Reports to: Head, User Services
Full-Time
Position Description Summary: Excellence, Teamwork, Leadership,
Creativity, and Innovation. These are the values that define UConn
Health, and we are looking for team members who share these same values.
Our health sciences library has an exciting opportunity for a full-time
Outreach Librarian to join our team. The Outreach Librarian is a new
position created to promote the Library’s services by developing
innovative marketing programs with the goal of maximizing awareness and
utilization of the Library’s resources and services. This position also
provides consumer health reference services to members of the
Connecticut public as well as UConn Health students, staff, and faculty.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Works under the general supervision of the Head of User Services.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED: May lead/supervise lower rank library staff members as assigned.
COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS OFFERED: Industry-leading health insurance
options and affordability. Generous vacation and sick-time plans.
Multi-channel retirement options (pension and match options). Tuition
waiver and reimbursement for employees and qualified family members.
Quick commute access from I-84, Rte 9 and surrounding areas. State of
the art facility and campus environments. Progressive leadership and
educational development programs available.
Schedule: 40 hrs per week, Variable hours
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: Lead Library Outreach Committee. Plan and execute
library awareness campaigns, programs, exhibits, and special events with
the goal of maximizing awareness and utilization of the Library’s
resources and services. Promote Library programs and services using
traditional, electronic, and social media vehicles, as well as targeted
outreach initiatives and activities. Lead the development and
dissemination of outreach materials and initiatives. On a rotational
basis, staff the virtual reference desk. Responds to consumer health
reference requests, from quick-turnaround inquiries to complex
questions. Use all available resources, including electronic databases,
webpages like MedlinePLus.gov, and grey literature, to respond to
reference requests. Build and maintain a library of consumer health
literature including books, pamphlets, electronic resources, and
electronic subject guides. Provide training on the access and use of
consumer health resources. Duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS: Demonstrated ability to formulate complex search
strategies; to search and locate information from various sources;
summarize and synthesize findings, and place findings in context
appropriate for original requester. Experience with consumer health
databases and websites such as MedlinePlus and NORD (National
Organization of Rare Diseases). Strong communications skills, including
effective writing skills and a demonstrated ability to communicate well
across levels and function. Some supervisory ability.
EXPERIENCE
AND TRAINING: General Experience: A Master's Degree in Library and
Information Science from a school accredited by the American Library
Association, plus one (1) year of post graduate degree employment in a
relevant area of professional library work. A minimum of one (1) year of
experience must have been at a level equivalent to Librarian 1.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Experience working in an academic medical
library. Experience with marketing and design software. 2-3 years of
full-time experience as a professional librarian (including recent
experience in outreach and consumer health).
Full Time Equivalent Minimum Salary: $74,090.00
Why UConn Health: UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic
medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all
three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A
commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance
to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut
schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong
foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality
clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades.
In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more
research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care,
and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the
practitioners of tomorrow.
UConn Health is an affirmative action employer, in addition to an EEO and M/F/V/PWD/PV employer.
Please see the full job posting and apply HERE.
