[CANMEDLIB] temporary position for librarian

[Karen MacDonell]

Dear colleagues,

The library of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia is seeking the services of a librarian for a 450-hour temporary position. The temporary librarian will support College registrants' medical information needs primarily by performing literature searches and may also provide virtual or in-person bibliographic instruction.

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

  *   Supports College registrants' medical information needs by performing literature searches and teaching.
  *   Identifies suitable print and electronic resources to search, formulates search strategies and organizes search results, and follows-up with the requestor as needed.
  *   Prepares instructional sessions and creates/updates associated handouts.
  *   Provides bibliographic instruction, in-person and online
  *   Presents instructional sessions to small groups, one-on-one, or in conference setting, teaches using online instructional software

Required skills and qualifications include:

  *   graduate of a Master's program in library and information science/studies
  *   advanced skills in and an aptitude for bibliographic database searching. Experience with medical databases such as Medline is preferred.
  *   experience and competency performing literature searches and providing instructional sessions in a health-related field preferred.
  *   skillful instructor to adult learners in 1-on-1, group, and online environments
  *   ability to work both independently and as a team member



The term of the position is 450 hours between August 3, 2021 and January 31, 2022, approximately 17 hours per week. A mutually acceptable weekly schedule will be arranged.  All or some of the worked hours will be done remotely using a College-provided laptop and VPN.



Application closing date is July 16, 2021.



Further detail and a link to submit your application is at: https://cpsbc.scouterecruit.net/jobs/CPSBC358-librarian-library-services-450-hour-temporary



Questions may be directed to humanresources at cpsbc.ca<mailto:humanresources at cpsbc.ca>

Thanks,
Karen

Karen MacDonell
Director
Library Services
kmacdonell at cpsbc.ca
Pronouns: No preference

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