The User Experience Librarian will provide frontline service focusing on exceptional service, research and assignment help and technology instruction to a diverse campus community at an innovative STEM university. In collaboration with both faculty and staff, the User Experience Librarian will support individualized assistance, student learning and academic programs.

Responsibilities include:

● Providing excellent user experience at the iDesk through hands-on assistance with instruction, research and technology ensuring seamless access to all Library resources.

● Supporting student learning, academic programs, faculty teaching and research, and the objectives of Florida Tech.

● Managing dynamic course reserve shelves to maximize student access to curriculum-specific resources.

● Acting as the iDesk liaison to the Digital Scholarship Lab (DSL) assisting students with 3D printing, modeling software, and other DSL technology and related services.

● Managing the iDesk technology lending program through additions and deletions to the collection as well as overseeing overdue and damaged technology lending items.

Required qualifications:

● ALA-accredited Master's degree in Library and Information Science or equivalent with relevant library experience.

● Experience and propensity for using and teaching maker equipment technology, digital fabrication and troubleshooting IT and technology lending issues.

● Excellent customer service skills and commitment to core tenets of librarianship.

This is a full-time twelve-month faculty position with scheduled hours Tuesday - Thursday 12-9 p.m. and Friday-Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

New library school graduates encouraged to apply.

Application Procedures

To apply for this position, send (1) a detailed cover letter addressing how your experience matches the qualifications, (2) a curriculum vitae, and (3) names and contact information, including email, mail, and phone number, of at least three references to Angela Taylor, Director, Enabling Infrastructure (libadmin@fit.edu).