Public Health Liaison Librarian (UL467)
University of Minnesota Job Location: Minnesota Apply By: 06/23/2023 or until removed from web Date Created: 05-10-2023
About the Job
Public Health Liaison Librarian
The University of Minnesota Libraries invites applications for a collaborative and partnership-oriented Public Health Liaison Librarian to join a team of librarians who work to advance the teaching, learning, and research initiatives of the University of Minnesota health sciences programs.
We welcome both experienced librarians and those who are new to the field, with the opportunity for on-the-job training and mentorship. We encourage applications from individuals with diverse educational and work experience, and we invite you to envision the way your unique background and perspective brings value to our organization. Our culture is one of ongoing support and professional development within the framework of the Medical Library Association’s Professional Competencies for Health Sciences Librarians, and we value each other as whole people.
The successful candidate will clearly articulate the connection between this position and their unique work, education, and lived experience, and they will bring a strong interest in growing and developing professionally as a health sciences librarian. They will serve as a key member of the Health Sciences Libraries (HSL) Education and Research Services team, reporting to the HSL Associate Director. The Public Health Liaison Librarian will work closely with faculty, students, and staff in the School of Public Health (SPH), and with colleagues in HSL and across the University Libraries system.
Environment
The Health Sciences Libraries are the premier health academic health sciences libraries in the state. They advance the teaching, learning, and research of the University of Minnesota Academic Health Sciences, one of the nation’s few comprehensive health sciences programs, encompassing medicine, nursing, dentistry, public health, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, and allied health.
The Health Sciences Libraries include the contemporary Health Sciences Library and the Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine. Both libraries serve as anchors in the new Health Sciences Education Center that opened in 2020. They offer technology-rich spaces and state-of-the-art collections, supported by the deep expertise of our staff. Together, these resources position the Health Sciences Libraries at the center of disciplinary and interdisciplinary conversations.
Responsibilities
The Public Health Liaison Librarian will apply their understanding of population health, research methodologies, and public health education to develop and offer services and programs to SPH faculty, students, and staff. Focus areas include the integration of evidence-based practice and health literacy into the SPH curriculum, personalized consultation services, support for research and scholarship (including systematic/scoping literature reviews), support of the research lifecycle (including research data management and federal funding compliance), and the application of methods to measure research impact.
The individual will also contribute to the profession through research, publication, and professional engagement, while working toward continuous appointment.
The successful candidate will:
- Actively engage with a diverse community of faculty, students and staff in the School of Public Health to understand their teaching, learning, and research needs, and to identify ways in which the libraries can meet those needs.
- Develop and teach course-integrated instruction sessions, integrating evidence-based practice, health literacy, and new technologies into the learning environment.
- Provide consultation services for affiliated faculty, staff, and students that support their teaching, learning, and research needs.
- Provide training and support for the research lifecycle, including compliance with NIH and other federal funding policies and tools (e.g., My NCBI, My Bibliography, and SciENcv).
- Collaborate with researchers to develop effective strategies that support open science and research reproducibility, including data management and open access publishing.
- Collaborate with library colleagues to develop and offer research services, including systematic/scoping reviews and research impact reports.
- Lead and/or contribute to Libraries-wide projects and initiatives.
- Contribute to the knowledge base of the profession through research, publication, and professional engagement.
- American Library Association accredited Master’s degree in Library/Information Science OR equivalent combination of advanced degree and relevant experience.
- Experience with or understanding of current trends in academic libraries and higher education, including teaching, learning, and research trends in the health sciences.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Ability to take initiative, develop and carry out projects, and manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Demonstrated knowledge of and commitment to the benefits of diversity and inclusion throughout an organization.
- Work or educational experience (e.g., internship, practicum, coursework) in an academic research library or health sciences library.
- Work or educational experience (e.g., internship, practicum, coursework) in one or more areas of health sciences librarianship such as systematic/scoping reviews, evidence-based practice, research data management and research impact measures.
- Demonstrated teaching skills, with an understanding of pedagogical best practices and instructional design principles for online and in-person instruction.