Description

Drexel University Libraries (DUL) seeks a highly motivated and innovative Curricula Support librarian with expertise in the health and biomedical sciences. The librarian will support metaliteracy competencies for Drexel curriculum learning outcomes through partnerships with faculty, staff and students. Working collaboratively in the Libraries’ matrixed organizational structure, the Librarian will contribute functional expertise to its Curricula Support program and discipline expertise to its Health Sciences team.  

 The Librarian supports the development of tutorials and other learning objects that build student metaliteracy skills. The Librarian provides health and biomedical sciences knowledge of information resources and tools, pedagogy and research requirements to support the learning needs of students. The Librarian also offers consultation services, including help with course-related projects and strategies for finding and evaluating authoritative information, critical thinking/scientific reasoning skills and scholarly communications issues.

Requirements

Required

• ALA-accredited Master’s degree in library and information studies
• One year of relevant professional experience
• Undergraduate degree, graduate coursework, and/or professional experience in the health or biomedical sciences
• Demonstrated knowledge of health and biomedical science information resources, tools, and scholarly trends
• Demonstrated knowledge of health and biomedical science pedagogy and current instructional techniques
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with strong customer service orientation and commitment to inclusiveness of diverse ideas and perspectives
• Evidence of self-motivation to address new challenges, ability to solve problems with minimal supervision and commitment to learn new knowledge and skills
• Excellent organizational skills, including time and project management
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment; able to lead as well as execute and take constructive input from multiple sources
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive and welcoming work environment in both physical and cyber spaces

Preferred

• Additional degree or professional experience in any of the University’s discipline areas of strategic focus: Health Sciences, Technology/Engineering, Design and Social Sciences

• Familiar with current and emerging technologies and trends in academic or clinical libraries 

• Knowledge of scholarly communication issues such as open access, open science, copyright, author rights, institutional repositories, author publishing charges, etc.