What are the responsibilities and job description for the Digital Discovery Librarian position at Kettering University and Careers?
Other Position Information
About Kettering: Kettering University is a national leader in experiential STEM and business education, integrating an intense academic curriculum with applied professional experience. We inspire students to realize their potential and advance their ideas by combining theory and practice better than any institution in the world. Kettering University is dedicated to achieving the extraordinary through technological innovation, leadership, and service, built on values that foster respect, integrity, creativity, collaboration, and excellence in growth, global leadership, community outreach, and an engaged community of stakeholders.
Benefits: include health, dental and vision coverage; retirement benefits with up to a 9% Kettering matching contribution; life and accident insurance; tuition assistance and waiver programs; vacation and holiday pay; sick and disability pay; home purchase assistance program; recreation center membership; and many other benefits.
To learn more please view the Kettering University Profile.
Benefits: include health, dental and vision coverage; retirement benefits with up to a 9% Kettering matching contribution; life and accident insurance; tuition assistance and waiver programs; vacation and holiday pay; sick and disability pay; home purchase assistance program; recreation center membership; and many other benefits.
To learn more please view the Kettering University Profile.
Position Status
Full-time
If Part Time, hours per week
40
Posting Text
Preferred Qualifications
- Skilled in providing excellent library service and answering scientific and technical research requests.
- Experience with maintaining institutional repositories.
Job Specific Required Qualifications
- American Library Association-accredited Master’s degree in library or information science and 1 to 3 years of professional library experience.
- Experience with providing reference and information services in person and online.
- Conducting information and digital literacy instruction for faculty, staff, and students.
- Experience in maintaining an institutional repository and an understanding of copyright law in relation to scholarly communication and electronic resources.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience with information technology, including research databases, LibGuides, discovery systems, integrated library systems, institutional repository systems, and learning management systems.
- Serve as a library liaison for an academic department, facilitating collection building.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Ability to be flexible and to work independently as well as in a team environment where consultation, collaboration, and cooperation are essential.
- Willingness to work occasional nights and weekends.
- Special Event Expectations: Participation is expected at major campus special events, such as commencement.
Understanding and commitment to Kettering University Values:
a. RESPECT: for teamwork, honesty, encouragement, diversity, partnerships with students.
b. INTEGRITY: including accountability, transparency and ethics.
c. CREATIVITY: fostering flexibility and innovation.
d. COLLABORATION: across disciplines and with all partners.
e. EXCELLENCE: in all we do.
Posting Information
Posting Number
SP00465
Posting Date
10/15/2025
Closing Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants
Job Duties
Job Duties
Percent of total time
50
Duties
Collecting and uploading the scholarly output of Kettering University into the Institutional Repository. Creating and maintaining the Faculty Profiles as a showcase of all the great research happening here to the world.
Percent of total time
50
Duties
Providing research assistance and information and digital literacy instruction in-person and online for faculty, staff, and students. Liaising with academic departments and creating and maintaining research LibGuides.