Senior Assistant Librarian (Health, Human Services, and Nursing)

 

Senior Assistant (Health, Human Services & Nursing)

Department of Reference, Instruction, and Outreach Services

University Library

 

Position Description

The University Library at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) invites applications for a Tenure-track position at the rank of Senior Assistant (12 months) with the appointment starting in the 2024/2025 Academic Year.

At CSUDH, we celebrate and respect diversity in all forms that include every race, religion, gender, ethnicity, veterans, people with varied abilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. CSUDH is seeking applications from candidates who can demonstrate experience in teaching and working with individuals from diverse backgrounds and contribute to the University’s mission, vision, and core values.

For more information: Mission, Vision, and Core Values.

 

The Position

The University Library at California State University, Dominguez Hills seeks a collaborative, knowledgeable, user-centered Health Sciences & Human Services Librarian to join the Reference, Instruction, and Outreach Services (RIOS) team. The College of Health, Human Services, and Nursing provides bachelor, master, and doctoral degree programs, some of which include nursing, social work, occupational therapy, public health, child development, and clinical science and health science programs. [visit https://www.csudh.edu/chhsn/ for additional information].

The successful candidate will serve as a liaison librarian to students and faculty in the College of Health, Human Services, and Nursing, with the following core responsibilities:

• Teach in liaison areas within the library’s information literacy program, in-person and online.                
• Participate in departmental efforts in information literacy, including student learning outcomes assessment and teaching occasionally in the general education program
• Develop lesson plans and instructional materials for information literacy instruction in the health, human services, and nursing disciplines
• Effectively provide research help through general reference services that include instant message chat, phone, email, in-person, and individual research consultations
• Provide advanced research help through email and individual research consultations for faculty and students in the liaison disciplines
• Develop and maintain research guides in the health, human services, and nursing disciplines
• Create and maintain online tools and guides on evidence-based medicine, systematic reviews, and other disciplinary topics in the health sciences
• Perform collection development and management for health, human services, and nursing disciplines
• Participate in department outreach to new students and other university community populations as part of the RIOS team
• Develop library partnerships and initiatives with departments in the College of Health, Human Services, and Nursing
• Promote and advocate for Open Access scholarship and data in liaison disciplines
• Collaborate with the Office of Research to provide library support for funded projects in the College of Health, Human Services, and Nursing
• Engage in scholarship and service to the university and profession

 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Applicants must have experience in working with colleagues and students from diverse age, socioeconomic, cultural, and academic backgrounds.
• Master’s degree in Library and Information Science from an ALA-accredited institution, or international equivalent, by the time of appointment
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Knowledge of the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education
• Knowledge and familiarity of providing research help, reference services, and instruction services
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects and multiple tasks in a rapidly changing environment
• Evidence of a commitment to social justice, diversity, anti-racism, and inclusion in library practice
• Demonstrated potential to mee