BYU Library – Nursing and Life Sciences Librarian, FT Faculty CFS Professional

Brigham Young University•Provo, UT

4d•Onsite

About The Position

BYU Library is seeking a Nursing and Life Sciences Librarian to join their faculty. This is a full-time, professional position with faculty status. The role involves significant mentoring of students, contributing to an education that is spiritually strengthening, intellectually enlarging, and character building. The librarian will also engage in citizenship activities, professional duties including collection development, faculty liaison, instruction, reference/research support, and technology/digital projects. Professional development and scholarship are also key expectations of this role.

Requirements

MLS from an ALA-accredited program with an undergraduate degree, minor, or emphasis in the health sciences, life sciences, nursing, or a related field; OR Master’s or doctoral degree in the health sciences, life sciences, nursing, or a related field (candidates hired without an MLS must complete an ALA-accredited MLS within 44 months of hire).
Relocation and/or residence in Utah for the duration of employment.
Support and contribute to the academic and religious missions of the university within the context of the principles and doctrine of the affiliated church.

Nice To Haves

Additional advanced degree and/or experience with the health sciences, life sciences, nursing, or a related field in an academic environment.

Responsibilities

Mentoring students through integration with citizenship and/or professional assignments.
Supporting and furthering the mission of the university and the Aims of a BYU Education.
Adhering to the university’s Church Educational System Honor Code and observing university policies.
Exhibiting honor, integrity, collegiality, civility, respect, and concern for others.
Demonstrating a commitment to creating an atmosphere of unity and belonging.
Attending department, division, and library meetings, and annual commencement.
Attending and encouraging students to attend devotionals and forums.
Participating in the intellectual life of the department, library, and university.
Participating in citizenship, leadership, and governance activities.
Serving the profession, including holding offices and committee assignments in professional associations, organizing professional conferences and panels, editing journals or newsletters, serving on editorial boards, reviewing grant proposals, or serving as scholarly referees.
Developing and revising collection policy statements in assigned subjects.
Developing and managing print, electronic, and media collections in accordance with established policies and procedures in assigned subjects.
Evaluating collections regularly by conducting specific assessments to identify areas to improve or develop in support of faculty teaching and research.
Working with teaching faculty in assessing collections to support university curriculum.
Establishing, maintaining, and updating standing order and approval profiles with vendors.
Monitoring the physical condition of general collections, making conservation and preservation decisions as needed.
Keeping students, teaching faculty, and library colleagues informed about new acquisitions.
Managing gift acquisitions for general collections in assigned subject areas.
Coordinating the purchase of appropriate reference sources for the collection.
Meeting and communicating regularly with the chair and teaching faculty in assigned academic departments.
Meeting all new faculty in assigned departments each year.
Coordinating with other librarians and curators regarding related/joint liaison assignments.
Analyzing the curriculum of assigned departments and identifying and targeting critical courses for library instruction.
Developing and promoting instructional programs for undergraduates, graduates, and teaching faculty.
Teaching library instruction classes.
Providing individual library instruction in office.
Using assessment methods to evaluate student learning and improve instruction.
Promoting faculty and student understanding of contemporary scholarly communication issues and practices.
Marketing library resources and services in the assigned subject area.
Teaching courses in academic departments as requested and as appropriate.
Holding regular office hours for student and faculty consultations.
Answering phone, email, and other electronic inquiries from students, faculty, and the public.
Providing relevant online and print subject guides for faculty and students.
Maintaining a working knowledge of help desk policy and procedure and training Science & Engineering Reference staff and student employees in specific tools and strategies in assigned subject areas.
Employing emerging technologies as appropriate.
Promoting and coordinating projects to digitize collections as appropriate.
Staying abreast of issues, trends, and scholarship in academic librarianship, higher education, scholarly communication, and in assigned subject areas.
Demonstrating consistent production of high-quality scholarship products that are a natural outgrowth of performance in the professional assignment.
Serving to strengthen the librarian’s expertise in library science and/or fields appropriate to subject assignments.
Involving students in scholarship where possible.