"Open Rank Faculty - Medical Librarian"

POSITION TITLE:

COMPENSATION RANGE: 76,000.00 - 99,000.00 USD per year

EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION: Faculty

DEPARTMENT: Dean Col Osteopathic Med Office

TARGET HIRE DATE: 3/16/2026

BENEFITS: UNC's Career Hub

Candidates must have valid U.S. work authorization at the time of application; UNC cannot provide H-1B sponsorship at this time.

To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 11:59pm (MT) on 03/09/2026

This is a 12-month faculty appointment with salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Assistant Professor Salary Range: $76,000 - $83,000

Associate Professor Salary Range: $83,000 - $92,000

Professor Salary Range: $92,000 - $99,000

Position Summary:

UNC COM seeks a collaborative, learner-centered Medical Librarian to embed library expertise across pre-clinical and clinical education; advance evidence-based practice; and support research, scholarship, and curricular assessment. The librarian will deliver course-integrated instruction, expert literature searching (including evidence syntheses), collection and resources management, and point-of-need consultations for students, faculty, and clinicians; build and assess online learning objects; and serve as liaison to COM programs.

Job Duties:

Instruction & Curriculum Integration:

Design and deliver course-embedded information-literacy and evidence-based practice sessions (in-person/online); create and assess tutorials, guides, and learning objects aligned to COM outcomes.

Clinical & Research Support:

Provide advanced searches for guidelines, quality improvement, and systematic/scoping reviews; advise on search methodology, documentation, and tools (e.g., Covidence, EndNote).

Liaison Services:

Serve as primary library contact for UNC COM; attend program meetings; embed resources and OER into courses and online environments; coordinate journal clubs and research consults.

Consultation & Reference:

Offer one-on-one and small-group consultations for students, faculty, and clinical partners (face-to-face and virtual), including point-of-care tools and consumer health resources.

Collections & Resource Stewardship:

Collaborate with UNC Libraries to evaluate, select, and assess health-sciences collections that support COM teaching, learning, and research; contribute to vendor negotiations and usage assessment.

Assessment & Continuous Improvement:

Lead or participate in teaching/learning assessment projects, service evaluation, and departmental planning; maintain library-related web content (guides, handouts) and report service impact.

Professional Engagement:

Pursue ongoing professional development and contribute to the development of health sciences librarianship through scholarly and service activities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in Library/Information Science from an ALA-accredited program (or international equivalent).
• Demonstrated experience teaching or supporting information literacy/evidence-based practice in academic or health-sciences contexts.
• Proficiency with biomedical databases (e.g., PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library) and citation management tools (e.g., EndNote).
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to collaborate across diverse stakeholders and manage multiple priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification from the Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP).
• Experience in a clinical environment (rounds, journal clubs, QI/patient safety projects) and/or as a clinical/medical informationist.
• Advanced literature searching for evidence synthesis (systematic/scoping reviews; familiarity with Covidence or similar).
• Experience designing asynchronous learning objects and online instruction for graduate/professional learners.
• Knowledge of evidence-based healthcare practices, research impact/metrics, and scholarly communication in the health sciences.

Application Instructions

Please submit: (1) cover letter addressing the responsibilities and qualifications; (2) CV; (3) names/contact information for three professional references.

Benefits:

Benefits available include health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance, as well as a selection of several defined contribution retirement plans for all full-time positions. Employees at UNC receive sick leave, and other leave options may be available based on position. Full-time employees are eligible to receive tuition waiver benefits, as well as dependents and spouses of UNC Employees who are employed at 0.5 FTE or above are eligible for undergraduate dependent tuition grants of up to 50%. These tuition grants will cover in-state tuition charges. Further requirements may exist. Other benefits may be available based on position.