Schedule: Full-time (37.5 hours per week, currently hybrid, with in-person required 3 days a week)
Rank: L2 - L4
Salary Range: $74,000 to $100,000
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Reporting to the Head of Academic Research and Education, and as a member of the larger Research and Education Department, the Research and Methodology Librarian provides support to faculty, researchers, post docs, staff, and students at Yale School of Medicine in support of their research.
Working primarily on evidence synthesis projects, such as systematic reviews, meta-analyses, scoping reviews, and state-of-the-art reviews, the librarian will contribute through consultations, educational programming, and partnering with research teams. Bringing a rigorous and methodical approach to projects, this librarian will use multiple, sophisticated databases to consult and instruct on library solutions to complex research questions. They will understand protocol development, particularly around the search and inclusion and exclusion criteria, software that can manage screening of results and standard research methodologies and standards. The librarian also cultivates partnerships with other academic research departments and helps direct researchers to resources on the medical campus or at Yale.
The librarian will also guide the intake process for complex search projects and serve as a resource for colleagues. The position will build on the medical library's fifteen years of expertise in supporting systematic reviews, by identifying emerging models for scalability of services, and innovative ways to be more efficient with increasingly dynamic digital tools.
The Cushing/Whitney Medical Library fosters an innovative environment where librarians work across program areas and collaborate on projects. The library supports librarians’ individual goals and interests while balancing operational needs, offering mentoring and generous professional development opportunities and support. This position will be assigned a rank of Librarian 2 to 4 based on a combination of professional experience and accomplishments. Librarian ranking information can be found at: http://bit.ly/YULRanksPromotions.
Essential Duties
- Conducts comprehensive literature searches across multiple databases with term and syntax translation.
- Provides consultation and training to research teams on evidence synthesis research methodology and best practices for various aspects, such as risk of bias and reporting guidelines.
- Creates and maintains research guides, instructional materials and tutorials pertaining to evidence synthesis.
- Serves as point person for intake of all YSM requests for evidence synthesis projects, working with a committee to evaluate project readiness and the library’s appropriate level of involvement.
- Facilitates the monthly Search Methods Group meetings to share best practices, discuss policies and test new products.
- Coordinates training to expand the development and currency of librarians’ skills in evidence synthesis methodologies and techniques and further improve efficiencies. Regularly evaluates evidence syntheses software, instructional videos, and web site content.
- Develops awareness of emerging AI technology that might help research teams and librarians work more efficiently on literature reviews.
- Collaborates with support staff on technical work such as finding full text and creating citation management libraries.
- Serves on departmental and library system-wide committees.
- May serve as project manager for a variety of short-term and long-term projects.
- Demonstrate professional development and service through publication and/or active membership in professional organizations.
- May be required to assist with disaster recovery efforts.
- May perform other duties as assigned.
Required Education and Experience
- Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited library school. In selected instances, a graduate degree in a related discipline may be substituted for a master’s degree in library science.
- A minimum of two years of related professional experience.
Required Skills/Abilities
- Demonstrated understanding of the research process used in evidence syntheses in the biomedical and health sciences.
- Demonstrated skills with biomedical databases and tools used in literature reviews.
- Demonstrated understanding of methodology best practices and familiarity with requirements from funding agencies and scholarly publishers.
- Demonstrated excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communications and analytical ability.
- Demonstrated record of designing projects and bringing them to conclusion in a timely fashion. Ability to work collaboratively and independently with varied groups within a complex organization and dynamic team environment.
Preferred Education, Experience and Skills:
- Experience providing training to researchers and students, participation in review teams, and a track record of scholarly publications.
- Experience working in an academic medical library.