Research Services Associate
Research Services Associate
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Job Description
Special Instructions to Applicants: In PDF form applicants should attach a cover letter addressing how their skills and experience align with the position. Please also attach a resume in the Supporting Documents section of the application.
About Rice
Boasting a 300-acre tree-lined campus in Houston Texas Rice University is ranked among the nations top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has a 6-to-1 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio and a residential college system which supports students intellectually emotionally and culturally through social events intramural sports student plays lecture series courses and student government. Developing close-knit diverse college communities is a strong campus tradition which is why Rice is highly ranked for best quality of life and best value among private universities.
Rice is also a wonderful place to work. Rice faculty staff and students share values that are essential to our success as a healthy community. Those values guide our decisions and behaviors and shape Rices culture. They come through in how we treat each other and the welcome we extend to our visitors. These values can be recalled simply by our name RICE Responsibility Integrity Community and Excellence.
Position Summary
Under general supervision the Research Services Associate serves as a research resource for the campus community and visitors. The position contributes to service delivery and provides essential support for the Research Services teams projects and programs in the areas of research assistance teaching support collection development and management and outreach.
The ideal candidate enjoys library research and is enthusiastic about supporting others in using Fondren Librarys rich and extensive research resources. They have strong communication and organization skills. They enjoy collaborative projects as well as independent work.
Workplace Requirements
This position is primarily on-site necessitating most duties to be performed in-person at Fondren Library during regular workday hours of 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday. Some remote work assignments are possible depending on service and project needs. PerRice policy 440 work arrangements may be subject to change.
Hiring Range
This is a full-time benefits-eligible position and the proposed salary is $16.83 to $20.24 an hour depending on qualifications and experience. *Non-exempt (hourly) positions underFLSA are eligible for overtime.
Minimum Requirements
- Associates Degree or equivalent
- In lieu of the education requirement additional related experience above and beyond what is required may be substituted on an equivalent year-for-year basis.
- 3 years experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.
- In lieu of the experience requirement additional related education above and beyond what is required may be substituted on an equivalent year-for-year basis.
Skills:
- Strong public service orientation and customer service skills
- Ability to search relevant databases and the integrated library system
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite specifically Word and Excel as well as Google Workspace.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to stay current with technology changes involving library and campus services and resources
- Ability to learn and guide others in library practices and procedures
- Strong organizational skills
- Good working knowledge of library principles practices and terminology
Preferences
- Teaching or training experience
Essential Functions
- Provides advanced research guidance to on and offsite researchers making referrals as appropriate
- Assists in developing research guides tutorials and other learning tools
- Assists in orienting campus researchers and visitors to Fondrens services spaces and collections
- Coordinates library orientation or instruction requests from area schools and related groups
- Assists in finding acquiring and organizing materials for the librarys collection
- Maintains data on research services programs; generates reports on activities as needed and assists with service assessment projects
- Participates in the planning and implementation of operational activities and special projects within the library and with other departments across the university.
- Performs all other duties as assigned
Additional Functions
- Hires trains supervises and evaluates student assistants
- Assists with coordinating student work assignments
- Provides guidance to student workers in the interpretation and application of library policies and procedures
- Tracks hours and expenditures.
Rice University HR Benefits: Mission and Values:Mission and Values Rice University
Rice University is committed to ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity and welcoming the fullness of diversity into our candidate pools. Rice considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity national or ethnic origin genetic information disability or protected veteran status. Rice also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. If an applicant requires a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process please contact Rice Universitys Disability Resource Center at or for support.
If you have any additional questions please email us at . Thank you for your interest in employment with Rice University.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
