Clinical Informationist
Required Qualifications (as evidenced by an attached
resume):
Relevant Master’s degree (foreign equivalent or higher). One year of
full-time experience working in a health sciences or academic library
environment or providing information services to clinicians.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with reference/research support or collection development within a
health sciences setting. Experience providing instruction at the undergraduate,
graduate, or clinical level. Familiarity with current trends in the field of
health sciences librarianship. Experience in continuing education and emerging
technologies. Record of professional activities, including research,
presentations, or engagement in professional organizations.
Brief Description of Duties:
Reporting to the Director of the Health Sciences Library, the Clinical
Informationist provides research assistance as well as instruction to the
faculty, residents, and fellows within Stony Brook Medicine’s Department of
Graduate Medical Education (GME). The Clinical Informationist will also engage
in outreach and provide research services to clinicians across Stony Brook
Medicine’s hospitals, centers, and outpatient care facilities. The Clinical
Informationist will be expected to participate in research, scholarship, and
professional activities.
- Reference/Instruction:
- Develop and deliver instructional sessions on research-related topics, such as literature searching and evidence-based medicine to residents, fellows and clinicians. Create and maintain research guides and asynchronous learning modules. Work collaboratively across the health sciences library to provide general reference/research support.
- Research
Consultation:
- Provide in-depth research consultations to residents, fellows and clinicians as needed for course-related and independent research activities. Participate in the development of search strategies for systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and meta-analyses. Handle research and data inquiries from Stony Brook Medicine’s research facilities, affiliates, and partners.
- Outreach:
- Establish relationships with the various Graduate Medical Education (GME) Program Directors to ensure they are aware of the research services available through the Health Sciences Library. Engage in outreach to Stony Brook Medicine’s outpatient and inpatient care facilities in order to provide research and evidence-based medicine support to clinicians. Support new initiatives and special projects across the organization. Participate in library, campus, and professional committees.
- Other Duties as assigned.
Special Notes:
The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation.
Employment is subject to the Research Foundation policies and procedures,
sponsor guidelines and the availability of funding. FLSA Exempt position, not
eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Minimum salary threshold must
be met to maintain FLSA exemption.
For this position, we are unable to sponsor candidates for work visas.
Essential Position: This has been designated as an essential
position based on the duties of the job and the functions performed. Positions
that are designated as such may be required to report to work/remain at work
even if classes are canceled, and the campus is working on limited operations
in an emergency.
Resume/CV and cover letter should be included with the online application.
Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.
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for this position is noted below, it represents SBU’s good faith and reasonable
estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.
Job Number: 2501491
Official Job Title: Senior Education Specialist
Job Field : Administrative & Professional (non-Clinical)
Primary Location: US-NY-Stony Brook
Department/Hiring Area: University Libraries – HSC
Schedule: Full-time
Shift :Day Shift
Shift Hours: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Posting Start Date: Apr 30, 2025
Posting End Date: May 30, 2025, 11:59:00 PM
Salary: $80,000-$85,000
Appointment Type: Regular
Salary Grade: E79
SBU Area: The Research Foundation for The State University of New York at Stony Brook
