Assistant Professor & Business Librarian

University of Dayton • Dayton, OH

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About The Position

The University of Dayton Libraries seek 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 associated centers. The role also advances information literacy across the curriculum and supports strategic library initiatives.

The position is part of the Teaching, Research, and Engagement division, which designs, implements, and assesses information literacy instruction and research support. Division faculty and staff collaborate with teams across the Libraries and campus, advocate for library users, and focus on the Libraries’ contributions to student success and belonging.

The University of Dayton Libraries comprise Roesch Library, the Marian Library, and University Archives and Special Collections, with more than two million print and digital materials. The Libraries serve as a campus intellectual and cultural hub and support more than 400,000 visits annually.

The University of Dayton is a comprehensive Catholic, Marianist university in Dayton, Ohio. It values inclusive excellence and seeks candidates with experience and expertise working with diverse students, colleagues, and constituencies. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States full-time; the University does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position.

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.

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, educating the whole person in the Marianist tradition, and 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 scaffolded, curriculum-integrated 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 and collaborate as appropriate with the Hub, the Entrepreneurs’ Center, and/or the Greater West Dayton Incubator.
• Maintain applied fluency with recent trends in research and teaching related to the liaison areas, including applications of AI and other emerging technologies.
• Serve on the Instruction Team and support the development and integration of information literacy through Common Academic Program general education courses, including the HUM 102 seminar and second-year writing program.
• Oversee Business and Social Sciences library collections, 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 journals, 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: Entry Level