[Asis-l] Faculty Position - Associate Library Director of Content and Informatics - Weill Cornell Medical College Library

[Terrie Wheeler]

Position Announcement:  Associate Director,Weill Cornell Medical Library 

The Samuel J. Wood Library and the C.V. StarrBiomedical Information Center is the information hub of the Weill CornellMedical Center.  The Associate Library Director for Content andInformatics is responsible for the strategic planning, management, budgeting,marketing, and administration of the Content and Informatics unit, as well asfor integration of content into workflows, and the expansion of innovative newlibrary services. This position will also be critical in leading the Librarythrough its transformation to a next generation facility. Reporting directly tothe Library Director, the Associate Director for Content and Informatics willpartner with other informatics thought leaders at WCMC in imagining, creating,and managing a dynamic, modern information research facility to supporteducation, research, and clinical care for the next generation and beyond.

 

A Masters in Library Science is expected butcandidates with non-traditional backgrounds will be considered if theirexperience is consistent with the vision for a modern, digital medical library.  Candidates must have the ability to meet WCMCrequirements for appointment at the academic rank of Associate Librarian orLibrarian, including a record of professional achievement, research/scholarshipand service.

 

A grasp of modern medical education, research,and clinical care and the information resources needed to support them iscritical. Most important, we are seeking a leader with strong semantictechnology and digital expertise, coding experience, and the ability tointegrate content into workflows, introducing value into daily processes andexpediting scientific discovery, collaboration and research impact.  Such a leader will have a mature sense ofpriorities and solid practical experience who can plan and execute within theframework of organizational resources and show the way beyond apparentlimitations. 

 

A complete job description can be found at PositionAnnouncement:  Associate Director, Weill Cornell Medical Library 

The Samuel J. Wood Library and the C.V. StarrBiomedical Information Center is the information hub of the Weill CornellMedical Center.  The Associate Library Director for Content andInformatics is responsible for the strategic planning, management, budgeting,marketing, and administration of the Content and Informatics unit, as well asfor integration of content into workflows, and the expansion of innovative newlibrary services. This position will also be critical in leading the Librarythrough its transformation to a next generation facility. Reporting directly tothe Library Director, the Associate Director for Content and Informatics willpartner with other informatics thought leaders at WCMC in imagining, creating,and managing a dynamic, modern information research facility to supporteducation, research, and clinical care for the next generation and beyond.

 

A Masters in Library Science is expected butcandidates with non-traditional backgrounds will be considered if theirexperience is consistent with the vision for a modern, digital medical library.  Candidates must have the ability to meet WCMCrequirements for appointment at the academic rank of Associate Librarian orLibrarian, including a record of professional achievement, research/scholarshipand service.

 

A grasp of modern medical education, research,and clinical care and the information resources needed to support them iscritical. Most important, we are seeking a leader with strong semantictechnology and digital expertise, coding experience, and the ability tointegrate content into workflows, introducing value into daily processes andexpediting scientific discovery, collaboration and research impact.  Such a leader will have a mature sense ofpriorities and solid practical experience who can plan and execute within theframework of organizational resources and show the way beyond apparentlimitations. 

 

A complete job description can be found at http://library.weill.cornell.edu/About/AssociateDirectorContentInformatics.pdf

or by writing Terrie Wheeler at tew2004 at med.cornell.edu. Interested parties are encouraged to send a cover letter and CVby early December, though applications will be accepted until the position isfilled.

 

Terrie Wheeler

Director 
Samuel J. Wood Library & C.V. Starr Biomedical Information Center

Weill Cornell Medical College

1300 York Avenue, LC-106

New York, NY 10065-4896

tel:646-962-2469  fax:  212-746-8375

email: tew2004 at med.cornell.edu

or by writing Terrie Wheeler at tew2004 at med.cornell.edu. Interested parties are encouraged to send a cover letter and CVby early December, though applications will be accepted until the position isfilled.

 

Terrie Wheeler

Director 
Samuel J. Wood Library & C.V. Starr Biomedical Information Center

Weill Cornell Medical College

1300 York Avenue, LC-106

New York, NY 10065-4896

tel:646-962-2469  fax:  212-746-8375

email: tew2004 at med.cornell.edu


 

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