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About the Role

The J. Paul Leonard Library at San Francisco State University seeks a collaborative, student-centered, and service-oriented tenure-track librarian to contribute to the Library’s public services program. The successful candidate will bring experience in public service areas such as research assistance, instruction, outreach, and access services, demonstrating a commitment to supporting the diverse students, faculty, and communities of SFSU.

Responsibilities

Providing research assistance, reference services, and/or user support in person and online
Supporting students, faculty, staff, and community users in accessing and effectively using library resources, services, spaces, and technologies
Teaching or contributing to information or primary source literacy instruction, orientations, workshops, course-integrated instruction sessions, and other learning opportunities
Teaching and supporting users in the effective use of library technologies, including OneSearch, research databases, digital collection platforms, and/or emerging generative AI-enabled research tools
Participating in outreach, engagement, and student success initiatives that connect users with library services and resources
Supporting, coordinating, or improving access services, including circulation, course reserves, resource sharing, stacks management, or related user-facing services
Developing, coordinating, or assessing new programs, services, workflows, or initiatives that improve the user experience and respond to campus needs
Collaborating with colleagues across library units to support inclusive, accessible, and effective public services
Contributing to Library efforts related to diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, belonging, and student success
Supporting faculty and student scholarly publishing and open access efforts
Developing the library’s collection through selection and management of individual titles, monograph packages, and journal and monograph subscription services
Participating in library, CSU system-wide, university, professional, and/or community governance and service
Engaging in research, scholarship, creative works, professional development, and activities that contribute to professional achievement and growth
Additional duties as assigned

Requirements

Master’s degree in library and information science from an ALA-accredited program
Current employment as a lecturer faculty at J. Paul Leonard Library at San Francisco State University
Experience providing public services in an academic library
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with diverse students, faculty, staff, colleagues, and community members
Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, belonging, and student success
Strong communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a complex, service-oriented environment
Evidence of initiative, mental flexibility, problem-solving ability, and commitment to continuous improvement
Commitment to library, CSU system-wide, university, professional, and/or community service
Commitment to professional growth, scholarship, creative activity, or continuing development in librarianship or a related field

Skills

Research assistance
Instruction
Outreach and engagement
Access services
Student success
Development of inclusive and responsive library services
Communication skills
Interpersonal skills
Collaboration skills
Problem-solving ability
Continuous improvement
Professional growth
Scholarship
Creative activity
Continuing development in librarianship
Teaching
Training
Presenting
Facilitating workshops
Supporting learning
Inclusive, culturally responsive, accessible, or equity-centered library services
Working with diverse student populations
Collaborating across library departments, units, or institutions
Current trends in academic libraries
Public services
Information literacy
Access services
Student success
User-centered service design
Professional engagement
Generative AI-enabled research tools
Information discovery
Research
Technologies to support teaching, learning, and research
Facilitating workflows
Facilitating collaboration
OneSearch
Research databases
Digital collection platforms
Generative AI-enabled research tools
Scholarly publishing
Open access

Location

San Francisco, CA

Work Type

Tenure-track
Full-time
On-campus

Experience Level

Senior Assistant Librarian

Education Level

Master’s degree in library and information science from an ALA-accredited program

Salary/Compensations

$90,000.00 to $97,000.00 annually

Benefits

Professional development funds
Moving expenses
Start-up funds
Reduced teaching load
Generous health benefits
Generous retirement benefits
Other benefits

About the Company

SFSU is a major public urban university, situated in one of the world’s great cities. Building on a century-long history of commitment to quality teaching and broad access to undergraduate and graduate education, the university offers comprehensive, rigorous, and integrated academic programs that require students to engage in open-minded inquiry and reflection. SFSU prepares its students to become productive, ethical, active citizens with a global perspective.
The J. Paul Leonard Library at San Francisco State University fosters student success and social justice by organizing and providing equitable access to diverse information resources; maintaining welcoming and inclusive spaces; delivering user-centered library support and research expertise that empower underserved learners; and equipping the SFSU community with tools to pursue their academic, professional, and personal goals.
We support a diverse community of students, faculty, and staff, and we are dedicated to furthering educational equity through our information literacy and collections development practices. Our collections include more than one million items in all formats, including an extensive collection of online databases, full-text resources, and digital collections. Librarians have full faculty status and are expected to meet faculty requirements for tenure and promotion. The library faculty is committed to providing mentoring and support to tenure-track colleagues. The successful candidate will play a key role in helping to shape the future of the library.

Equal Opportunity

SFSU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against persons on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, covered veteran status, or any other protected status.
We warmly welcome applications from individuals with disabilities, veterans, and others from historically underrepresented groups, who bring diverse experiences and perspectives that strengthen our academic community. We believe that such diversity enhance our curriculum, research, and student support. Our campus actively supports reasonable accommodations and works collaboratively with disabled faculty to remove barriers and foster success.