Summary
The Research & Instruction Librarian (day) provides
instruction, research support, and reference services for
Midwestern University students, faculty, and staff, and pursues
opportunities to expand library participation across the Glendale,
Arizona campus. The position reports to the Academic Services
Manager. Full time hours are Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM,
with flexibility to shift schedule to meet teaching, committee, and
other user needs.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Teach classes to support the teaching curriculum including, but
not limited to, course integrated library resources introduction,
research skills, and information literacy instruction
• Cultivate collaborative relationships with teaching faculty to
facilitate enhanced student learning
• Consistently engage in campus-wide opportunities to promote
library services
• Provide research support for faculty and students
• Collaborate as part of team of librarians to take advantage of
technologies to support and expand library services
• Provide research (reference) help in person at the service desk
as scheduled, as well as by phone, appointment and email
• Participate in maintenance of library resource guides on
library website
• Maintain awareness of current trends in health and life
sciences information resources, teaching and learning pedagogy, and
relevant best practices
• Other duties may be assigned
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to
perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed
below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability
required. Must be able to work in a constant state of alertness and
safe manner and have regular, predictable, in-person attendance.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
Master's degree in Library/Information Sciences from an
ALA-accredited institution. A minimum of 1 year experience
providing reference in the health sciences. Experience providing
library instruction in both formal and informal settings.
Experience working in a team and customer service oriented
environment. Excellent written and verbal communication
skills.
Computer Skills
Computer proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), health
science online resources, and experience with citation management
programs.
Language Skills
High skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general
business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures
or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business
correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively
present information to top management, and boards of
directors.
Reasoning Ability
High skills: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a
variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited
standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of
instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule
form.
Mathematical Ability
Basic skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide all
units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and
decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to
interpret bar graphs.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those
that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is
occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee is
regularly required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
The employee is frequently required to sit, use hands to handle or
feel, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. The employee must
frequently lift and /or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift
and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by
this job include close vision.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are
representative of those an employee encounters while performing the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is
usually quiet.
Midwestern University is a private, not-for-profit organization
that provides graduate and post-graduate education in the health
sciences. The University has two campuses, one in Downers Grove,
Illinois and the other in Glendale, Arizona. More than 6,000
full-time students are enrolled in graduate programs in osteopathic
medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, physician assistant studies,
physical therapy, occupational therapy, nurse anesthesia,
cardiovascular perfusion, podiatry, optometry, clinical psychology,
speech language pathology, biomedical sciences and veterinary
medicine. Over 500 full-time faculty membe
Location: Glendale, AZ
Posted: Aug. 28, 2024, 12:03 a.m.
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