Health Sciences Librarian: Education and Lifelong - Hamilton, Canada - McMaster University

McMaster University

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Hamilton, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Schedule
Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm

Education Level
ALA-accredited Master of Library & Information Science degree or equivalent

Career Level
Level I

Salary Range

Level I:
$61,651.15 to $88,828.43

Expected Start Date
October 1st 2023

About McMaster

At
McMaster University, we strive to attract, develop, and retain talented faculty and staff, and to foster inclusive excellence which values the strengths, perspectives, and contributions of each individual.

McMaster is one of the Top 70 Universities in the World and is recognized as Canada's Most Research-Intensive University.

McMaster continues to be recognized as one of the top employers in the Hamilton/Niagara region and one of Canada's Top Diversity employers.

Our Faculty and Culture of Excellence

The
Faculty of Health Sciences, the largest Faculty within McMaster, is unique as the only Canadian university that combines schools of medicine (including two regional campuses), nursing, rehabilitation science, and the programs of midwifery, Bachelor of Health Sciences, physician assistant and postgraduate health sciences education within one faculty.

Our pioneering approaches to education and our reputation for world-class research has consistently placed McMaster and the Faculty among the top 50 universities in the world for health and medicine.

Those who join FHS will find a community of 5,400 talented individuals who are inspired by the faculty's commitment to our values of interprofessional collaboration, commitment to our communities, accountability, innovation, excellence, integrity, respect, and optimism.

About this Opportunity

The
Health Sciences Library has played a central role in supporting health research and promoting student learning for more than 50 years.

Our commitment to lifelong and interdisciplinary learning has allowed us to build one of the most sought-after learning and collaboration spaces on campus.

This role is responsible for cultivating relationships with educational programs and colleagues working in the field of health sciences at McMaster and delivering educational initiatives within the Health Sciences Library.

Maintaining connections with faculty, students, and other key stakeholders, information literacy curriculum planning, and training are key components of the position.

The incumbent partners with various educational programs within the Faculty of Health Sciences and collaborates with Health Sciences Library colleagues and the University Library in initiatives designed to promote learner success.

Their work will be situated within varying research methodologies and learner contexts, including distributed learning environments. The incumbent will collaborate on special projects, including needs assessments and program evaluation. The incumbent serves on the Health Sciences Library Management Committee and contributes to the overall planning of library services.

This position will work across various health disciplines in close collaboration with other colleagues involved in the teaching and learning programs.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

Collaborates with other librarians, faculty, researchers, and staff to create and deliver inperson and virtual information literacy education to support curriculum goals and enhance student success
Works with instructors to connect information literacy with curriculum and accreditation requirements between and across courses and health disciplines
Incorporates sound pedagogical practices while creating innovative instructional materials to support user learning needs
Identifies learner needs and develops and maintains learning objects
Provides indepth research consultations to students, faculty, and staff
Participates in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of projects
Contributes to overall collection development in the HSL, identifying resources to support clinical learning
Works closely with relevant stakeholders in the University Library
Occasionally works evenings and weekends
Travels to hospitals and other teaching sites as required

Professional Responsbilities:

The incumbent will demonstrate professional service and professional activity as defined in Article 3 of the
MUALA Collective Agreement.

Requirements:

ALAaccredited Master of Library & Information Science degree or equivalent
13 years of relevant experience
Experience and demonstrated effectiveness in managing projects
Understanding of information literacy competencies in higher education, including current and emerging trends in information literacy theory, such as critical information literacy and metaliteracy.

Assets: