Rank: Librarian II
Reports to: Head, Reference Services
Schedule: Full-Time, 40 hours per week, variable hours
Salary, Benefits, and Union Contract: See full job description
Closing Date: Monday, March 25, 2024
Excellence, teamwork, leadership, innovation, and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion - these values define UConn Health, and we seek team members who share these principles. The UConn Health Sciences Library presents an exciting opportunity for a full-time Data Librarian to join our team. This is a new position in the Reference Services Department, and the individual in this role will report to the Department Head. They will provide guidance, consultation, and instruction to UConn Health's research community for their expanding data management and sharing needs. The Data Librarian will champion research reproducibility and best practices by collaborating with researchers on their data management, sharing, preservation, publishing, and related workflows. This position will work closely with colleagues in Reference Services and across the Health Sciences Library to provide and expand the library's Research Data Services. In addition to these duties, they will also offer general reference services, including performing literature searches, answering reference questions, and providing one-on-one consultations.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: See full position posting
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Knowledge, Skill, and Ability: Demonstrated experience providing consultations and instruction. Demonstrated knowledge of the research data lifecycle, data stewardship practices, and open science. Knowledge of data management and curation technologies, preservation principles and best practices, funder data management requirements, data services need across the research l lifecycle, and research data management issues and trends. Demonstrated experience providing reference services and literature searches using specialized databases, evidence-based resources, and reference materials in the health sciences. Demonstrated public service skills and a strong commitment to customer service. Evidence of reliable, effective, and professional interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively with an open approach to problem-solving and recommending, implementing, and supporting solutions. Some supervisory ability.
General Experience: A Master's Degree in Library 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: Minimum of two years of professional related experience. Demonstrated knowledge of metadata schema, authority control, and relevant descriptive standards. Knowledge of or experience with generalist data repositories. Demonstrated involvement in professional development. Experience in developing online instructional modules or tutorials.
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.
APPLY: View the full position posting and apply HERE by March 25, 2024.
