[Mla-cds] Associate Director for Liaison, Education and Interdisciplinary Services

[Katherine V. Chew]

I was asked to post this -- please forward to 
anyone you think might be interested.

Katherine Chew
Associate Director for Research, Collections and Access Services
Health Sciences Libraries


The University of Minnesota Libraries seek 
leadership for the newly created position of 
Associate Director for Liaison, Education and 
Interdisciplinary Services at the Health Sciences 
Libraries 
(<http://biomed.lib.umn.edu/>http://biomed.lib.umn.edu/). 
The Health Sciences Libraries (HSL) includes the 
Bio-Medical Library and the Wangensteen 
Historical Library of Biology and Medicine on the 
Minneapolis campus, and the Veterinary Medical 
Library on the St. Paul campus. HSL is part of 
the University Libraries system, benefitting from 
and contributing to significant technology 
infrastructure, shared collections, and 
collaborative relationships with other Library 
divisions.  Primary clients for the Health 
Sciences Libraries are the faculty, students and 
staff in the six professional schools and allied 
centers of the University of Minnesota Academic 
Health Center (AHC) 
(<http://www.ahc.umn.edu/>http://www.ahc.umn.edu/) 
and its affiliated teaching sites, with growing 
attention to consumer health and outreach throughout the state.

The Associate Director for Liaison, Education and 
Interdisciplinary Services reports to the 
Director of Health Sciences Libraries and serves 
as a member of the senior management team.  He or 
she is responsible for envisioning, developing, 
implementing and evaluating HSL services and 
tools that focus on serving constituents in their 
environment both in person and virtually, 
integrated into their teaching, clinical and 
research endeavors as a strategic asset.  He or 
she directly supervises and mentors 5 FTE 
librarians and 1 FTE paraprofessional, and 
coordinates with 3 additional librarians in other 
HSL divisions for liaison, education and 
interdisciplinary collaboration roles.

Core roles and responsibilities include:

Liaison Services
·         Work with liaison librarians to develop 
ways to create new opportunities and strengthen 
relationships with users. The liaison librarian 
is a primary conduit of communication between the 
HSL and AHC faculty, students and staff through 
the application of subject and domain knowledge 
and development of strong and strategic connections in the AHC environment.

Education Services
·         Provide leadership for the HSL’s 
instruction programs including setting the 
framework for developing, deploying and 
evaluating library instruction both in person and 
virtually, and working with faculty to integrate 
information literacy skills across the health professional education continuum.
·         Support and expand the HSL’s outreach 
efforts and capabilities, with a focus on both 
AHC community preceptors around the state, and on 
consumers though projects such as My Health Minnesota Go Local.

Interdisciplinary Services
·         Serve as library liaison to newly 
emerging entities in the AHC that focus on a 
commitment to interprofessional teaching, 
scholarship and practice such as the Center for 
Interprofessional Education and the Institute for 
Health Informatics, and ensure library participation in those initiatives.
·         Help shape the University Libraries’ 
response to the campus definition and enhancement 
of research infrastructure and interdisciplinary 
programs, including the E-Science landscape. 
Ensure that HSL librarians have opportunities 
(and skills) to participate in collaborative research with AHC partners.

Qualifications:
Required:
·         Masters degree from an American Library 
Association accredited library school or 
equivalent combination of advanced degree and relevant experience.
·         Minimum of five years of professional 
experience in an academic or clinical health 
sciences library (or similar environment) with a 
record of increasing responsibility.
·         Demonstrated experience and success in 
supervisory and mentoring roles.
·         Demonstrated expertise in program 
development and evaluation, and project management.
·         Experience in the design and 
integration of new technologies into health sciences curricula.
·         Excellent communication, teaching, 
presentation and interpersonal skills.
·         Ability to work collaboratively with 
colleagues and library users in a 
service-oriented, research intensive environment.
·         Demonstrated creativity, initiative and 
self-direction, and an ability to respond 
effectively to changing needs and priorities.

Preferred:
·         Advanced degree in relevant science 
discipline and/or educational technology.
·         Knowledge of academic health science 
center operations and emerging trends.
·         Experience with grant development and management.
·         Demonstrated knowledge of health 
science research and publication trends.
·         A personal record of research, 
scholarship and professional engagement.
·         Membership in the Academy of Health Information Professionals.

Salary and Benefits:
This is a full-time, 12-month, 
continuous-appointment track, 
academic/professional position at the 
Assistant/Associate Librarian level. The 
Libraries offer a competitive salary commensurate 
with experience. Excellent benefits and substantial moving allowance.

Application Instructions:
The position is available immediately; review 
will continue until the position is filled. 
Submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, 
and the names, addresses, telephone numbers and 
e-mail addresses of three current professional references at

<https://employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=68800>https://employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=68800 


The University of Minnesota is an Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer


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