Harvard Business School
NOTE: All postdoctoral fellowship positions are contingent upon funding. Applications are accepted via CLIR's online application system. Review of applications is already underway, but applications will be accepted until all positions are filled.
CLIR Fellow, Knowledge & Library Services
Summary: This one-year term position will be responsible for an in-depth study on establishing the 21st century academic business management library, concentrating on such topics as digital scholarship, data management, digital preservation and metadata repositories. Also, the position will require researching and analyzing emerging trends in these areas, both in academic libraries and the information industry.
Key Responsibilities:
- Research, investigate and participate in planning and execution of research as assigned by the Executive Director.
- Trend watch and stay up to date on general academic library trends that impact KLS and its mission.
- Present the status of research projects on a regular basis, and present final findings to the KLS community and possibly beyond.
- Other relevant duties as assigned.
Working Relationships:
Fellow will report to the Executive Director and work in collaboration with the KLS Leadership Team and the Professional Knowledge Exchange program lead.
Requirements:
- Strong research skills from design to reporting findings.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills. Must be able to take complex topics and present them in clear and concise forms.
- Excellent project management skills.
- Ability and/or interest in identifying, analyzing and communicating best practices in information sciences as they relate to higher education.
- Ability to work collaboratively across multiple groups within an organization and with its stakeholders.
About Harvard Business School
Founded in 1908 as part of Harvard University, Harvard Business School is located on a 40-acre campus in Boston. Its faculty of more than 200 offers full-time programs leading to the MBA and doctoral degrees, as well as more than 80 open enrollment Executive Education programs and more than 60 custom programs. For more than a century, HBS faculty have drawn on their research, their experience in working with organizations worldwide, and their passion for teaching to educate leaders who have shaped the practice of business and entrepreneurship around the globe.
About Knowledge & Library Services (KLS)
KLS advances Harvard Business School's mission by providing distinctive information services, resources and expertise so that our community excels. We support faculty, doctoral and MBA students, executive education participants, and external researchers in their research and curriculum activities. We also support HBS and Harvard alumni and undergraduates and, to a limited extent, the general public. The collections, both physical and digital, cover most aspects of management including such specialties as accounting and control, agribusiness, banking, business and economic history, commerce, economic philosophy, finance, information technology, international business, management education, manufacturing, marketing, political economy, and transportation.