Research and Instruction Librarian

About the role

By working at Harvard University, you join a vibrant community that advances Harvard's world-changing mission in meaningful ways, inspires innovation and collaboration, and builds skills and expertise. We are dedicated to creating a diverse and welcoming environment where everyone can thrive. Why join Harvard Medical School? Harvard Medical School's mission is to nurture a diverse, inclusive community dedicated to alleviating suffering and improving health and well-being for all through excellence in teaching and learning, discovery and scholarship, and service and leadership. You’ll be at the heart of biomedical discovery, education, and innovation, working alongside world-renowned faculty and a community dedicated to improving human health. This is more than a job – it’s an opportunity to shape the future of medicine.

Additional details: Visa sponsorship – Harvard University is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Pre‑employment screening includes identity and education verification. Work format: some duties can be performed at a non‑Harvard location; schedule and location set by department; hybrid employees must work in a Harvard‑registered state per university policy.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements educational programs in support of graduate programs at Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and Chan School of Public Health.
• Instructs students and clinical faculty on using point‑of‑care resources.
• Keeps abreast of current developments in clinical research methods, evidence‑based clinical practice and medical education.
• Provides instruction to Harvard‑affiliated researchers in the use of biological, genetic, and genomics databases.
• Provides instruction in literature‑based research methods and database searching.
• Provides training support to the larger academic community for information discovery and retrieval, systematic literature reviews, and in the use of specialized writing and bibliographic tools such as EndNote, Covidence, and Zotero.
• Designs and creates online educational materials to support both curricular and extracurricular training in the use of information sources.
• Contributes to the creation of online learning tools for resource discovery, literature searching, citation management, and the Countway FAQ.
• Provides recorded orientation and training sessions.
• Provides instruction about generative AI tool usage including use cases, ethical considerations, and limitations.
• Provides support to Harvard faculty in producing high‑quality systematic literature searches to support the creation of comprehensive and evidence synthesis reviews.
• Consults in the development of research questions, creating appropriate research designs, and designing and carrying out literature searches in a variety of electronic databases.
• Provides reference assistance to Harvard‑affiliated investigators as needed in the areas of biological sciences, clinical medicine, public health, and health and public health data resources.
• Investigates, evaluates, and implements new information technology resources and tools.
• Participates in the selection of resources to support the educational and research missions of the institutions the Countway serves.