Health Research Intelligence Librarian

Overview

Department:
Health Sciences Library-552500

Career Area:
Libraries

Posting Open Date: 07/14/2026

Final date to receive applications: 08/14/2026

Open Until Filled:
No

Position Type:
Permanent Staff (EHRA NF)

Working Title:

Health Research Intelligence Librarian

Appointment Type: EHRA Non-Faculty Instructional

Position Number:

Vacancy

Full Time/Part Time:
Full-Time Permanent

FTE: 1

Hours per week: 40

Position Location:

North Carolina, US

Proposed

Start Date:

09/07/2026

• Health Research Intelligence Librarian works within the Health Research Intelligence unit of the Health Academic and Research Engagement department to generate strategic analytics that guide institutional and unit-level strategy. This work includes conducting research impact assessments, analyzing and visualizing collaboration and research networks, and performing topic or trend analyses using bibliometric and related data sources.
• Consult with faculty, research groups, departments, institutes to address questions about impact and collaboration, strengthen publication and output tracking, and communicate research contributions to audiences such as funders, administrators, and promotion and tenure committees.
• Provide training and guidance on research metrics, including responsible and contextualized use of bibliometric indicators.
• Collaborate with related units across the University Library such as scholarly communications, library data services, and research information management teams to ensure alignment of research impact services and support campus-wide research intelligence activities.
• Contribute to workflow optimization projects using AI and automation.
• Stay current with developments in bibliometrics, research assessment, responsible metrics, research information management, and analytics tools.
• Document methods, decisions, workflows, and quality assurance practices to ensure transparency, reproducibility, and continuity.
• Participate in library, campus, and professional committees or communities of practice related to research impact, analytics, and library-based research support.

Requires the Masters in Library Science (MLS) degree (or foreign degree equivalent). In specialized libraries, may substitute an advanced degree in the field of specialization (e.g., legal degree for a law library, or a history degree for a special historical collection within the library setting).

Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited library/information science program or an advanced degree in a related field such as public health, biomedical informatics, or data science. One or more years of experience working in an academic, library, or research setting. Demonstrated experience conducting bibliometric or research impact analysis using publication, citation, or research administration data. Experience using Python or R for preparing, cleaning, and analyzing datasets for research impact or bibliometric purposes and applying automation to improve workflows.

Experience producing data visualizations or analytic summaries for non-technical audiences. Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with varied user communities, including students, faculty, researchers, colleagues, and community members. Excellent oral, written, analytical, and interpersonal communication skills.

Experience with network analysis, collaboration mapping, or graph analytics (e.g., VOSviewer, Gephi, NetworkX). Experience creating dashboards or interactive visualizations using tools such as Tableau, Power BI, Plotly, or Shiny. Experience working with research information management systems or publication data workflows, including author disambiguation and affiliation/department mapping. Experience designing and delivering instruction or training materials, such as workshops, guides, or consultations. Education or work experience in a health discipline.

Experience applying AI or machine learning techniques to text, metadata, classification, or data cleaning tasks. Experience using reproducible workflows, including version control, documentation, and quality assurance checks. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple analytic projects in an academic, library, or research environment (evidenced through portfolio or project descriptions).

Not Applicable.

For a more detailed vacancy announcement, please visit the UNC Library employment site. A minimum of three references are required upon application submission.