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Biology, Health, and Marine Sciences Collection Strategist/Bioinformatics Librarian, University of California San Diego (apply by Feb. 16)

  • 1.  Biology, Health, and Marine Sciences Collection Strategist/Bioinformatics Librarian, University of California San Diego (apply by Feb. 16)

    Posted Jan 09, 2018 04:29 PM

    Biology, Health, and Marine Sciences Collection Strategist/Bioinformatics Librarian


    Collection Development & Management Program


     


    The University of California San Diego Library seeks applications from highly motivated, innovative, collaborative, and service-oriented professionals to join the Library as our Biology, Health, and Marine (BHM) Sciences Collections Strategist/Bioinformatics Librarian (Assistant, Associate or Full Librarian). This position reports to the Assistant Director of the Library’s Collection Development & Management Programs (CDM).The University of California San Diego Library is committed to supporting academic excellence and diversity within the faculty, staff, and student body.


     


    The University and the Library


    With 36,000 students, UC San Diego is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through excellence in education and research at the undergraduate, graduate, professional school and postdoctoral levels. UC San Diego has been recognized as one of the top 10 public universities in the nation by US News & World Report, as well as one of the top schools for medical research. UC San Diego is also in the top 10 of all universities in the nation in receiving federal R&D research grants. The UC San Diego Library plays a critical role in advancing and supporting the university's research, teaching, patient care, and public service missions.


     


    Bioinformatics and systems biology (including the graduate biomedical informatics and quantitative biology tracks) is an interdepartmental academic program for undergraduate and graduate students. It is supported broadly at UC San Diego by five schools/divisions: the Jacobs School of Engineering, the Division of Biological Sciences, the Division of Physical Sciences, the School of Medicine, and the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The Graduate Program is supported by these respective schools, divisions, and their departments as well as by a substantial NIH Training Grant and over fifty associated faculty.


     


    Program Description


    The Collection Development & Management Program (CDM) collaboratively supports the UC San Diego Library’s mission of providing, managing, and preserving information resources in a variety of formats to meet the diverse and evolving teaching, learning, and research needs of our users. The program is essential to the academic success and scholarly productivity of students, faculty and researchers. The program plays a critical role in both supporting and transforming the cycle of scholarly communications through ongoing stewardship of the products of research, identifying strategies and innovative approaches to  collecting and sharing digital scholarship, and actively participating in shared collection and Open Access initiatives.


     


    Responsibilities of the Position


    Biology, Health, and Marine Sciences Collection Strategist



    • Provides leadership and guidance in transforming the nature of collection development for the life and health sciences to include research data, born digital resources, and strategies that increase openness and access. 

    • Oversees budget allocations and expenditures, including new continuation requests, for the Biology, Health, and Marine Sciences funds.

    • Guides, supports, shares information with, and provides collections related direction to Subject Librarians in Biology, Health, and Marine Sciences areas.

    • Collaborates with the Library’s Collections Strategy Team to develop, review, and assess innovative projects that improve the sustainability of the Library’s collection investments. Contributes to decision-making renewals, new title selections, and cancellations, on local and UC-wide licensed resources.

    • Representing subjects within the Biological, Health and Marine Sciences, actively participates in the Library’s Scholarly Communications initiatives to identify and assess open access investment options.

    • Responsible for the management planning for the physical collections in Biology, Health, and Marine Sciences areas. Serves as a member of the Library’s Collection Management Working Group to coordinates weeding and space-reduction projects for existing analog collections. Provides input and recommendations in managing physical collections in context of UC Shared Print Initiatives and other regional and national consortia. 

    • Represents the Library on the UC Health & Life Sciences Common Knowledge Group. Collaborates on the selection, renewal, and assessment of shared licensed resources. In some cases, responsible for negotiating licensing terms and agreements for resources with publishers and other UC Libraries.


     


    Subject Librarian for Bioinformatics


    In support of campus Bioinformatics programs:



    • Serves as the primary contact and information resource on library services, resources, and policies.

    • Provides research consultation, reference, and instruction services to support undergraduate, graduate, and faculty research, teaching and learning endeavors. Serves as a resource for information on data services, scholarly communication, and digital scholarship.

    • Develops collections to support the teaching, learning, and research needs of the students and faculty.

    • Collaborates with Biological, Health, and Marine Sciences liaisons to support interdisciplinary undergraduate, graduate and faculty researchers in finding, analyzing and managing data, and promoting library data services to the Bioinformatics programs.


     


    Required Qualifications



    • Professional degree from a library school or other appropriate degree or equivalent experience in one or more fields relevant to library services.

    • Three or more years of professional library experience in collection development and management, demonstrating innovative accomplishments and solid knowledge of the scholarly communications life cycle in the life sciences.

    • Familiarity with electronic and scholarly resources and reference tools in the Biological, or Health or Marine Sciences.

    • Ability to provide advanced research assistance and participate in course-integrated instruction in the Biological Sciences.

    • Excellent analytical, interpersonal, communication, time management, organizational and problem-solving skills.

    • Ability to plan, document, and complete projects.

    • Ability to work independently as well as within a team environment and with faculty, students, staff and colleagues from diverse backgrounds.

    • Strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education.


     


    Preferred Qualifications



    • Undergraduate and/or graduate degree in the Biological Sciences.

    • Experience developing and managing collections within a library consortium.

    • Experience coordinating the work of staff or librarians.

    • Knowledge of or experience working with Bioinformatics resources.


     


    Librarians at UC San Diego are academic appointees and entitled to appropriate professional leave and all other perquisites granted to non-faculty academic personnel. UC San Diego Librarians are expected to participate in library-wide and system-wide planning and governance and to be professionally active. Appreciation of, a sensitivity to, and respect for a rich and diverse academic environment, inclusive of students, faculty, and staff of varying social, economic, cultural, ideological and ethnic backgrounds, and those with disabilities.


     


    Salary: Salary and level of appointment in the Librarian series commensurate with qualifications and experience and based on the University of California pay scales.


     


    Closing Date: Application consideration begins February 16, 2018.


     


    To Apply: For full consideration, please submit applications to:  https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/apply/JPF01653


     


    Please provide the following:



    • A short application letter addressing your interest in this position and applicable qualifications

    • A resume of education and relevant experience

    • The names of at least three persons who are knowledgeable about your qualifications and/or suitability for this position

    • A personal statement summarizing your past or planned contributions to diversity; guidance for preparing diversity statements can be found at: Center for Faculty Diversity and Inclusion


     


    Partner Opportunities Program:  UC San Diego recognizes that your employment decisions may involve dual career considerations. UCSD provides online and in-person career and relocation assistance to spouses and partners of academic appointees.


     


    AA-EOE: UCSD is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong institutional commitment to excellence through diversity.