"Director of the Library of the ASU School of Medicine"

Arizona State University's School of Medicine and Medical Engineering (SOMME) will admit its first class in September 2026. The ASU Library seeks an experienced Medical Librarian to join our team during 2025 in order to prepare for the arrival of students, to work with faculty preparing for the new school, and to take the leadership role in collection development and management in anticipation of the opening. A distinctive feature of the school will be its connection to ASU's Fulton Schools of Engineering, in which each MD recipient will also be expected to earn an appropriate engineering master's. ASU also has the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation and a separate College of Health Solutions, which are located on the ASU downtown Phoenix campus close to the site of the future School of Medicine and are supported by two health sciences librarians.

Accordingly, we seek to appoint an experienced medical librarian as Director of the Library of the ASU School of Medicine, to focus on collections and services in the medical environment and prepared to collaborate with other members of the ASU Library community to provide holistic support for students in the dual program. We will place a special emphasis, therefore, on identifying candidates with experience in student instruction and support and in interdisciplinary collaborations. The Director will report to the University Librarian and be a member of the senior leadership team in the ASU Library and will have a dotted line report to the Dean of SOMME.

We seek someone with deep knowledge of trends in health sciences librarianship and the ability to lead development of the library of the new school through its initial years, aligning library resources and services with evolving academic and clinical needs. Evidence of experience going beyond the traditional parameters of librarianship is always welcome in America's most innovative university.

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Essential Functions:

• Develop strong working relationship with faculty and staff in SOMME.
• Design a program of library instruction and research services that integrates into the developing curriculum of the School of Medicine and serve as ex officio member of the School’s curriculum committee.
• Design and deliver in-person and online instruction sessions and workshops.
• Provide research consultations and citation assistance.
• Create and maintain point-of-need materials, training videos, and online research guides.
• Consult with faculty for in-depth literature reviews, systematic reviews, and other research activities.
• Participate in collection development activities and coordinated initiatives to improve access to library resources and services.
• Assess and coordinate campus online and in-person reference activities.
• Participate in campus and university committees, services and activities as requested including as an ex-officio member of the College of Medicine’s curriculum committee.
• Assist with service desk coverage.
• Plan for and facilitate growth in the library's collections and services through the early years of the school.
• Plan for and facilitate growth in the library’s staff.

Required qualifications:

• Master’s in Library Science (MLS) or equivalent from an American Library Association (ALA)-accredited program.
• Record of accomplishment sufficient to achieve continuing appointment in the ASU Library at the rank of Associate or Full Librarian.

Desirable qualifications:

• Five years experience in an academic medical library.
• An additional degree or coursework in health sciences, medicine, public health, or biomedical engineering.
• Experience in a library supporting medical education, clinical settings or evidence-based health practice.
• Proven ability to work with inclusive academic units, such as medicine, engineering, nursing, and health solutions.
• Experience in collaborative projects or initiatives that integrate medicine health sciences with technology or engineering.
• Demonstrated success in designing and delivering instruction tailored to medical and interdisciplinary audiences.
• Experience in spearheading collection development and managing library resources in a dynamic, evolving academic environment.
• Familiarity with health science databases (e.g., PubMed, MEDLINE).
• History of publication in scholarly, peer-reviewed journals.
• Experience with research data management, including the curation and integration of interdisciplinary resources.
• A record of providing advanced support for systematic reviews, literature searches, and in-depth research consultations.
• Knowledge of emerging trends in scholarly communication, open access publishing, and digital preservation within the health sciences.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.