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Collections Manager
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Health Sciences Librarian

Kansas City University -
Kansas City, MO

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Job Details

Full-time

Qualifications

Library management software
Management
Academic institution experience
Database searching for reference services
Online learning environment experience
Master's degree
Evidence-based practice
University teaching experience
E-learning platforms
Online instruction
Classroom Teaching
Remote training
Technology and informatics training (healthcare teaching and curriculum development)
University experience

Full Job Description

Job Type:

Staff

Job Description:

The Health Sciences Librarian / Library Manager provides leadership for library operations while delivering expert instruction, research support, and evidence-based practice education across the University. This role oversees day-to-day library services, supervises library personnel, and partners with faculty, students, and staff to advance teaching, learning, research, and scholarly activity on the Kansas City campus.

The Health Sciences Librarian / Library Manager position serves in a faculty appointment with responsibility for teaching medical informatics, information literacy, and evidence-based practice concepts. The position plays a key role in supporting reference and research, promoting effective use of health sciences information resources, and ensuring the Library’s collections, services, and technologies align with institutional priorities.

Success in this role requires strong teaching and communication skills, expertise in biomedical information resources and evidence synthesis methodologies, effective personnel management, and a commitment to continuous improvement, service excellence, and academic collaboration.

The Health Sciences Librarian / Library Manager reports to the University Library Director.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Lead daily KC campus library operations and supervise library staff, including mentoring, performance management, workload coordination, and professional development activities
Deliver and assess instruction in medical informatics, information literacy, evidence-based practice, advanced literature searching, PICO question development, and critical appraisal of the biomedical literature
Integrate information literacy and research competencies into academic curricula through collaboration with faculty and academic programs using in-person, online, and hybrid instructional methods
Provide advanced reference, research, and consultation services to students, faculty, and staff, including support for evidence synthesis projects such as systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and other comprehensive literature reviews using established search methodologies and best practices
Support scholarly communication, research impact assessment, citation management, reproducibility, and responsible use of information resources
Contribute to library strategic planning, goal setting, assessment, and continuous improvement initiatives that support institutional priorities and accreditation requirements
Develop, implement, and improve library policies, procedures, workflows, and service models to enhance operational effectiveness and user experience
Manage the evaluation, selection, acquisition, and assessment of electronic resources, databases, educational technologies, and library collections to ensure alignment with teaching, learning, and research needs
Promote awareness and adoption of library resources, services, and technologies through outreach, training, and campus engagement activities
Represent the Library on institutional committees, professional organizations, and university initiatives while fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and service-oriented environment

Qualifications

Master’s degree in Library Science, Information Science, or a related field required
Minimum two years of experience in a medical, health sciences, or academic library environment
Demonstrated expertise in biomedical and health sciences information resources, database searching, and evidence-based practice principles
Experience teaching information literacy, medical informatics, evidence-based medicine, or related topics in higher education or professional settings
Knowledge of integrated library systems, OCLC services, educational technologies, and online instructional platforms
Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate effectively across the institution

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting evidence synthesis projects, including systematic reviews and scoping reviews, preferred
Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP) certification or eligibility preferred

Equal Opportunity Employer

KCU is committed to promoting an equal employment opportunity workplace. Equal opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information (GINA), physical or mental disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, ancestry, military and/or veteran status, and/or any other status protected by applicable Federal, state or local law.

Annual Security Report

KCU is committed to providing a safe campus for students, faculty, and staff. Our annual campus security report lists campus crimes and statistics for the campus and public areas around campus for the last three years, in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.

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