Job Posting: Library Services Director, North Carolina AHEC/University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Library Services Director
North Carolina AHEC/University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Proposed Start Date
04/01/2024
Application Deadline
03/21/2024
Department Description:
The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation’s leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.
Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
Education: We will prepare tomorrow’s health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.
Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.
Position Description:
Flexible work arrangements, including virtual/hybrid work locations, are an integral part of the School of Medicine’s Working Forward initiative. As such, this position’s work location is designated as hybrid. Please note that the designated work location is subject to change based on the unit’s business needs. The Library Services Director of the statewide NC AHEC Program is responsible for the direction of all NC AHEC Library Services including the ongoing development, management, and maintenance of the North Carolina AHEC Digital Library (ADL). This position communicates clearly and concisely with a wide range of contacts statewide, including NC AHEC staff, regional AHEC staff, UNC Health Sciences Library (HSL) staff, publishers, and vendors. This position shares responsibility with regional AHEC library leaders for representing NC AHEC Library Services on groups, committees, and task forces, internal and external.
Essential Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively, including to lead in a matrixed organization. Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills. Minimum of three years’ experience working in a hospital or health science/medical environment. Demonstrated ability to liaise at varied levels of an organization, in particular, health-related organizations
Education Requirements:
Requires the Masters in Library Science (MLS) degree (or foreign degree equivalent). In specialized libraries, may substitute an advanced degree in the field of specialization (e.g., legal degree for a law library, or a history degree for a special historical collection within the library setting).
Qualifications and Experience:
Experience managing full-time staff. Experience in conducting expert literature searches. Familiarity with electronic library resource acquisitions or collection development. Familiarity with AHEC Programs. Experience working or communicating with library or hospital IT professionals.
Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting: https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/274302
Department Contact Name and Title: Shelly Fritts
Department Contact Telephone or Email: shelly_fritts@med.unc.edu
Posting Open Date: 02/08/2024
Posting Close Date: 03/21/2024
Open Until Filled: No
Office of Human Resources Contact Information: If you experience any problems accessing the system or have questions about the application process, please contact the Office of Human Resources at (919) 843-2300 or send an email to employment@unc.edu
Please note: The Office of Human Resources will not be able to provide specific updates regarding position or application status.