Position Summary
NYU is a integral academic community dedicated to advancing academic excellence through rigorous inquiry, creative exploration, and sustained intellectual exchange across cultures and contexts. At NYU Madrid, this mission is realized through a deeply engaged campus environment that connects academic rigor with lived experience, fostering meaningful engagement with the city, its institutions, and its cultural life as an integral part of student learning. To support this mission, NYU Madrid seeks colleagues with demonstrated cultural fluency, strong cross-cultural communication skills, and the ability to work effectively within international and multilingual environments.
The Librarian at NYU Madrid manages the site’s library as a central academic resource supporting teaching and research across the Academic Center. This role focuses on collection development, student and faculty support, and research guidance, ensuring that the library functions as an accessible, well-curated, and responsive environment for inquiry. The Librarian works closely with faculty, students,
and staff to align library resources with curricular needs and to foster effective research practices within a global, multilingual academic setting.
This position is full-time and reports to the Senior Program Coordinator in the division of Academics, with a dotted line to the Director of NYU Madrid.
Principal Accountabilities
Library Management and Collection Development (25%)
- Oversee the development, organization, and maintenance of the library’s collection.
- Manage the acquisition of new materials, evaluating and responding to requests from faculty and students to ensure that holdings support the evolving curriculum and research priorities.
- Maintain familiarity with library systems and platforms (e.g., Mandarin M5 Library Automation) to ensure efficient cataloging, access, and circulation.
Student and Faculty Support (25%)
- Provide day-to-day support to students and faculty
📌 Librarian, NYU Madrid
🏢 Nyu
📍 Madrid