Librarian, Research, Instruction Health Sciences

Job Summary

Provide reference, research, instructional, and liaison services to support student learning, faculty teaching, and scholarly activity across the university, with primary responsibility for health sciences programs. Develop and deliver library instruction, research consultations, and outreach initiatives. Create and maintain research guides, learning objects, and other instructional materials. Participate in collection development, accreditation support, and assessment activities. Support public services operations, including course reserves, service desk coverage, and student employee mentoring.

Build, establish, and maintain effective relationships with administrators, faculty, staff, students, and community partners. Execute detailed work efficiently to meet deadlines, effectively handle multiple tasks, and use initiative and creativity to solve problems. Perform duties at all library locations and other work sites as required. Provide library services on weekdays, evenings, weekends, and holidays as scheduled and as necessary to cover service desk hours.

This position is based out of our downtown Honolulu campuses. Particularly at our Libraries located in Waterfront Plaza & Aloha Tower Marketplace.

• Master of Library Science/Studies degree from an ALA-accredited institution;
• Demonstrated experience providing reference, research, and instructional services in an academic library or educational setting;
• Experience creating and maintaining research guides, instructional materials, or online learning resources;
• Familiarity with library databases, discovery systems, citation management tools, and research methodologies;
• Effective oral and written communication skills;
• Ability to establish priorities, organize work to meet deadlines, complete detailed work, handle multiple tasks, and work effectively with diverse populations;

• Three or more years of librarian experience in an academic library;
• Experience serving as a liaison librarian to academic departments or programs;
• Experience providing library instruction using electronic resources and learning technologies;
• Experience supporting health sciences, evidence-based practice, or graduate-level research;
• Experience supporting accreditation reviews, program assessments, or curriculum development;
• Experience with collection development and assessment;
• Ability to collaborate with faculty, staff, and students to support teaching, learning, and research;
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with faculty, students, administrators, and community partners;
• Strong commitment to student-centered and innovative library services;
• Solid knowledge of emerging technologies, information literacy practices, and current trends in academic libraries;
• Experience with Springshare products, including Lib Guides, Lib Answers, and Lib Cal;
• Experience participating in assessment, outreach, and strategic initiatives;

• Report to work obligations to support the department and may require work during HPU’s winter break, if necessary.
• Must meet training and background check qualifications and comply with the Protection of Minors policy.
• Able to work weekday, evening, weekend, and holiday hours as scheduled.
• Able to perform duties at all library locations and other work sites as required.
• Upon hire, candidate must have reliable personal transportation to facilitate travel between all HPU worksites and other locations as required by the position. This includes a valid driver’s license and a personal vehicle that is legally registered and insured.
• Successful candidate will be able to work in an environment that utilizes excellent time and stress management skills.

• Provide reference and research assistance in person, online, by phone, email, and chat.
• Conduct individual and group research consultations.
• Develop, deliver, and assess library instruction sessions, workshops, and learning activities.
• Create and maintain research guides, tutorials, and instructional materials.
• Serve as liaison to assigned academic programs, with primary responsibility for health sciences disciplines.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with faculty and academic departments.
• Support curriculum integration and information literacy initiatives.
• Assist faculty and students with evidence-based practice, literature reviews, database searching, and citation management.
• Participate in accreditation reviews, resource evaluations, and academic program support.
• Promote library resources and services through outreach and engagement activities.
• Participate in collection development, resource assessment, and collection maintenance activities.
• Maintain current knowledge of trends, technologies, and best practices related to research, instruction, and academic librarianship.

• Assist with course reserves services and faculty…