Job Opportunities, Claremont Colleges Library
Librarian & staff positions
- Assistant Director for Collection Services
- Services Desk Assistant, Library Assistant III
- Materials Handling Assistant, Library Assistant II
- Science Librarian
- Electronic Resources Librarian
Assistant Director for Collection Services
Position Summary: The Assistant Director for Collections Services is a new position that will have management, policy, planning, and advocacy responsibilities for a reorganized Collections division composed of the Collection development, Acquisitions, Cataloging/resource description, Electronic resources, and Special collections units. As a member of the Library administrative group, s/he will participate in library-wide planning, assessment, policy making, resource allocation, and personnel management. This position reports to the Director of Bibliographic and Information Management & Faculty Relations.
Services Desk Assistant, Library Assistant III
Primary Purpose/General Description: Services Desk Assistants will work at the Honnold/Mudd Library Services Desk providing patrons with assistance in the use of the library's resources and services. These assistants will be responsible for helping patrons with the library's online catalog, electronic resources, print collections, computer hardware and software applications, course reserves, Link+ and interlibrary loan materials and creating and resolving issues with patron accounts. They will also follow established referral protocols for handing off specific reference needs to either a librarian at the desk or to an appropriate subject specialist. Under general direction, they will serve as senior staff presence during late evening hours.
Materials Handling Assistant, Library Assistant II
Primary Purpose/General Description: Under general description of the Print Materials Manager, maintain the Sorting Area, perform general stack maintenance and shelve library materials.
Science Librarian
Position Summary: The Science Librarian works in a team-based environment to promote and provide library services to the faculty and students in all sciences fields. This includes a variety of reference and research services, library instruction, while participating in a campus-based embedded librarian program in the sciences. This position reports to the Instruction Team manager, a unit of the Education Services unit of The Claremont Colleges Library.
Electronic Resources Librarian
Position Summary: The Electronic Resources Librarian takes the leadership role in the procurement, licensing and management of electronic information resources as well as developing and maintaining the necessary workflows to ensure seamless access to online information for the faculty, students, and staff of The Claremont Colleges. The Electronic Resources Librarian will also work with Library administration to develop processes to transition support staff into new roles that promote the effective management and description of online resources. As a member of the Collections Department this position reports to to the Assistant Director for Collections Services.
The Claremont Colleges
Located at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains in the city of Claremont, California (population 36,500), 35 miles east of Los Angeles, The Claremont Colleges are a geographically contiguous set of seven private colleges: five top-ranked liberal arts undergraduate colleges and two graduate institutions. The Claremont Colleges comprise a diverse academic community dedicated to fostering achievement, leadership, and life-long critical thinking and are uniquely configured to support and encourage interdisciplinary study. The Claremont Colleges Library, a member of the Claremont University Consortium, The Colleges' supporting organization, is partners with The Claremont Colleges in learning, teaching, and research. We are committed to fostering intellectual discovery, critical thinking, and life-long learning. Accordingly, the Library ties our academic community to varied cultural and scholarly traditions by offering user-centered services, building collections, developing innovative technologies, and providing an inviting environment for study, collaboration, and reflection.
The Claremont University Consortium is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.