Manager of Research and Instruction

Harvard University • Boston, MA

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Countway Library seeks a dynamic, collaborative, and talented librarian to lead a team of library staff in support of the education, research, clinical translation, interprofessional education, and population health initiatives of the Longwood Medical Campus. Reporting to the Deputy Director of the Countway Library, the Manager of Research and Instruction manages the operations of the department. The successful candidate plans, coordinates, and promotes the library’s education program and learning resources as well as oversees the operations of reference, mediated searching, and consultation services. This position is also responsible for developing and implementing strategies to improve curricular integration and support for the Longwood Medical community. The Manager collaborates actively with all units of the library and, through the services of research and instruction, supports students, faculty, and other library users.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in library/information science from an ALA-accredited institution or equivalent accredited advanced degree in a related information-science discipline.
• Four or more years of experience preferably in the fields of biomedicine, health sciences, academic, or medical librarianship.

Nice To Haves

• Further advanced degree in related field preferred.
• Active involvement in professional associations and scholarship.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation, and instructional skills.
• Able to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• High degree of organizational, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrated initiative, the ability to manage multiple projects and a commitment to professional development.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of Evidence-Based Medicine and the Systematic Review process.
• Advanced knowledge of structure usage of biomedical databases including but not limited to PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, PsycINFO, CINAHL and point-of-care tools such as DynaMed AI.
• Experience coordinating complex projects.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Demonstrated evidence of strong leadership and mentoring skills.
• Experience with biomedical or health-related databases.
• Demonstrated service orientation and the ability to build and sustain relationships.
• Possess excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience working with diverse groups to reach common goals.
• Flexibility and adaptability for work in an evolving, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Manages day-to-day operations of the Research, Teaching and Learning department.
• Supervises three direct reports, training, evaluating, and promoting the work of research and instruction librarians.
• Directs program and service innovation, development, planning, management, and assessment to develop policies, procedures, and goals meeting user needs.
• Prepares statistical and narrative reports, standardizes job descriptions and workflows, and participates in library and campus committees.
• Coordinates departmental activities with other Countway Library units and Harvard system libraries.
• Provides support to Harvard medical, dental, and public health users in producing high-quality systematic literature searches for comprehensive reviews and literature-based research.
• Support includes consulting on research question development, appropriate research design, and database search strategies.
• Provides reference assistance to Harvard-affiliated investigators in biological sciences, clinical medicine, public health, and health data resources.
• Offers expert guidance on the effective and ethical use of Artificial Intelligence within biomedicine.
• Leads the library's undergraduate medical education curriculum integration, developing strategies to increase services and visibility.
• Works with the T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Dental School to expand population health, oral health information services, and interprofessional education.
• Teaches orientation sessions, course-integrated instruction, and workshops focused on literature-based research methods and database searching.
• Collaborates with affiliated hospitals and the Office of Graduate Medical Education to align Countway services with clinical site education for medical students and residents.
• Partners with the Department of Publishing and Data Services and the Center for the History of Medicine to collaborate with Medical, Dental, and Public Health faculty on teaching, grants, manuscripts, and presentations.
• Contributes to library and professional development by participating in campus, university, state, regional, and national meetings, committees, advisory boards, and task forces.
• Develops a full network of contacts within assigned liaison areas and anticipates their information needs.
• Maintains current knowledge of trends in higher education, scholarly communication, research practice, and health care.
• This position will also require several hours per week to work at the Information desk, this is to work directly with the Patrons of the Countway Library, this is a forward-facing aspect of this position that everyone on the Research and Instruction team members all participate in doing.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off including parental leave
• Medical, dental, and vision health insurance coverage starting on day one
• Retirement plans with university contributions
• Wellbeing and mental health resources
• Support for families and caregivers
• Professional development opportunities including tuition assistance and reimbursement
• Commuter benefits, discounts and campus perks

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager