Assistant Teaching Professor/Business, Education, and Human Sciences Librarian

Location: Gulf Park, 730 East Beach Boulevard, Long Beach, Mississippi, 39560, United States

Full-time, 12-month, non-tenure-track faculty position beginning fall 2026. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for visa sponsorship.

About the role

The Business, Education, and Human Sciences Librarian is a member of a team responsible for providing general and specialized research, instruction, outreach, and collection development services. The position serves as University Libraries’ primary contact with the College of Business and Economic Development, supporting instructional and research resource needs on the Hattiesburg and Long Beach campuses. It also serves as the primary contact between University Libraries and Gulf Coast programs in the College of Education and Human Sciences. The position engages in outreach initiatives that build awareness of library resources and services and requires actively cultivating relationships with faculty, staff, and students in assigned academic areas. The primary office will be at Gulf Coast Library in Long Beach, MS, with some travel between the Long Beach and Hattiesburg campuses required.

Responsibilities

• Provides instruction in the use of research resources through course-integrated instruction and stand-alone workshops presented in person and online.
• Creates and maintains instructional tools, online tutorials, online guides (e.g., LibGuides), and other research tools in assigned areas.
• Provides research assistance through individual research consultations, as well as reference and directional assistance to library users in person, by telephone, and via electronic communication methods.
• May participate in library programs that support open access and research data management within the scope of evolving library services.
• Coordinates collection development for assigned areas.
• Coordinates outreach initiatives that engage students, faculty, and staff, with a non-exclusive emphasis on assigned academic areas.
• Fulfills the duties of a Patent and Trademark Resource Center representative, including assisting with the efficient use of patent and trademark information sources, marketing and outreach, maintaining an up-to-date web presence, and tracking and reporting metrics as stipulated by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
• Engages in scholarship and professional development activities and provides service to University Libraries, the University, and the library profession to fulfill the expectations of a teaching-track faculty member.
• Working evenings, weekends, and holidays may be required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in library and/or information science from an American Library Association accredited program, or from an equivalent program accredited or recognized by the appropriate national body of another country, OR equivalent advanced degree and experience.
• Demonstrated experience using online databases and other types of research resources.

Skills

• Demonstrated ability to teach the concepts and skills of information literacy in both formal and informal settings.
• Excellent oral, written, interpersonal communication, and customer service skills.
• Ability and desire to work cooperatively and effectively with library personnel, university students, faculty, and staff, and other library users.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Ability to set and adjust priorities and workflow in a rapidly changing environment and to accept new challenges to realize departmental and library goals.

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional advanced degree in a relevant academic discipline.
• Demonstrated interest in business-related librarianship.
• Demonstrated experience or interest in developing outreach programs that engage students and faculty with library resources.
• Demonstrated knowledge of instructional design or instruction assessment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of current business research, trends, and journals.

Pay

$48,400.00 per year

About The University of Southern Mississippi

Since our founding in 1910, The University of Southern Mississippi has remained dedicated to preparing students for success. We deliver programs to more than 13,000 students in Hattiesburg and Long Beach, at teaching and research sites across the Mississippi Gulf Coast, as well as online. We are a community-engaged Carnegie R1 university, earning distinction as one of the nation's leading research institutions. Southern Miss is known for pioneering work in polymer science, ocean science, spectator sports safety and security, and bringing language to children with communication disorders. We are also a national leader in a broad range of disciplines, including cybersecurity, hydrography, nutrition, aquaculture, kinesiology, and economic development, among others. We produce graduates ready to enter fields that are leading the way in emerging technologies through programs such as computer engineering, information technology, and ocean engineering. We’re developing the next generation of business leaders, while also responding to critical workforce shortages by producing skilled professionals in education and nursing. With a tradition of excellence in the arts, we are one of only 36 public institutions in the nation accredited in four major areas of the arts. Home to the Golden Eagles, our student-athletes compete in 17 NCAA Division I sports. With a culture marked by passion and persistence, Southern Miss is delivering graduates who are ready for life.