Assistant Professor & Business Librarian

University of Dayton, Ohio • Dayton, OH

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The University of Dayton Libraries seeks a Business Librarian for a 12-month, full-time, 35-hour-per-week tenure-track faculty position at the rank of assistant professor, with an anticipated start date of January 1, 2027. Reporting to the Director of Teaching, Research, and Engagement, the Business Librarian provides research support, curriculum-integrated instruction, and collection development for the School of Business Administration and its associated centers. The role also advances information literacy across the curriculum and supports strategic library initiatives.

The position serves as liaison to the School of Business Administration, designing, delivering, and assessing instruction and providing specialized research consultations in areas such as investment and financial data, company and industry information, market research, and economic indicators. It also supports the L. William Crotty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and collaborates, as appropriate, with related entrepreneurship organizations.

The Business Librarian serves on the Instruction Team and the Collections and Scholarly Communications team, oversees Business and Social Sciences library collections, contributes to library and university strategic initiatives, conducts and disseminates research, and participates in committees and special projects.

The University of Dayton Libraries include Roesch Library, the Marian Library, and University Archives and Special Collections, with more than 2 million print and digital materials and over 400,000 annual visits. The University enrolls approximately 9,000 students. The position is based at the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio. The University describes its benefits package as including tuition remission for the employee and immediate family, 22 vacation days, and 17 University holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.

Requirements

• MLS, MLIS, or MSIS from an ALA-accredited institution.
• Experience with instruction and reference in an academic, research, or special library.
• Experience or education working with business disciplines, including accounting, economics, marketing, finance, management and decision sciences, and related information sources and tools.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment with a strong service orientation.
• Ability to support the University of Dayton’s commitment to the principles of inclusive excellence.
• Potential for excellence in librarianship, research, and service.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; the University does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated ability to plan, initiate, and implement projects, workflows, and services.
• Experience supporting collection development and acquisitions, including evaluating and selecting resources and responding to faculty requests for print and electronic books.
• Experience fostering inclusive excellence in the workplace, including working with and supporting individuals from culturally and socially diverse communities.
• Effective interpersonal communication skills.
• Effective oral communication skills.
• Effective classroom management skills.
• Commitment to breadth of education, including educating the whole person in the Marianist tradition, and commitment to social justice and service to the community, university, and profession.

Responsibilities

• Serve as liaison to the School of Business Administration, providing research support, instruction, and collection development.
• Design, conduct, and assess curriculum-integrated, scaffolded instruction for undergraduate and graduate business students, in person and online, in consultation with School of Business Administration faculty and staff.
• Provide in-depth research consultations on specialized business resources, including investment and financial data, company and industry information, market research, and economic indicators.
• Provide research consultation for the L. William Crotty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, collaborating as appropriate with the Hub, the Entrepreneurs’ Center, and/or the Greater West Dayton Incubator.
• Maintain applied fluency with recent research and teaching trends in liaison areas, including applications of AI and other emerging technologies.
• Serve on the Instruction Team and support the development and integration of information literacy in Common Academic Program general education courses, including the HUM 102 seminar and second-year writing program.
• Oversee library collections for Business and Social Sciences, respond to faculty and student requests for library materials, and collaborate with other library departments on collections-related issues.
• Serve on the Collections and Scholarly Communications team.
• Contribute to implementation of the Libraries’ and University’s strategic initiatives, including initiatives for inclusive excellence.
• Conduct research and disseminate findings through peer-reviewed publications, major national meetings, and other venues.
• Serve on library, university, and professional committees.
• Manage or assist with special projects as assigned.

Benefits

• Tuition remission for the employee and immediate family.
• 22 vacation days.
• 17 University holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior