This is a full-time, non-tenure track faculty position at a rank of Librarian I or II. This position reports to the Head of Liaison and Outreach Services.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The successful candidate:- Cultivates and sustains vital connections between the School of Pharmacy and the Library.
- Delivers expert research consultations to faculty and students, emphasizing targeted searching skills, quality evidence-based research, and critical appraisal of varied resources, including clinical resources.
- Works with pharmacy faculty to conduct systematic reviews; assesses the research impact of scholarly output to inform and support promotion, tenure, and grant applications.
- Advises faculty and students regarding scholarly communication; disseminates University research findings to the community in translational research projects.
- Builds collaborative relationships with pharmacy students and faculty and advocates for their particular research, learning, and information management needs.
- Creates and leads dynamic instructional programming to support students’ professional competency requirements in information technologies, informatics, critical appraisal, and evidence-based practice.
- Discovers and implements innovative technologies, including social media, to advance teaching and learning, communication, collaboration, and information management.
- Designs and delivers research and information management workshops to individuals and groups, both in person and virtually.
- Advances learning opportunities for distance students, develops tools for online learning, and counsels users regarding copyright compliance for virtual learning.
- Engages faculty, staff, and students in sustainable outreach projects with a health information or health literacy component; collaborates with the Library’s Outreach Librarian on state-wide projects; and participates in grant-funded collaborations with the School of Pharmacy.
- Collaborates on accreditation processes involving self-studies and site visits.
- Participates actively in School of Pharmacy committees, Library committees, University committees, and related professional organizations.
- Enriches the fields of pharmacy education and informatics through relevant, progressive scholarship; information sharing; and meaningful networking.
- Continuously evaluates new research, program development, and curricular trends within the fields of pharmacy and academic health sciences librarianship.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
- ALA-accredited MLS degree
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a strong customer-service orientation
- Expert searching skills in health sciences databases
- Demonstrated ability to deliver quality instruction
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Demonstrated knowledge of library technology and social media
- Ability to travel regionally and long-distance on occasion
PREFERRED:
- An undergraduate degree or comparable background in pharmacy or a related field
- Public service experience in an academic or health sciences library environment
- Experience providing instruction to a range of audiences, including faculty, students, and clinicians
- Experience developing and delivering in-person and online courses
- Evidence of professional and scholarly activities
APPLICATIONS:
Interested, qualified candidates may email, fax or mail
cover letter; CV/resume; 3 references including names, addresses, and phone
numbers to: rgleiberman@hshsl.umaryland.edu
or fax to 410-706-3101. Visit our
website at http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/ or call 410-706-6747 for more
information. For best consideration
submit applications by August 30, 2013.
Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.
The University of Maryland is an AA/EOE/ADA Employer. The University supports diversity initiatives
and encourages minorities to apply.
SALARY RANGE: $45,000 to $52,000 commensurate with
experience
BENEFITS: Generous benefits include choice of retirement,
medical, and dental plans; 22 days of annual leave; 15 days of sick leave; 3
personal days and 14 holidays. Regular employees, as well as their spouses and
dependent children, may receive tuition remission for most programs at many
campuses of the University System of Maryland.
ENVIRONMENT:
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) campus is located
in downtown Baltimore, blocks from Orioles Park at Camden Yards, Raven's
Stadium, and the Inner Harbor, a recreational waterfront destination.
Forty-five miles north of Washington DC, Baltimore City and the surrounding
metropolitan area are noted for high quality-of-life indicators offering
historic parks, great neighborhoods, and world-famous art collections, museums,
theaters, and symphony orchestras. The city has easy access to public
transportation systems, superior health care systems, and renowned university
and educational resources.
The HS/HSL is the second largest medical school library on
the East Coast, providing access to over 374,000 bound volumes, 8400 unique
electronic and print periodicals, 96 databases and an array of progressive services,
products and programs. Sixty-five FTEs and 25 faculty librarians staff the
library. Our attractive facility, which opened in 1998, provides over 900
seats, 40 group study rooms, 130 individual study carrels, 60 public-access
computers, wireless Internet access, 3 computer classrooms, a presentation and
production studio, an art gallery, and multiple meeting spaces.
The Library supports the 6300 students, and over 7500
faculty and staff members on UMB's 60-acre research and technology complex
consisting of 58 buildings including the University of Maryland BioPark, the
University of Maryland Medical Center, and the VA Hospital. UMB's professional
and graduate schools comprise a dental school, graduate school, and schools of
law, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, public health and social work. More details
about the UMB can be found at http://www.umaryland.edu/
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