Librarian 2

The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) appreciates your interest in employment at our growing institution. We want your application process to go smoothly and quickly. Final applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment.

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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 oversight in library technology, digital scholarship, and electronic resource management. This position plays a key role in advancing the library's mission to support education, research, and clinical work of the School of Medicine, while strengthening partnerships across the University, University Libraries, Renown Health, and future 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.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide oversight for the administration, optimization, and continuous improvement of library technology systems, including Ex Libris platforms, library discovery services, authentication systems, creating and managing analytics dashboards, and administering resource assessment tools.

• Develop and advance research data services to support the organization, discovery, sharing, preservation, and stewardship of scholarly and research outputs utilizing authentication workflows and linking technologies.

• Promote researcher engagement with institutional repositories, including Dryad, ScholarWolf, to increase visibility, accessibility, compliance, and preservation of UNR School of Medicine scholarship.

• Collaborate with vendors and institutional partners to evaluate, manage, and streamline electronic resources supporting the Savitt Medical Library digital collections.

• Conduct assessments and enhancements of electronic resource collections through usage, performance, and user-needs analysis.

• Maintain the Savitt Medical Library website, LibGuides, and digital platforms including but not limited to Libby and Kanopy.

• Collaborate with public and technical services staff across the University Libraries to ensure accuracy and discoverability of metadata, holdings, and resource access points.

• Analyze usage metrics from Ex Libris catalog system and service data to inform collection management, planning, and digital transformation initiatives.

• Provide oversight of Ask-a-Librarian services as well as service request tracking systems.

• Strengthen engagement with library partners, including Renown Health and future affiliates, to ensure equitable access to library resources and services.

• Innovate research dissemination to advance digital scholarship and scholarly communication initiatives.

• Represent the Library through active participation with the University Libraries, School of Medicine, and other professional associations or committees.

• Offer teaching and instruction on digital library collections and services.

Required Qualifications
ALA-accredited MLS or MLIS equivalent or terminal degree.
Three (3) years of experience managing and administering integrated library systems (ILS) and other automated library technologies in an academic library setting.

Preferred Qualifications
Database coding knowledge (SQL)
Website development and management
Data management (extraction, synthesis, etc.)

Compensation

Assistant Professor

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.

Remarkable Retirement!

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. 

Perks of Working at UNR!

• 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 WolfCard 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. Faculty Senate

• 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 faculty have unlimited credits but, in order to be eligible, children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee’s spouse or domestic partner.  Faculty Grants-in-Aid

Faculty Dual Career Assistance Program

The University of Nevada, Reno recognizes the importance of addressing dual-career couples’ professional needs. We offer a dual career assistance program to newly hired faculty spouses/partners that provides resources and assists them to identify career opportunities in Northern Nevada. Dual Career Assistance Program

Contact Information

Janet Hobbs at [email protected] 

University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med)

For over 50 years the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) has trained physicians who are leading the way to 'A Healthy Nevada', nation, and world. Community-based and research-intensive, UNR Med is committed to our four-part mission of education, research, clinical service, and diversity. We show this commitment through our demonstrated core values: people are our strength, we innovate and improve, we serve with integrity, and we success with trust and respect.

The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is an inclusive and engaged community. We recognize that diverse faculty and leaders add value to the educational experience and promote excellence in our teaching, patient care, and research missions. We seek applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences who will contribute to our mission and uphold our core values.

Our mission has guided our growth in graduating the next generation of primary and specialty care physicians and medical researchers while maintaining personalized instruction. The School of Medicine has statewide outreach with a local touch providing patient care, health services, and training physicians in Reno, Nevada and in the state’s rural communities. We are expanding provider education to train medical specialists as Medical Doctors as well as Speech Pathologists and Physician Assistants. We are actively expanding technologically-advanced infrastructure to keep pace with our world-class research to meet the needs of students, patients, and researchers. We seek to create an environment that serves all who enter our doors, from the physicians who teach our learners to our employees, patients, and students.

Exempt

Yes

Full-Time Equivalent

100.0%

Required Attachment(s)

Please note, once you submit your application the only attachment/s viewable to you will be the attachment/s to the resume/CV section of the application. Any additional required attachment/s to the cover letter, references, additional documents sections of the application, will not be viewable to you after you submit your application. All uploaded attachment/s will be on the application for the committee to review. To request updates to attachments, prior to the committee review of applications, please contact the candidate helpdesk at [email protected].

Attach the following attachment(s) to your application

1) Resume/CV

2) Cover Letter

3) Contact Information for Three Professional References

Posting Close Time
This posting will close at 12:00 am on the date listed below. The posting will no longer be available to apply to after 11:59 pm the day prior.
 

Posting Close Date

11/28/2026

Note to Applicant

A background check will be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.

HR will attempt to verify academic credentials upon receipt of hiring documents. If the academic credentials cannot be verified, HR will notify the faculty member that an official transcript of their highest degree must be submitted within thirty days of the faculty member’s first day of employment.

References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process.

Applicants hired on a federal contract may be subject to E-Verify.

As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.

For positions that require driving, evidence of a valid driver's license will be required at the time of employment and as a condition of continued employment.

Schedules are subject to change based on organizational needs.

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