Health Sciences Librarian- Senior Assistant or Associate Librarian

Description

Required Qualifications:

 

• Relevant Master’s or advanced degree (foreign equivalent or higher) with a combination of education and experience commensurate with the requirements of this position.

• At least one year of experience working in a health sciences or academic library environment or providing information services to clinicians.

• Demonstrated proficiency with emerging learning and research technologies, as well as information retrieval.

• Experience designing and delivering instruction in a group setting.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

 

• Additional degree(s) in a field relevant to health sciences, including STEM and education.

• Record of professional activities, including scholarly activities, presentations, or engagement in professional organizations to achieve tenure requirements.

• Experience conducting systematic reviews or other evidence synthesis projects.

• Experience with collection development and evaluation of information resources.  

• Interest in leveraging emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI).

 

Qualifications

It's rare for anyone to fulfill every criterion perfectly; we strongly encourage you to apply if your experience and skills align well with the qualifications mentioned.

 

Responsibilities & Requirements:

 

Reporting to the Director of the Health Sciences Library, the Health Sciences Librarian will contribute to the University Libraries’ suite of services, including instruction, research support services, collection development, and other liaison and outreach responsibilities. The position will work closely with the Renaissance School of Medicine to deliver research support and instruction, but will also be part of a team that supports the five health sciences schools, various clinical departments, and medical research centers. 

 

Responsibilities Include:

 

• Work closely with faculty to establish library programs, services, and activities that meet instructional, research, and clinical needs of the assigned liaison area as well as other clinical areas.

• Design and teach curriculum-integrated instruction sessions in a variety of formats to meet the needs of diverse user groups. This may include the creation of asynchronous learning tools/objects. 

• Collaborate with fellow team members to develop and offer innovative research services, including systematic reviews. 

• Understand and respond to the information needs of faculty and researchers based on current and emerging trends in scientific practice.

• Develop and host workshops and programs on various topics appealing to a wide range of library constituents.

• Collaborate on collection development/management and evaluate new resources and information platforms. 

• Engage in research, scholarship, teaching, and service requirements for promotion and tenure.

• Represent the library locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally.

 

Application Instructions

About the Libraries

 

The University Libraries are an essential partner in Stony Brook University’s mission of global leadership in research, discovery, and learning, positioning ourselves as the hub of collaboration, digital innovation, open scholarship, and creativity. We provide the best possible access to a wide range of resources in multiple formats and world-renowned special collections and actively contribute to student success and faculty productivity through teaching and research services in alignment with the University’s strategic priorities. Our strategic vision is to embrace innovation and AI as key components in achieving our goals.  As the largest academic research library on Long Island, the Libraries serve as a vital resource for regional and global communities.The Libraries’ strategic plan can be found here:

https://guides.library.stonybrook.edu/c.php?g=1314005&p=10274908

 

The University Libraries play a key role in advancing the University’s commitment to furthering diversity