Librarian II, Savitt Medical Library

Job Description

The Savitt Medical Library at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine seeks a collaborative and forward-thinking Librarian II to provide intentional leadership in library technology, digital scholarship, and electronic resource management. This position plays a key role in advancing the library's mission to support the educational, research, and clinical work of the School of Medicine, while strengthening partnerships across the University, Knowledge Center, Renown Health, and VA affiliates.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced librarian with expertise in library systems, research data services, and digital scholarship to shape the future of medical library services at Nevada's flagship university.

• Provide strategic leadership for the administration, optimization, and continuous improvement of library technology systems, including Ex Libris platforms, discovery services, authentication systems, analytics dashboards, and resource assessment tools.
• Develop and advance research data services supporting the organization, discovery, sharing, preservation, and stewardship of scholarly and research outputs.
• Promote researcher engagement with institutional repositories, including Scholar Wolf, to increase visibility, accessibility, compliance, and preservation of UNR School of Medicine scholarship.
• Collaborate with vendors and institutional partners to evaluate, negotiate, acquire, and manage electronic resources supporting the School of Medicine's mission.
• Lead assessment and enhancement of electronic resource collections through usage, performance, and user-needs analysis.
• Manage electronic resource access, authentication workflows, and linking technologies to ensure seamless, reliable access to information resources.
• Oversee strategic development of the Savitt Medical Library website, Lib Guides, and digital platforms.
• Partner with public and technical services staff to ensure accuracy and discoverability of metadata, holdings, and resource access points.
• Analyze usage metrics and service data to inform collection management, strategic planning, and digital transformation initiatives.
• Provide leadership for Lib Guides, Ask-a-Librarian services, and service request tracking systems.
• Strengthen engagement with library partners, including Renown Health and VA affiliates, ensuring equitable access to resources and services.
• Advance digital scholarship and scholarly communication initiatives through innovative technologies and expanded research dissemination support.
• Represent the Library through active participation in University, School of Medicine, Knowledge Center, and professional committees.
• Develop reporting and assessment measures demonstrating the value and impact of library systems and services.

ALA-accreditedMLSor MLIS equivalent Compensation Assistant Professor, 12 month To view the salary schedule for this position, please visit:
Salary Schedules and select Academic Faculty (12-month). Salary is competitive and commensurate with related education and experience.

Our retirement plan is beyond compare. Your 19.25% contribution is generously matched by the University. With the faculty retirement plan, you are 100% vested on your first day. Sit back and watch your retirement dollars grow! All permanent employees on an annual "A" or "B" contract who are employed at least 50% full-time are eligible to participate in the NSHE retirement program unless they are members of PERS of Nevada.

• Health insurance options including dental and vision - Health Insurance
• E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers annual or semester memberships and spouse/domestic partner membership options.
• E.L. Wiegand Fitness Center Reno is proud to be a University town!
• Many local businesses offer discounts to Wolf Card holders Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life's difficult moments.
• Mountain EAP is located in Reno and specializes in counseling and advising services for personal or interpersonal issues.
• Faculty Senate is the principal representing body for faculty. Its membership includes representatives from each academic and administrative major unit of the University.
• No state income tax!
• Grants-in-Aid for Faculty Employees The University is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents.
• Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of…