Company Overview
The mission of Long Island University is to provide access and excellence in private higher education to people from all backgrounds, who seek to expand their knowledge and prepare themselves for meaningful, educated lives, and for service to their communities and the world. In its ninth decade of providing access to the American dream through excellence in higher education, LIU is a multicampus, diverse, doctoral institution of higher learning. One of the largest and most comprehensive private universities in the country, the University offers almost 400 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs and certificates, and educates over 16,000 students in degree-credit and continuing education programs. Academic units include LIU Pharmacy (Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences), which prepares students for successful careers in the fields of pharmacy and health care; LIU Global, which provides a wide range of study abroad options at overseas centers in China, Costa Rica and India, and through programs in Australia, Ecuador, Peru, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey; and LIU Online, which harnesses the latest technology to offer online and blended programs. LIU’s 800 full-time faculty members provide outstanding instruction, which is supplemented by internships and cooperative education opportunities. The accomplishments of more than 200,000 living alumni are a testament to the success of its mission – providing the highest level of education to people from all walks of life. The institution also provides enrichment for students and the community through the world-class arts programming at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts at LIU Post, NCAA Division I and II athletic teams and the nationally renowned George Polk Awards in journalism.
Basic Function And Scope Of Responsibilities
The Brooklyn Campus Library at Long Island University seeks an enthusiastic, user-oriented individual to support students and faculty through reference services and consultations, curriculum-integrated library instruction, and collection development activities. The successful candidate for the Health Sciences Librarian position will have experience with general and specialized information resources to support the teaching, learning and research activities of the faculty and students of the health professions, as well as of the campus and university. This is a tenure-track faculty position that requires academic librarianship, research, publication, and service to the university and the profession. Long Island University is currently classified as an R2 research university (Doctoral University-High Research Activity) in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
Principal Responsibilities
- Provide online and in person reference services, including research consultations
- Participate in the design, implementation, and assessment of information literacy instruction with a focus on health sciences students
- Collaborate with library and teaching faculty to incorporate information literacy development into the curriculum
- Excellent teaching skills with the use of technology in the classroom, one-on-one or in small groups
- Participate in collection development and related holdings management tasks
- Serve as liaison to academic departments in the School of Health Professions, the School of Nursing, and the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Demonstrate a solid and continuous record of scholarship
- Provide service to departmental, campus and university committees
- Additional duties as assigned
Qualifications Required
- Master’s degree in library science from an ALA-accredited institution or an ALA-recognized equivalent
- Second subject master’s degree or at least 30 additional graduate credits
- Two years of reference and teaching experience in an academic or medical library
- Familiarity with library resources in various disciplines, including health sciences and sciences
- Scholarly publications and activities
- Familiarity with emerging trends in the profession and in higher education
- Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills
- Experience serving a highly diverse user community
- Excellent professional qualities such as team spirit, adaptability, flexibility, problem-solving, multitasking, and project management Preferred
- A second master’s degree, preferably in health sciences, science, or a related subject, is highly desirable
- Experience working in a diverse and fast-paced academic environment
- Experience providing research support or training via classroom instruction, workshops, consultations, or other modalities
- Experienced professional that is resourceful and adaptive
- Experience as a library liaison to academic and/or other campus departments
- Academic publication or other demonstrated scholarship
- Knowledge of trends and developments in academic libraries, including the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education As the intellectual center of each campus, the LIU Libraries prepare LIU students for academic success, lifelong learning, and being responsible global citizens. The LIU Libraries are committed to supporting the mission of the University, and to learning and inquiry, as well as the creation of new knowledge and its dissemination.
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