Embedded Librarian for Nursing

Florida Atlantic University • Boca Raton, FL

15h • $80,000 - $83,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Established in 1964 as the first public university in southeast Florida, Florida Atlantic University serves 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students on six campuses along Florida's beautiful southeast coast in Broward, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie counties. Florida Atlantic has ten distinguished colleges that offer more than 180-degree programs, including the Schmidt College of Medicine, and is home to one of the world's preeminent marine science education and research centers, the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. Florida Atlantic University is taking its place among the world's great research centers and has been given the designation of a "High Research Activity" university by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The Florida Atlantic University Libraries have prioritized working collaboratively with an R1 campus community on a Top 100 research initiative that includes a highly library-engaged campus and community environment. Florida Atlantic Libraries house approximately 3.7 million items and provide access to over 80,000 electronic journals, nearly 500 databases, and a growing collection of e-books and streaming videos. The Libraries house many distinctive collections, including artists’ books, sound recordings, print music, rare books and manuscripts, and University Archives. The Digital Initiatives and Scholarship Unit provides the Research Hub learning space for graduate students, post-docs, doctoral students, researchers, visiting scholars, and community users. In addition, this unit creates online collections from unique materials held in Special Collections and University Archives, serving as the University's repository for intellectual output generated on campus including Florida Atlantic University created journals and curated displays. Reporting directly to the Assistant Dean for Access, Research, and Learning Services, with input from the College of Nursing, this role is uniquely positioned to advance the research mission of the Florida Atlantic Libraries as an embedded librarian in the College of Nursing. In addition to nursing collection development, liaison, and library instruction duties for the College of Nursing, the position will serve as a co-author regarding systematic reviews, research partner, and evidence-based practice expert, and lead the management of the College’s historical legacy of the Caring Archives, which is housed in the College of Nursing. The successful candidate will have a unique combination of health sciences library expertise, archival management skills, and research collaboration experience. This role requires proficiency in library instruction, collection development, and library liaison responsibilities. In addition, this position requires experience in literature searching, evidence synthesis, and academic publishing. The Embedded Librarian for Nursing will also facilitate the preservation of the College of Nursing’s historical records and artifacts while fostering a deeper connection between the College of Nursing and the Libraries. The Florida Atlantic Libraries seek a student-focused, high-energy, collaborative, organized, engaged, positive, innovative, strong written and verbal communicator, and self-starter, who adapts well to change and can manage multiple projects with the ability to prioritize effectively. We endeavor to be a highly engaged organization that believes in striving for excellence, utilizing assessment and data for decision-making, and maintaining a culture of appreciation/gratitude, as an R1 University with a Top 100 national ranking. Successful candidates are also expected to demonstrate commitment to professional development and lifelong learning and user engagement. This position will primarily work on the Boca Raton Campus but may at times be asked to work at one of five other Florida Atlantic campuses.

Requirements

• ALA-accredited Master’s degree in Library and Information Science or equivalent.
• Minimum of four years of experience emphasizing health sciences services and research support for students, faculty, and staff as well as to the broader health sciences community.
• Demonstrates experience in designing and delivering instructional sessions on advanced literature search strategies, critical appraisal, and research methods for graduate and doctoral students.
• Demonstrates experience in health sciences or academic library services, particularly supporting nursing, health professions, or biomedical research.
• Knowledge of systematic reviews, evidence synthesis methods, and publication standards.
• Extensive knowledge of nursing and health sciences databases such as CINAHL, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science.
• Demonstrates ability to work independently and collaboratively as a team member and team leader where consultation, flexibility, creativity, collaboration, and cooperation are essential.
• Demonstrates strong organization skills and excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrates initiative and strong interpersonal skills with a high level of professionalism and exceptional work ethic.
• Ability to analyze and adapt to change in an ever-evolving and rapidly growing institution.

Nice To Haves

• Undergraduate degree in a STEM related discipline.
• Six years of experience emphasizing health sciences services and research support for students, faculty, and staff as well as to the broader health sciences community.
• Experience as a co-author on academic manuscripts or contributing to grant-funded research projects.
• Knowledge of systematic review methodologies and evidence synthesis standards such as PRISMA.
• Knowledge of implementing professional archiving procedures for accessioning, preserving, and cataloging materials.
• Demonstrates strong collaborative skills to work alongside faculty, students, and external researchers.
• Higher education outreach and engagement experience.
• Demonstrates sustained record of scholarship, research, and/or creative endeavors.
• Demonstrates sustained record of service on committees and coordinating projects.
• Experience working with an integrated library system (ILS) and discovery tool (e.g., Ex Libris Alma/Primo VE).
• Experience using a Learning Management System (e.g. Canvas).
• Experience working in a multi-campus environment or multi-institutional consortia.
• Experience providing in-person and virtual reference services.
• Experience in handling general requests, appointments, and exhibit tours from individual researchers, community members, and faculty.
• Knowledge of developing educational programming and exhibit content.
• Demonstrates experience in supporting faculty in maximizing their research impact through citation tracking and author profiles (ORCID, Scopus ID, Web of Science) and using repositories such as Digital Commons.
• Experience in tracking H-index, citation counts, and alternative metrics (Altmetric scores).
• Knowledge of developing faculty research profiles for inclusion in institutional repositories, faculty directories, and public research platforms.
• Experience in database tracking for library support services usage and faculty publications for report purposes.
• Experience using learning management systems.
• Demonstrates service commitments in leadership roles on committees, contributing to the profession through significant professional service.
• Demonstrates sustained scholarship, research, and creative endeavors, contributing to the profession through peer-reviewed publications in librarianship and presentations at regional or national library-related conferences.
• Demonstrates initiative and strong project management skills in leading significant projects.
• Demonstrates commitment to actively participating in library engagement activities.
• Demonstrates commitment to professional development and lifelong learning.

Responsibilities

• Provide group, one-on-one, distance learning, and hybrid instruction for courses, workshops, and programs.
• Perform collection development responsibilities in nursing and related areas.
• Serve as the academic liaison for the College of Nursing, and participate in Libraries’ liaison program including development and review of research guides.
• Develop subject/discipline promotional materials that effectively communicate the Libraries’ nursing collections and other resources by utilizing research guides, online tutorials, and other media.
• Collaborate with faculty and students to conduct systematic, scoping, and integrative reviews, including developing search strategies and managing references.
• Assist in writing methods, results, and discussion sections of systematic reviews or evidence syntheses.
• Provide guidance in creating PRISMA flow diagrams, developing inclusion/exclusion criteria, and refining search results.
• Deliver instruction and support for citation management tools such as EndNote, Zotero, and Mendeley.
• Partner with research faculty to ensure robust methodology and rigorous publishing reporting standards.
• Offer tailored literature research consultations to support graduate students working on theses, dissertations, and capstone projects.
• Facilitate faculty and student education on academic publishing, OERs, avoiding predatory journals, and increasing research impact.
• Provide literature reviews and citation support for faculty submitting research grants.
• Participate in post-award activities, including dissemination of findings, co-authoring research reports, and promoting research visibility.
• Collaborate with grant-funded projects involving archival preservation and research related to the history of the College of Nursing partnering with the Florida Atlantic Libraries.
• Manage, with College of Nursing assistance, the Caring Archives as a critical historical and research resource located in the College of Nursing.
• Implement professional archiving procedures for accessioning, preserving, and cataloging materials related to the College’s history and legacy.
• Participate in co-authoring scholarly publications through systematic reviews for evidence-based practice papers, and original research manuscripts partnering with nursing faculty.
• Collaborate with faculty in increasing research impact through tracking citation metrics, assisting with H-index evaluations, and guiding appropriate journal selection.
• Develop and facilitate evidence synthesis services (systematic reviews, scoping reviews, integrative reviews) for faculty-led research projects.
• Provide hands-on instruction to graduate students in manuscript preparation, literature searching, and research dissemination.
• Guide faculty in the responsible use of open-access publishing, copyright, and author rights.
• Maintain knowledge of nursing and health sciences-specific databases, including CINAHL, PubMed, Scopus, SciVal, and Web of Science.
• Participate in outreach and engagement services to promote faculty, student, and staff engagement with Open Educational Resources, Scholarly Publishing, and Open Pedagogy and Digital Commons initiatives.
• Support the Libraries’ Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and other strategic initiatives.
• Support efforts to maintain R1 and Top 100 status for the University.
• Develop an annual professional development plan.
• Investigate opportunities to carry out, publish, and present original scholarship, research, and scholarly projects related to the area of expertise or responsibility.
• Serve on appropriate Libraries, University, regional, state or national committees including professional committees, and actively participate in Libraries’ and campus faculty governance.
• Serve on appropriate College of Nursing committees.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• FAU Libraries offers (as budget permits): Financial moving assistance. Financial support for professional memberships. Financial support for professional development participation, leadership, and service activities including travel.
• Excellent benefit packages including Medical (PPO/HMO $50 per month single & $180 per month family), Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending plans, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and much more.
• State retirement options including tax-deferred annuities and Roth 403(b) plans.
• State employees Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program - https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service
• Sick Leave Pool Program
• Paid time off (eligible employees) including vacation and sick leave, 9 paid holidays, and paid winter break (at President’s discretion).
• Paid Community Engagement Volunteer Service Day - https://www.fau.edu/hr/files/COMMUNITY_ENGAGEMENT_VOLUNTEER_LEAVE4-2015.pdf
• Employee Educational Scholarship Program (EESP) for eligible Staff/Faculty - Tuition assistance after 6 months of full-time employment. For in-unit faculty, the EESP program may be extended to spouses and dependent children (eligibility rules apply).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees