[Rdap] Job Posting: Research Communications Librarian at Lane Library Stanford

John Borghi john.borghi at gmail.com
Wed Jul 3 14:10:52 EDT 2019


Hi Everyone,

The Lane Medical Library at Stanford Medicine is seeking applications for a
new position- Research Communications Librarian. Please share widely and
feel free to contact me if you have questions about the position.

The full position description and application procedures can be found here:
https://careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/research-communications-librarian-7111

For first consideration, please apply before August 8th, 2019.

Thanks!
John

John Borghi, PhD
Manager, Research and Instruction
Lane Medical Library & Knowledge Management Center
Stanford University
JohnBorghi at Stanford.edu | 650-497-9482

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Stanford Medicine is seeking a motivated and resourceful Research
Communications Librarian (Librarian 2 or 3) to develop services to inform
researchers and educators at Stanford Medicine about the scholarly
communication process and analyze the impact of research output. The
Research Communications Librarian will develop research impact models for
departments and individuals and advocate and inform the Stanford Medicine
community on best practices in scholarly communication; including
copyright, open access, alternative publishing models, and open educational
resources.

The Research Communications Librarian serves as liaison to select
departments in the School of Medicine and provides research support
services for Stanford Medicine including the Lucile Packard Children’s
Hospital (LPCH) and Stanford Health Care (SHC). Reporting to the Manager,
Research and Instruction, the Research Communications Librarian is a key
member of the Research and Instruction Team at the Lane Medical Library and
Knowledge Management Center. This position will work closely with other
Research and Instruction librarians to provide consultations and other
research services, collaborate with students and faculty on systematic
reviews, and provide training in databases and research software. We are
seeking dynamic candidates with demonstrated potential to lead our efforts
and provide innovative educational approaches while maintaining a tradition
of excellence. The position works closely with other staff to influence and
achieve our collective goals in support of the School’s research, clinical
and educational mission.

Duties include:

   - Develop, lead, and implement an education program for Stanford
   Medicine on issues of scholarly communication in a digital environment,
   including copyright.
   - Develop and coordinate research impact services to support Stanford
   Medicine in discovering, tracking and communicating the impact of a variety
   of research outputs, including scholarly articles and datasets.
   - Be informed of, and keep library staff and its users up to date on
   national and international trends, legislation, and pending changes in
   intellectual property rights, commercial and academic/research scholarly
   publishing, and trends and issues in bibliometrics and research impact.
   Plan and organize regular events and programs in these areas.
   - Provide services, consultations and training for best practices in
   tracking and communicating the impact of research, such as creating and
   maintaining researcher profilers and using impact metrics tools.
   - Investigate and provide specialized support for analysis, use and
   emerging applications of impact data. Work with colleagues to provide
   research impact for personal citation metrics and provide guidance to
   departments supported by Lane Library.
   - Provide liaison support for faculty, staff and students to designated
   departments.
   - Provide end-user training by developing and offering web-based
   training tools or tutorials and in-person classes and workshops.
   - Provide expert searching in support of research projects, systematic
   reviews, bibliometrics and patient care.
   - Collaborate with library faculty and staff across the libraries on
   research, teaching, and research communications related projects.
   - Recommend software and tools to support researchers in the publication
   lifecycle.
   - Other duties may also be assigned
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