Health Library Informaticist
Blaisdell Medical Library, University of California, Davis (Sacramento Health Sciences Campus)

The Blaisdell Medical Library (BML) of the University of California, Davis, seeks a forward-looking and entrepreneurial professional to join our team in a two-year appointment as the Health Library Informaticist to advance efforts on the Sacramento UC Davis Health (UCDH) campus to improve discovery and use of biomedical and health data.

Reporting to the Head of BML, this position will take charge of coordinating information, resources, and efforts on the Sacramento campus for promoting biomedical data sciences information and educational resources, data management and data resource assets, and supporting institutions’ data science-related educational and translational health science missions.

As Health Library Informaticist, this position will be central to developing and supporting collaborations across UC Davis and, potentially, with outside organizations (e.g., NLM, NIH) in order to grow knowledge and skills around best practices for using data in a biomedical sciences environment for clinical, educational, and research activities. As a highly collaborative member of the BML team and dedicated to serving the needs of the health sciences community at the Sacramento campus, the incumbent will build and maintain alliances with others in the department as well as with other units (e.g., School of Medicine, Clinical and Translational Science Center, Health Informatics Program, Center for Data Science) to develop and coordinate projects.

Rank and salary: Assistant to Associate Librarian ($57,686-$81,606). (Appointment rank and salary based on qualifications and experience.)

For additional details and information on how to submit an online application, please visit https://www.library.ucdavis.edu/service/careers/

Candidates applying by April 15, 2019 will receive first consideration. The position will remain open until filled.

This position is a critical position and subject to a background check. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of background investigation including criminal history and identity checks.

UC Davis is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
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