students with personal attention from faculty who have a strong commitment to teaching and offer 1,200 courses each year in more than 40 traditional and interdisciplinary fields, including graduate programs in occupational and physical therapy and in education. Puget Sound is the only nationally ranked independent undergraduate liberal arts college in Western Washington, and one of just five independent colleges in the Pacific Northwest granted a charter by Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s most prestigious academic honorary society. Visit "About Puget Sound" () to learn more about the college.
As a strategic goal and through our core values, University of Puget Sound is committed to an environment that welcomes and supports diversity. We seek diversity of identity, thought, perspective, and background in our students, faculty, and staff. EOE/AA
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