Research and Education Librarian, Health Sciences

Position Focus :

The Research and Education Librarian for the Health Sciences provides reference, instruction, and outreach activities as member of a team that serves the Yale Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Public Health, Yale New Haven Health System, and the broader Medical Campus.

This position supports the research, teaching, clinical, and service missions of the Cushing / Whitney Medical Library. After appropriate training, the librarian will teach in the medical library's general instruction program and offer reference services to the general clientele of the medical center.

Working closely with a supportive team of librarians, this user-centered individual will teach students, faculty, clinicians, and researchers to leverage information and data resources, conduct evidence-based searching and synthesis, and utilize and support citation management tools.

The librarian will develop knowledge in specialized areas of librarianship which could include bibliometrics and data visualization, principles of open science and scholarly publishing, or explorations of emerging technologies.

The librarian will be a member of the Academic Research and Education team, and report to the Head of that unit, while working collaboratively across the library.

Recent or projected MLS / MLIS graduates are encouraged to apply. This position allows the selected candidate the unique opportunity to work with several program areas, collaborate on projects, and to participate in a challenging and rewarding work environment.

The librarian will participate in project-based work across several domains that balance the candidate's individual goals and interests with the library's needs and with a goal of presenting key projects at conferences or through publication.

In addition, the librarian’s professional interests will be supported with a mentoring program, professional development opportunities, and participation on library committees.

Yale University Library serves a diverse staff, campus, local, and global community and is deeply committed to advancing its goals for equity, inclusion, and accessibility.

This commitment is reflected in our mission, strategic directions, staff values, initiatives, and scholarly activity. To support our goals for staff recruitment, retention, and development, Yale Library invites applications from candidates whose philosophies align with these commitments and who have demonstrated success with supporting diversity and inclusion through their work, service, research, and / or teaching.

The position will be assigned a rank of Librarian 1 or 2 based on a combination of professional experience and qualifications.

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Essential Duties

Principal Responsibilities : 1. Collaborates on projects with colleagues on the Academic Research and Education Team who support students and faculty at the Yale Schools of Medicine Public Health, and Nursing, colleagues from the Clinical Research and Education Team who support the patient care, research and education needs of clinicians at Yale New Haven Hospital, and colleagues from the Technology and Innovation Team who provide data, informatics, web, and technical support across the medical campus.

2. Provides reference, information, citation management, research, and consultation services for students and researchers throughout the research life cycle.

3. Participates in the medical library's general instruction program and prepares and presents a range of classes on various topics, which could include biomedical databases and platforms, open science and other scholarly publication trends, citation management tools, biomedical research strategies, enhancing research impact, and citation analysis.

Classes may be held in the library or other campus locations and / or online.4. Works on projects related to scholarly communication, open access, and publishing.

Helps promote new publishing models to diverse user groups.5. Creates and maintains online guides and other research support tools for emerging areas of interest.

6. Participates in departmental, library, and system-wide planning, and engages in campus, regional and national professional organizations, and collaborative activities.

7. May serve as a project manager for short-term projects.8. Serves on departmental committees.9. Demonstrates professional development and service through publication and / or active membership in professional organizations.

10. May be required to assist in disaster recovery efforts.11. May perform other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

Required Education and Experience : 1. Master’s degree from an ALA accredited library school. In selected instances, a graduate degree in a related discipline may be substituted for a master’s degree in library science.

2. Experience working collegially, collaboratively and independently with varied groups with and across a complex organization, and a rapidly changing team environment.

Required Skill / Ability 1 :

Excellent interpersonal, analytical and communications skills, including the ability to actively listen, understand and articulate user needs.

Required Skill / Ability 2 :

Commitment to providing excellent customer service standards and a passion for teaching.

Required Skill / Ability 3 :

Demonstrated ability to prioritize, multi-task and meet deadlines, and to conceptualize and conceive new solutions to problems with creativity and flexibility.

Required Skill / Ability 4 :

Ability to work both independently or collaboratively in a team environment, and to effectively build partnerships and promote the benefits of change in an academic culture that often values ambiguity, diversity of opinion and historic precedent.

Required Skill / Ability 5 :

Ability to design and implement effective programs, projects and services and bring them to fruition or conclusion promptly to achieve library objectives.

Preferred Education, Experience and Skills :

1. Experience in a health sciences library or health care setting or transferable experience with information retrieval and management.

2. Understanding of issues in open science.

3. Experience supporting DEI initiatives in a library or other settings.

Required Licenses or Certifications

Required License(s) or Certification(s) :

Drug Screen

Health Screening

Background Check Requirements

All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements.

All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.

COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement

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Posting Disclaimer

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the particular position.

Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring departments.

EEO Statement :

University policy is committed to affirmative action under law in employment of women, minority group members, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.

Additionally, in accordance with Yale’s Policy Against Discrimination and Harassment, and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment against any individual on account of that individual’s sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, disability, status as a special disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era or other covered veteran.