Librarian

University of North Texas System • Fort Worth, TX

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The University of North Texas Health Science Center’s Gibson D. Lewis Health Science Library seeks a part-time, hourly librarian to support the Library’s Education, Research, and Engagement efforts. The Library serves the education, research, patient care, and community service missions of UNTHSC by meeting the information needs of faculty, students, staff, and the local health sciences community.

The librarian works with the Library Education, Research, and Engagement team to provide specialized reference services, instruction, online research resources, and literature-search support. The position is in person for 15–19 hours per week in Fort Worth and pays $32.00 per hour.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in library or information science.
• One year of experience as a professional librarian in an academic setting.
• Strong service orientation and ability to work independently and collaboratively with an open approach to problem-solving.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited program.
• Two years of experience in reference, data, scholarly communications, student success, or a research-related position in an academic setting.
• Experience creating and editing educational videos.
• Demonstrated experience providing reference services and performing literature searches using specialized databases, evidence-based resources, and health sciences reference materials.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work in a collaborative environment.
• Experience using emerging technologies for education and curriculum development.
• Experience using SpringShare.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the Library Education, Research, and Engagement team to support reference and education needs through specialized reference services.
• Contribute to the development of tutorials, videos, and other online research guides.
• Provide reference assistance and instruction as assigned, including initial triage of virtual reference questions.
• Prepare, create, and deliver online and in-person content on evidence-based practice and information literacy.
• Provide advanced literature-search support to liaison librarians as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level