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Health Sciences Librarian
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A reasonable estimate for this position is $61,920 -$87,552.
Health Sciences Librarian
Library of the University of California, Davis
Overview of Position
The Library of the University of California, Davis, seeks a creative, versatile, and enterprising librarian to work closely with health sciences professional students, residents and fellows, clinical and teaching faculty and staff, and institutional stakeholders in a diverse, fast-paced academic health sciences environment. Reporting to the Head of the Blaisdell Medical Library, the successful candidate will be responsible for partnering to improve the discovery and use of biomedical and health information, especially regarding clinical health care and translational research. In partnership with multiple stakeholders, the Health Sciences Librarian provides biomedical research and instructional services to the clinical and academic communities of the University of California, Davis. This position will work closely with the clinical programs and practices of the institution and is responsible for leading outreach and training to increase the value of library services to this community. The successful candidate must be able to independently and collaboratively plan, design, and collaborate on services for all the areas of import for the health sciences campus (research, education, clinical care) while also aligning such services with the University Library's mission, vision, and strategic priorities.
UC Davis, UC Davis Health, and UC Davis Library
The University of California, Davis, is a global community of individuals united to better humanity and our natural world while seeking solutions to some of our most pressing challenges. Located near Sacramento, California's capital, UC Davis has more than 39,000 students, the full-time equivalent of 4,100 faculty and other academics and researchers, and 17,400 other personnel. The university's annual sponsored research budget of over $960 million includes a major academic health system and over two dozen specialized research centers. Recognized as one of the top 10 public universities in the US and the number one university in the world for agricultural research and veterinary medicine, UC Davis offers interdisciplinary graduate study and more than 100 undergraduate majors in four colleges - Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Biological Sciences, Engineering, and Letters and Science. It also houses six professional schools - Education, Law, Management, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, and Nursing. The university is ranked among the top institutions in the country in contributing to the public good (e.g., recruiting and graduating low-income students), LGBTQ inclusivity, and serving first-generation and Hispanic students. In addition to the main campus in Davis and the medical center in Sacramento, UC Davis has research facilities in Bodega Bay and Tahoe and faculty in every county of the state through its agricultural extension program.
UC Davis is a top-tier public university, ranked 5th nationally by the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education, 9th in the QS USA University rankings, and 10th nationally by US News and World Report among U.S. public universities overall and for research funding. It is also ranked #1 in the diversity and internationalization category in the QS USA University rankings. The US News and World Report rankings also highlight UC Davis as 16th among “top performers on social mobility,” which is determined by the outcomes of Pell Grant recipients and other stats. Check out more ranking information on our “About Us” webpage.
UC Davis Health is a significant driver of economic prosperity in the Sacramento region and Northern California. UC Davis Health harnesses the power of an entire university's nationally-ranked resources and research to tackle the most pressing healthcare issues facing the world today. UC Davis Health's clinicians and researchers include partners working in the nation's best School of Veterinary Medicine, the nation's best School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, one of the nation's best Colleges of Biological Sciences, and one of the nation's best Colleges of Engineering - all from within one of the top five “Best Public Universities” in the entire United States. Providing the region's only academic health center, UC Davis Health is focused on discovering and sharing knowledge and providing the highest quality of care. UC Davis Health is a hub of innovation that encompasses UC Davis Medical Center, UC Davis School of Medicine, The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, UC Davis Medical Group, a Clinical & Translational Sciences Center, and multiple other centers and institutes.
The UC Davis Library is ranked among North America's top academic research libraries. It belongs to the Association of Research Libraries and other organizations that position it to collaborate with other leading organizations. The Library is building a team of intensely collaborative, forward-thinking colleagues dedicated to providing excellent services to our students, researchers, faculty, clinicians, and community members in a rapidly evolving information environment.
The successful candidate will be familiar with evidence-based practice, evidence syntheses, information fluency concepts (including data fluency), pedagogy, and teaching best practices. They will also be committed to problem-solving in collaborative and significant ways for the UC Davis Library and its users and willing to continually learn and iterate in accord with continuous quality improvement.
Our Commitment to Inclusive Excellence
As one of the country's leading R1 institutions, UC Davis seeks candidates with a strong record of research and/or teaching and inclusive excellence. In addition, the successful candidate will demonstrate an understanding of the barriers preventing full participation of members from historically underrepresented and marginalized communities in higher education, such as (but not limited to) women, underrepresented minorities, individuals self-identifying as LGBTQIA+, veterans, individuals with disabilities, economically disadvantaged groups, first-generation, undocumented students, or students with any intersections in between.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values of the University of California, Davis that are embedded within our Principles of Community and are tied with how to best serve our community. Please review the full Job Posting to learn about the initiatives that keep UC Davis an inclusive and safe campus for our incredibly diverse students, staff, academic appointees, and faculty.
Position Responsibilities
Under the general supervision of the Head of the Blaisdell Medical Library, the incumbent will:
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