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Listings below appear chronologically and geographically. List is up to date as of July 1, 2009.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009: Ontario
Wednesday, June 10, 2009: Maryland

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Ontario

Collections Librarian (Competition 2009-570-BH )

Consider a career with the Northern Ontario School of Medicine: A new medical school for the whole of Northern Ontario, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine is a joint initiative between Lakehead and Laurentian Universities. With main campuses in Thunder Bay and Sudbury, we have multiple teaching and research sites distributed across Northern Ontario, in large and small communities. The school contributes to improving the health of people in Northern Ontario.

Position: Institution: Northern Ontario School of Medicine. Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario. Term: 1 year limited term appointment.

Salary: Librarian I, $50,108–librarian IV, $100,245, as per collective agreement. Closing Date: 7/10/09 at 4:00 p.m. For more information on this and all current opportunities, please visit www.nosm.ca/careers/. (034)

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Maryland

N/T Track Faculty Community Outreach Coordinator

University of Maryland–Baltimore (UMB), Health Sciences and Human Services Library: Responsibilities: An excellent opportunity exists for a faculty librarian to ensure an organized approach to outreach activities to the minority communities and faith- and community-based organizations in the 13-state region of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region (NN/LM SE/A). The librarian responds to the educational and information needs of specific populations by providing training sessions and exhibits of information access products and services, including facilitating information access by supporting regional outreach projects; promoting connections and the development of health resource collections and libraries; and providing consultation services. The outreach coordinator develops training programs to meet the information needs of community leaders and consumers in the NN/LM SE/A; provides consulting and technical assistance to specific population leaders in the region on health information access, database searching, grant writing, evaluation studies, etc.; and develops training tools for national online databases and exhibits of information access products and services.

Qualifications: Required: ALA-accredited MLS with 3 years of librarian experience, experience with searching NLM databases (especially MEDLINE and MedlinePlus) and familiarity with NLM products and services, demonstrated experience with microcomputers, recent training experience, and excellent communication and interpersonal skill. Driver's license required.

Preferred: Spanish language competency strongly desired. Knowledge or experience with: consumer health resources, instructional design and course development, teaching, evaluation, conducting research in information science or instructional design, writing and editing, project management, and recent library technology.

Salary: $50,000, minimum. For complete position description, requirements, and application information, visit www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/general/about/employment/. Fax cover letter, CV, signed and dated statement of CV authenticity, and 3 references with names, addresses, and phone numbers by 7/17/09 to Jane Peters, 410.706.3101 or email to jpeters@hshsl.umaryland.edu (and fax signed affidavit). For additional information call 410.706.6747. Position opened until filled. AAE/EOE/ADA (033)