AI Fluency and Computing Librarian

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Department: Library

Classification: Professional Faculty

Job Category: Administrative or Professional Faculty

Job Type: Full-Time

Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hours/week)

Location: Fairfax, VA

Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible, up to 2 telework days/week

Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for visa sponsorship

Salary: Anticipated hiring range $75,000-$95,000, commensurate with education and experience

The final salary and professional ranking for a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as qualifications of the individual, including their work experience, scholarship, and service; internal equity; and alignment with the university's approved pay structures.

At George Mason University, base salary is one component of a comprehensive total rewards package that includes competitive health and wellness benefits, retirement contributions, generous leave, tuition benefits for employees, and the opportunity to contribute to the mission of Virginia's largest and most diverse public research university.

Other Conditions of Employment: This is a limited-term position with grant funding ending in FY30; initial 2-year appointment, renewable is based on Librarian rank and up until June 30, 2029.

Criminal Background Check: Yes

About the Department:

The University Libraries form an intellectual nexus for George Mason University. They foster innovation, creativity, and imagination by facilitating access to scholarship and information, providing expert consultation in the research process, and actively teaching the effective and critical use of information. Moreover, the Libraries fulfill a critical role in the creation, dissemination, and preservation of knowledge.

The Learning, Research, and Engagement Division (LRE) of the University Libraries has primary responsibility for the spectrum of services and programs related to the outward-focused, direct engagement with undergraduate and graduate students and faculty pertaining to teaching, learning, and research, including the assessment of such services and programs. Through the Teaching and Learning team and the three disciplinary teams of subject specialist librarians (Arts and Humanities, STEM, and Social Sciences), the LRE division works continuously with individual faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates on their individual learning and research needs by working closely with academic departments and colleges. Additionally, the LRE division advances the University Libraries' goals and plans.

About the Position:

The AI Fluency and Computing Librarian is part of the Libraries' Science and Technology team, which serves the College of Engineering and Computing, the College of Public Health, and the College of Science, as well as several STEM-H multi-disciplinary university-level institutes and centers. The programmatic role of the AI Fluency and Computing Librarian is to assist with planning and readying the University Libraries in providing library resources and services that support the university's growing programs in artificial intelligence, computing, and other areas; this is achieved by providing instruction, reference, research consultations, collection development, and academic outreach. Additional duties will extend to such areas as collaborating with the library's Data and Digital Scholarship Services (DDSS) in providing research data support for faculty and students, grant assistance for faculty, and other subject liaison assignment(s) within the scope of the three aforementioned colleges and STEM-H institutes/centers. This individual will also work in collaboration with DDSS on data and applied AI-related efforts, and will collaborate with the Mason Publishing Group, the Collections Strategy unit, as well as with other library departments more broadly and across the university. This position participates in committees, task force, and/or workgroups as required to share knowledge, develop best practices, and implement and advance the work of the Libraries.

Responsibilities:

AI Fluency:

• Contributes to the university's AI and computer science initiatives by coordinating AI educational programming provided by the Libraries;
• Serves as the Libraries' primary contact for general AI-related inquiries, providing initial consultation and directing requests to appropriate internal or external experts and resources;
• Acts as the primary subject matter expert in AI literacy, provides support for library instructors regarding AI literacy, and maintains current awareness of AI trends;
• Promotes scholarly discourse around ethical and innovative uses of AI;
• Tracks and shares outcomes of internal and external AI initiatives to inform strategic planning and demonstrate alignment with the university's strategic AI goals;
• Represents the Libraries among university, consortial, regional, and national AI initiatives as appropriate; and
• Monitors and communicates AI-related policy developments within the Commonwealth of Virginia and at George Mason University.

Reference and Research:

• Provides general and expert academic discipline-based reference and consultation, research assistance and course support, and reference service (in-person/virtual/hybrid) as scheduled;
• Develops and implements creative library services and programs to integrate collections with teaching and research, including maintaining content for the library's online and print guides, as needed;
• Keeps abreast of curricular and program changes in assigned programs and follows trends in reference and information services, particularly in academic libraries; and
• Assesses the impacts and outcomes of reference/research services and programs in assigned subject areas and implements changes or improvements.

Instruction:

• Uses general and subject-specific knowledge and resources, as well as current technologies and appropriate pedagogies, to develop and deliver high-quality instruction to faculty, staff, and students in Computing Sciences;
• Develops a strong understanding of the research and teaching needs of emerging AI and Computing Sciences programs in order to design new and enhance existing services in anticipation of these needs;
• Actively engages with faculty, students, and staff in the College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) to develop strong working relationships and partnerships;
• Participates fully in the research and teaching initiatives of the Libraries, including conducting workshops and training sessions, as needed;
• Attends training sessions to maintain and enhance skills; and
• Implements innovative ways of delivering information literacy with the advent of new technologies in consideration of diverse learning needs.

Collection Development and Information Management:

• As subject area expert, and working closely with faculty from assigned departments, the AI Fluency and Computing Librarian selects, recommends, monitors, evaluates, and manages reference and research collections (in all formats) in the assigned disciplines to meet curricular and research needs. This is done in collaboration with another Computing Librarian with shared funding;
• Works with Special Collections to identify and acquire archives/other special materials;
• Participates in system-wide shared collection initiatives and activities, and as a member of the Science and Technology team, participates in setting and achieving annual goals and tasks as established by the team;
• Monitors trends and maintains knowledge, skills, and expertise with regard to relevant general and subject-area databases, relevant publishers/vendors, intellectual access mechanisms, resource formats, and library and information technologies; and
• Proactively supports initiatives in open access and sustainable collections, open science, and open data.

Scholarly Communication, Outreach, and Engagement:

• In collaboration with the OER & Scholarly Communications Librarian and Data and Digital Scholarship Services, proactively supports researchers on scholarly communication models; promotes the use of open access sources and tools to faculty, students, and researchers; and helps researchers find, manage, and critically evaluate information and data, as well as affiliated research tools, platforms, and infrastructure. Builds internal and external partnerships to support this activity;
• Promotes library services, resources, and programs to the George Mason University community, and initiates and strengthens communication channels between the Libraries and programs by forming partnerships with faculty, staff, and students in assigned academic programs; and
• In collaboration with library colleagues, markets library services and programs at Fenwick Library, Mercer Library, and Mason Square Library, as appropriate.

Service and Scholarship:

• Engages in university and professional service, and in research and creative work as outlined in the George Mason University Librarians' Handbook and University Libraries Librarians' Council Bylaws.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree from an ALA-accredited library and information science program or a certified foreign equivalent required;
• Experience in planning, designing, and implementing AI literacy programming for a variety of audiences;
• Experience in developing outreach strategies and building relationships with faculty and students to deliver high-impact services and resources;
• Experience in building collaborative and mutually beneficial working relationships with people of varying backgrounds and perspectives;
• Knowledge of emerging trends in AI technologies and innovation and their implications for AI literacy, with awareness of its advantages and challenges;
• Knowledge of electronic resources and information technologies to support reference, research, and collection development in Computing Sciences or STEM-related disciplines;
• Demonstrated ability to provide library instruction and research support in STEM that support the educational goals of a multicultural student population; and
• Ability to build collaborative and mutually beneficial working relationships with people of varying backgrounds and perspectives, especially within the context of information literacy, written communication, problem-solving, critical thinking, and integrative learning.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in a computing sciences-related field, or significant coursework in those areas;
• Demonstrated experience in supporting STEM teaching, learning, and research activities;
• Some relevant industry experience (e.g., testing software);
• Knowledge of ethical, legal, and policy issues in computing sciences, including privacy and intellectual property ownership;
• Collection management expertise, including fund management, working with collection development packages, and in-depth knowledge of relevant databases and publishers/vendors; and
• Working knowledge of resources for data literacy, scholarly communications, and open access concepts and trends.

Instructions to Applicants:

For full consideration, applicants must apply for the AI Fluency and Computing Librarian at https://jobs.gmu.edu/. Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide a cover letter, resume, and responses to the embedded application questions.

Posting Open Date: October 15, 2026

For Full Consideration, Apply by: October 29, 2026

Open Until Filled: Yes