UNIV - Open Rank Faculty Research and Education Informationist - MUSC Libraries

RESPONSIBILITIES

Reference and Research

Provide high quality reference and research support to teaching clinical and research faculty in response to their information needs to support education grant preparation clinical care delivery and research.

• Provide indepth and ondemand research consultation services for individuals and small groups.

• Provide expert search services for systematic reviews and other intensive research projects.

• Manage animal alternative searches in accordance with federal guidelines.

• Collaborate with Digital Strategies and Innovation team to maintain and improve the library web presence expand technical capabilities of staff and program develop new technologybased services and plan for future directions.

• Work with the Information Resources and Collections Services team to evaluate and recommend information resources synchronizing the Librarys collections web and electronic health record presence with clinical research and educational needs.

• Perform general reference duties: answer reference questions conduct expert literature searches consult on faculty publications and presentations meet with faculty to assist with their research.

Teaching and Education

In collaboration with the Associate Director of Libraries and the Research and Education Services team plan and implement strategies for integrating the librarys expertise resources and services into education research and clinical care.

• Guide faculty staff and students in the effective use of library services and resources to support evidencebased practice

• Design and teach curriculumintegrated instruction sessions in person and virtual learning environments

• Apply adult learning theories principles and practices to support teaching and learning.

• Develop and maintain webpages and LibGuides for specific disciplines and subjects.

• Create online tutorials focused on resources and information skills in support of distant students and justintime training.

• Participate in planning and presenting inperson and online library instruction programs and activities including new student/faculty orientation information resource tutorials and participation in university wide events.

• Plan and participate in university events such as student and faculty orientations and other outreach activities

• Participate in faculty meetings retreats and other meetings as appropriate.

Liaison Services

Serve as liaison to students faculty and staff for education outreach instruction research and collection services for assigned disciplines.

• Provide clientcentered services including teaching and instruction reference and research support and collection development.

• Serve as primary point of contact for faculty and students in assigned liaison areas to ensure coordination of services and to meet curricular needs.

• Assist with drafting responses on findings that address replacement reduction and refinement.

• Assisting with writing or editing lay components of research protocols.

• Cultivate relationships through campus engagement and actively work towards establishing productive relationships with departmental faculty staff and students to integrate the librarys resources in curricula and research projects.

• Seek opportunities to collaborate and establish partnerships with faculty members and departments within the liaison school.

• Develop outreach activities and communication to promote library resources and services.

General Responsibilities

• Fulfill faculty duties as outlined in the MUSC Faculty Handbook.

• Actively participate in the universitys academic life represent the library on university committees and build collaborative and inclusive relationships throughout the university and clinical enterprise.

• Actively participate in professional activities through presentations or publications regarding innovative library practice or programs in health sciences libraries using principles of evidencebased library and information practice (EBLIP)

• Pursue professional development opportunities and maintain awareness of evolving library and information science trends.