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Stony Brook University: Provost Office: Library

Salary Range or Pay Grade

$80,000 - $88,530

Description

Required Qualifications:

+ Relevant Master’s or advanced degree (foreign equivalent or higher) with a combination of education and experience commensurate with the requirements of this position.

+ At least one year of experience working in a health sciences or academic library environment or providing information services to clinicians.

+ Demonstrated proficiency with emerging learning and research technologies, as well as information retrieval.

+ Experience designing and delivering instruction in a group setting.

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Additional degree(s) in a field relevant to health sciences, including STEM and education.

+ Record of professional activities, including scholarly activities, presentations, or engagement in professional organizations to achieve tenure requirements.

+ Experience conducting systematic reviews or other evidence synthesis projects.

+ Experience with collection development and evaluation of information resources.

+ Interest in leveraging emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI).

Qualifications

It's rare for anyone to fulfill every criterion perfectly; we strongly encourage you to apply if your experience and skills align well with the qualifications mentioned.

Responsibilities & Requirements:

Reporting to the Director of the Health Sciences Library, the Health Sciences Librarian will contribute to the University Libraries’ suite of services, including instruction, research support services, collection development, and other liaison and outreach responsibilities. The position will work closely with the Renaissance School of Medicine to deliver research support and instruction, but will also be part of a team that supports the five health sciences schools, various clinical departments, and medical research centers.

Responsibilities Include:

+ Work closely with faculty to establish library programs, services, and activities that meet instructional, research, and clinical needs of the assigned liaison area as well as other clinical areas.

+ Design and teach curriculum-integrated instruction sessions in a variety of formats to meet the needs of diverse user groups. This may include the creation of asynchronous learning tools/objects.

+ Collaborate with fellow team members to develop and offer innovative research services, including systematic reviews.

+ Understand and respond to the information needs of faculty and researchers based on current and emerging trends in scientific practice.

+ Develop and host workshops and programs on various topics appealing to a wide range of library constituents.

+ Collaborate on collection development/management and evaluate new resources and information platforms.

+ Engage in research, scholarship, teaching, and service requirements for promotion and tenure.

+ Represent the library locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally.

Application Instructions

About the Libraries

The University Libraries are an essential partner in Stony Brook University’s mission of global leadership in research, discovery, and learning, positioning ourselves as the hub of collaboration, digital innovation, open scholarship, and creativity. We provide the best possible access to a wide range of resources in multiple formats and world-renowned special collections and actively contribute to student success and faculty productivity through teaching and research services in alignment with the University’s strategic priorities. Our strategic vision is to embrace innovation and AI as key components in achieving our goals. As the largest academic research library on Long Island, the Libraries serve as a vital resource for regional and global communities.The Libraries’ strategic plan can be found here:

https://guides.library.stonybrook.edu/c.php?g=1314005&p=10274908

The University Libraries play a key role in advancing the University’s commitment to furthering diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in our spaces, collections, services, and outreach. We have a strong commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility values in our hiring, training, and daily work practices where differences are acknowledged, respected, and celebrated. We welcome candidates who genuinely embrace the empathy, courage, self-reflection, and intentionality of a diverse and inclusive workplace to apply.

Special Notes

Tenure Track faculty position [twelve month] at the rank of Senior Assistant Librarian

Open immediately; salary $80,000 – $88,530 plus $4,000 location pay

For this position, we are unable to sponsor candidates for work visas.

This is an FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Internal and external search to occur simultaneously. Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible. **Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. However, to guarantee consideration, please apply before _6/30/25____.

For this position, we are unable to sponsor candidates for work visas.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 (https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/faculty-jobs/positions/faculty-librarian/current-year/Head-of-Cataloging-and-Metadata-Services-F-9755-18-06-F) or via email at [email protected].

Stony Brook University is 100% tobacco-free as of January 1, 2016. See our policy and learn more at stonybrook.edu/tobaccofree .

The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation.

Application Instructions:

All application materials must be submitted online.

+ Application letter explaining your qualifications, relevant experience, and commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.

+ Curriculum vitae.

+ 3 references (contact information only). References will only be contacted for the finalist.

For questions regarding this position, please contact search committee chair,** **[email protected]** **.

In accordance with the Title II Crime Awareness and Security Act, a copy of our crime statistics is available upon request by calling (631) 632- 6350. It can also be viewed online at the University Police website at http://www.stonybrook.edu/police .

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and creating an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

If you need a disability-related accommodation, please get in touch with the Office of Equity and Access at (631)632-6280.

Stony Brook University is committed to creating and maintaining a workplace and educational environment that is safe, accessible, and free of all forms of discrimination, sexual misconduct, or research misconduct, among other infractions. In support of this commitment, certain candidates for employment will be required to disclose such employment-related misconduct findings and pending investigations or proceedings, and final candidates for certain faculty and staff positions will authorize their current and previous employer(s) from the last seven (7) years to disclose such information to the University. Employment is contingent on your full and complete disclosure on these matters. In the event that you fail to disclose any such matter or in the event of an unsatisfactory outcome of the disclosure and review process, an offer of employment may be revoked at SBU's sole discretion. If SBU becomes aware of a failure to disclose or misrepresentation of any such matter after your employment commences, you may be subject to discipline, up to and including termination.