Medical & Biomedicine Librarian - Grainger Engineering Library Information Center (GELIC)

Description

Medical & Biomedicine Librarian

Tenure-System Faculty Position

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Position Available:  This position is available as soon as possible and may be eligible for a hybrid work schedule. For more information, consult the Library’s Guidelines and Workflows. This is a 100%-time, permanent, twelve-month faculty position in the University Library.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Statement: The University Library of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign values diversity of thought, perspective, experience, and people, and is actively committed to a culture of inclusion and respect. We are dedicated to the practices of social justice, diversity, and equality, and we strive to overcome historical and divisive biases in our society and embrace diverse points of view as assets to the fabric of our community. All positions will be called on to contribute to building this environment in the Library and throughout the campus community, and we encourage candidates who share these values to apply. Additional information can be found on the Library’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility (DEIA) webpage: https://www.library.illinois.edu/geninfo/deia/ .

Position Summary: The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Library is seeking an entrepreneurial, collaborative, innovative, self-starting and intellectually curious individual to serve as the Medical & Biomedicine Librarian. Early career librarians are welcome to apply. This position liaises with the Carle Illinois College of Medicine and Grainger College of Engineering Bioengineering departments. Reporting to the Head of Grainger Engineering Library Information Center (GELIC), the position will work in collaboration with the Bioengineering and Engineering Medical Innovation Librarian to advance services, initiatives, and partnerships as determined by the UIUC University Library and GELIC strategic goals. A detailed description of the position is listed below. 

The Medical and Biomedicine Librarian will engage with faculty, staff, researchers, and students affiliated with Carle Illinois College of Medicine through instruction, reference and research consultations, systematic reviews and evidence synthesis, scholarly communication, and data management. This position may include other responsibilities including collection management or translational research, based upon the skills and interests of the incumbent. The Medical and Biomedicine Librarian will conduct research and publication to extend the library and information science body of knowledge. 

Responsibilities

      Build relationships with the faculty, staff, and medical students of the Carle Illinois College of Medicine and Grainger College of Engineering to customize curricular innovations that support student success through experiential learning and partner with faculty on research projects and proposals.

      Develop services and outreach to Carle Illinois College of Medicine based upon relationships and needs assessments that meet articulated and unstated needs of the stakeholders, identify trends and changes in that discipline, and innovate new services, outreach, and instruction to improve research, clinical, and educational outcomes. 

      Provide instruction based upon pedagogical best practices and innovations that reflect the needs of the profession, including instruction supporting information literacy and evidence-based medicine that promote clinical care.

      Consult with stakeholders to improve research through the implementation of best practices through evidence-based research and other innovative research services. 

      Participate in initiatives of the Grainger Engineering Library Information Center.

      Maintain an active research pipeline that advances the discipline of library and information science. 

      Participate in service to the profession via both internal and external opportunities. 

      Contribute to the national and international reputation of the University Library through professional research, service and collaboration with national colleagues, organizations, and consortia. 

Appointment Information

Environment:  The University of Illinois is a predominantly residential university. Therefore, it is understood that most employees, including both academic and classified personnel, will maintain an onsite presence to effectively meet institutional and operational needs. The University of Illinois

at Urbana-Champaign Library is a leader in the delivery of user services, and active programs in information, instructional, access, and scholarly services that help the Library to maintain its place at the intellectual heart of the campus. The Library also holds one of the preeminent research collections in the world, encompassing more than 13 million volumes and a total of more than 23 million items. The Library is committed to maintaining the strongest collections and service programs possible, and to engaging in research, development, and scholarly practice - all of which support the University's missions of teaching, research, and public engagement. The Library employs approximately 90 faculty members, and more than 300 academic professionals, staff, and graduate assistants. For more information, see: http://www.library.illinois.edu/.

The Physical Sciences and Engineering Division of the University Library is currently home (division-wide) to 8 faculty librarians (including this position), 12 staff, and 4.25 FTE graduate assistants from the School of Information Sciences. Served by the Grainger Engineering Library Information Center and the other PSED Libraries, the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois is home to more than 9,000 undergraduates, 3,400 graduates and 430 faculty involved in more than 2,000 research projects totaling $239 million in research expenditures for FY 2017. The University ranked 7th among U.S. universities (and top in the Big Ten) in number of undergraduate and graduate alumni hired in 2016 by the 25 largest Silicon Valley employers. More about the Grainger College of Engineering is available at https://engineering.illinois.edu.

The campus in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois includes Carle Foundation Hospital, the Cancer Center of Illinois (the largest basic-science focused cancer center in the United States), the Carle Cancer Institute, and the Carle Illinois College of Medicine - the world’s first engineering based medical school under the leadership of Dean Mark Cohen MD, FSSO, FACS, a practicing surgical oncologist and endocrine surgeon. The Carle Illinois College of Medicine integrates engineering design and innovation throughout medical education, training physician-innovators who are uniquely prepared to revolutionize medicine through exceptional clinical skills and scalable ground-breaking solutions to complex health problems. 

Salary and Rank: The budgeted salary range for this open-rank faculty position is $65,000 to $90,000 and is commensurate with credentials and experience. The University of Illinois Library is committed to competitive salaries and attending to equity in compensation within the organization.

Librarians have faculty rank, and must demonstrate excellence in librarianship, research, and university/professional/community service in order to meet university standards for tenure and promotion. Library faculty have an obligation to remain professionally informed, to pursue the discovery of new knowledge related to their field of expertise, to disseminate the results of their scholarly work, and to seek opportunities for service to the Library, campus, state, nation and profession. Library faculty are governed by University statements on review and promotion found in Article IX of the Statutes, and in Provost’s Communication No. 9 https://provost.illinois.edu/policies/provosts-communications/communication-9-promotion-and-tenure/ and Provost’s Communication No. 13 https://provost.illinois.edu/policies/provosts-communications/communication-13-review-of-faculty-in-year-three-of-the-probationary-period/. For more information on library tenure and promotion, see https://www.library.illinois.edu/staff/committee/promotion-and-tenure-advisory-committee

Terms of Appointment: Twelve-month appointment; 24 annual vacation days; 11 annual paid holidays; 12 annual sick-leave days (cumulative), plus an additional 13 sick-leave days (non-cumulative) available, if needed, each year; health insurance requiring a small co-payment is provided to employee (with the option to purchase coverage for spouse and dependents); required participation in State Universities Retirement System (SURS) (8% of annual salary is withheld and is refundable upon termination), with several options for participation in additional retirement plans; newly-hired employees are covered by the Medicare portion of Social Security and are subject to its deduction. 

Campus and Community: The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a comprehensive and major public land-grant university (Doctoral/Research University-Extensive) that is ranked among the best in the world. Chartered in 1867, it provides undergraduate and graduate education in more than 150 fields of study, conducts theoretical and applied research, and provides public service to the state and the nation. It employs 2,765 faculty members who serve more than 33,000 undergraduates and 15,000 graduate and professional students. More information about the campus is available at www.illinois.edu.

The University is located in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana, which have a combined population of 207,000 and are situated about 140 miles south of Chicago, 125 miles west of Indianapolis, and 180 northeast of St. Louis. The University and its surrounding communities offer a cultural and recreational environment ideally suited to the work of a major research institution. For more information about the community, visit: https://illinois.edu or https://www.champaigncounty.org.

Application Procedures & Deadline Information: Apply for this position using the Apply Now button at the top or bottom of this posting. To ensure full consideration, all required application materials must be received by 6:00pm (CST) on November 8, 2024. Please create your candidate profile, upload a cover letter, your curriculum vitae, and the names and email addresses of four professional references by the close date. Applications not submitted through https://jobs.illinois.edu will not be considered.

For questions about these positions, please contact Aneitre Johnson at [email protected]  or 217-265-0244. For questions regarding the application process, please contact 217-333-2137.

 
The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, COVID-19 vaccination requirement, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.

Applicants with disabilities are encouraged to apply and may request a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (2008) to complete the application and/or interview process. Requests may be submitted through the reasonable accommodations portal, or by contacting the Accessibility & Accommodations Division of the Office for Access and Equity at 217-333-0885, or by emailing [email protected] .

Requirements

Qualifications

Required:

      ALA accredited Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science or PhD in a life science or engineering discipline. 

      Demonstrated experience creating and providing instruction for the health or medical disciplines.

      Demonstrated experience collaborating with diverse groups and populations.

      Evidence of the ability to conduct scholarly research and work to meet the requirements for promotion and tenure.

      Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly in person and in writing.

      Demonstrated ability to exercise independent judgment and participate in collaborative endeavors.

      Demonstrated experience providing reference or research support services, including patrons from an academic or clinical library setting.

      Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and to work collaboratively and effectively with others in a team environment.

      Demonstrated ability to learn information resources from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds. 

Preferred: 

      Experience supporting systematic reviews and evidence synthesis. 

      Experience in the foundational concepts and services of research data management. 

      Experience in collection development. 

      Demonstrated knowledge or experience in evidence-based practice.

      Demonstrated knowledge or experience supporting medical education and curriculum.

      Demonstrated knowledge or experience supporting medical practice.

      Demonstrated knowledge or experience supporting medical researchers.

      Demonstrated experience articulating the value of information science to a variety of disciplinary faculty.