"Health Sciences Librarian"

Job Details

Health Sciences Librarian
Milwaukee, WI
Full Time
JR10007091

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Position Title:
Health Sciences Librarian

Job Category:
Academic Staff

Employment Type:
Regular

Job Profile:
Lib II-Res, Learn & User Supp

Job Duties:

The Health Sciences Librarian supports the university goals to be excellent in inter-disciplinary research and graduate highly educated individuals at all degree levels. Working under the leadership of the Research & Academic Outreach Lead, position responsibilities include the following:

• providing effective delivery of instruction and consultations to students, staff and faculty
• implementing instruction and co-curricular programs in the College of Health Professions & Sciences and the Joseph J. Zilber College of Public Health
• engaging in academic outreach to assigned departments
• contributing to programs that educate graduate students and faculty on established and emerging practices in scholarly communication.

This position is expected to provide excellent customer service in a professional manner, serve as a resource to others, and be a model representative of UWM and the Libraries. We welcome applications from newly graduated and early career librarians.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Develops, curates, and manages collections
• May direct the day-to-day activities of student workers
• Serves on committees to advance librarianship at the campus, local, and/or state and national levels
• Serves as a liaison to academic disciplines and/or other campus units providing information on collections, instructional and research support, and library services
• Initiates and solicits input to modify policies, procedures, and assessment tools to improve workflows and/or user experiences
• Serves as a resource to other librarians and staff outside of their unit on a regular basis
• Oversees day-to-day functions of one or more library operations or services
• Provides specialized services utilizing a high level of expertise on a broad range of disciplines or in a designated discipline area
• Designs, develops, delivers, and assesses instruction in a variety of formats to faculty, staff, students, and other patrons
• Obtains materials, resolves issues, and answers questions that are complex and highly specialized in nature
• Cultivates and maintains productive relationships with donors, collectors, vendors, and professional colleagues
• Develops or coordinates specialized projects or programs

Department: User Services

Compensation: $52,000 - $58,000

Job Responsibilities:

• Serves as a liaison to nursing, health sciences, and related disciplines and/or other campus units as assigned by providing information on collections, instructional and research support, and library services.
• Cultivates and maintains productive relationships with health science information professional colleagues.
• Obtains materials, resolves issues, and answers questions that are complex and highly specialized in nature.
• Designs, develops, delivers, and assesses instruction in a variety of formats to faculty, staff, students, and other patrons.
• Provides specialized services utilizing a high level of expertise in a designated health discipline area, e.g., systematic reviews, literature synthesis.
• Develops or coordinates specialized projects or programs, e.g., evidence-based practice tutorial.
• Serves as a resource to other librarians and staff outside of their unit on a regular basis, e.g. BSN@Home.
• Initiates and solicits input to modify policies, procedures, and assessment tools to improve workflows and/or user experiences.
• Serves on committees to advance librarianship at the campus, local, and/or state and national levels.
• May direct the day-to-day activities of student workers
• Partners with faculty and library acquisitions staff to develop, curate, and manage health science resources.

Minimum Qualifications:

• MLS/MLIS from an ALA-accredited institution at time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree, coursework, or equivalent experience in a health-related field.
• Evidence of experience conducting literature searches in health-related information sources such as PubMed, CINAHL, or Web of Science.
• Evidence of understanding of the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, including Information Literacy Competency Standards for Nursing.
• Evidence of experience teaching evidence-based practice in an academic library setting or teaching information literacy.
• Evidence of demonstrated expert searcher skills, such as those performed in support of systematic or other evidence synthesis reviews.

Competencies of Successful Applicants:

• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and interact with students and faculty engaged in health science research questions.
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities in a collaborative environment while fostering a welcoming and respectful atmosphere.

How to Apply:

Applicants must submit:

1. a cover letter
2. a resume
3. The names and contact information for three (3) professional references.

Your cover letter and resume must address your qualifications, experience, and knowledge as they specifically relate to the minimum and preferred qualifications and why you are interested in applying for this position.

All applicants are required to apply online at the following UWM website location: LINK by the date, January 23rd at 11:59 pm. UWM will not consider paper, email, or faxed applications. Additionally, applicants must complete all required fields and attach any required documents.

In instances where the Search and Screen Committee is unable to ascertain from a candidate's application materials whether they meet any of the qualifications, they will be evaluated as not meeting them. Questions about this position should be directed to Suha Omari at somari@uwm.edu.

To apply, visit https://wisconsin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UW_Milwaukee/job/Milwaukee-WI/Librarian-II-Res-Learn-User-Supp_JR10007091.