Simbonis Librarian for User Experience

About the role

The Simbonis Fellowship is a two-year term appointment from the date of hire. Anticipated start date is September 1, 2026. The position is made possible by the Stanley Simbonis Fund.

Overview

The Simbonis Librarian for User Experience serves the Yale Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Public Health and the broader Medical Campus through assessment, outreach, and reference activities. This role is part of the Access & Delivery Services department and supports the daily operations of the department and outreach activities that support academic success, wellness, and engagement.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates on projects with colleagues on the Academic Research and Education Team who support students and faculty at the Yale Schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing.
• Provides reference, information, citation management, research, and consultation services for students and researchers throughout the research life cycle.
• Participates in the medical library's general instruction program and prepares and presents a range of classes on various topics, such as biomedical databases and platforms, open science and other scholarly publication trends, citation management tools, biomedical research strategies, enhancing research impact, and citation analysis.
• Works on projects related to scholarly communication, open access, and publishing. Helps promote new publishing models to diverse user groups.
• Creates and maintains online guides and other research support tools for emerging areas of interest.
• Participates in departmental, library, and system-wide planning, and engages in campus, regional, and national professional organizations, and collaborative activities.
• May serve as a project manager for short-term projects.
• Serves on departmental committees.
• Demonstrates professional development and service through publication and/or active membership in professional organizations.
• May be required to assist in disaster recovery efforts.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited library school. In selected instances, a graduate degree in a related discipline may be substituted for a master’s degree in library science.
• Experience working collegially, collaboratively and independently with varied groups with and across a complex organization, and a rapidly changing team environment.

Qualifications

• Experienced and recent/projected MLS/MLIS graduates are encouraged to apply. You must have your degree completed by or within 90 days of start date.

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal, analytical and communications skills, including the ability to actively listen, understand and translate user needs into functional system improvements.
• Commitment to providing excellent customer service standards and a passion for user-centered design.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, multi-task and meet deadlines, and to conceptualize and conceive new solutions to problems with creativity and flexibility.
• Ability to work both independently or collaboratively in a team environment, and to effectively build partnerships and promote the benefits of change in an academic culture that often values ambiguity, diversity of opinion and historic precedent.
• Ability to design and implement effective programs, projects and services and bring them to fruition or conclusion promptly to achieve library objectives.
• Knowledge of techniques for evaluating/assessing information literacy programs and instruction.

Benefits

The position offers a competitive salary range of $68,000.00 - $145,250.00, depending on qualifications and experience. The salary is contingent upon the successful completion of the background check.

Pay

$68,000.00 - $145,250.00

Schedule

Full-time (37.5 hours per week), hybrid with 4 days required on site Monday – Friday 8:30am - 5pm, Occasional nights/weekends may be required.

Benefits

The position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Application Instructions

To apply, please visit the Yale University careers website and submit your resume and cover letter. No applications will be accepted via email.