Health Sciences Special Collections Librarian

Job Summary:

The Health Sciences Special Collections Librarian oversees the comprehensive management, curation, and promotion of Ebling Library's distinguished historical collections. These collections feature rare medical books and manuscripts, along with unique and printed materials related to the history and research of medicine, covering the period from the late fifteenth century to the early twentieth century. This position leads efforts in developing, preserving, digitizing, utilizing, and promoting historical health sciences resources in support of research, education, and engagement.

Responsibilities:

Provides a wide variety of the most advanced professional library services which may include teaching, learning, public services, circulation, assessment, reference, selection, and outreach to support creative exploration, intellectual growth, and scholarly pursuits. Serves as a resource to others and regularly solves complex problems based on advanced knowledge and expertise. Initiates process improvements, policy changes, and new initiatives to contribute towards continual improvement in services and operations.

• 10% Serves as a liaison to academic disciplines and/or other campus units providing information on collections, instructional and research support, and library services
• 5% Cultivates and maintains productive relationships with donors, collectors, vendors, and professional colleagues
• 15% Obtains materials, resolves issues, and answers questions that are complex and highly specialized in nature
• 10% Designs, develops, delivers, and assesses instruction in a variety of formats to faculty, staff, students, and other patrons
• 10% Provides specialized services utilizing a high level of expertise on a broad range of disciplines or in a designated discipline area
• 10% Develops or coordinates specialized projects or programs
• 10% Oversees day-to-day functions of one or more library operations or services
• 5% Serves as a resource to other librarians and staff outside of their unit on a regular basis
• 5% Initiates and solicits input to modify policies, procedures, and assessment tools to improve workflows and/or user experiences
• 5% Serves on committees to advance librarianship at the campus, local, and/or state and national levels
• 5% May direct the day-to-day activities of student workers
• 10% Develops, curates, and manages collections

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

Education:

Preferred
Master's Degree

Qualifications:

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $75,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at (https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/).

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Additional Information:

University sponsorship is not available for this position, including transfers of sponsorship. The selected applicant will be responsible for ensuring their continuous eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of an employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

How to Apply:

To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply Now" button. You will be asked to upload a current resume/CV and a cover letter briefly describing your qualifications and experience.

Contact:

Beth Miller
bmiller53@wisc.edu
608-265-8696
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Official Title:

Lib II-Res, Learn & User Supp(LM002)

Department(s):

A53-MEDICAL SCHOOL/HS LIBRARIES/HS LIBRARY

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

310913-AS

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

Employment may require a criminal background check. It may also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

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