[CANMEDLIB] Library Intern Opportunity

[Louise Gillis]

Hi all,

Apologies for cross posting.



The W. K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library (Dalhousie University) is seeking an enthusiastic and focused individual to work full-time for 22 weeks in a range of identified library areas. These areas of focus will include reference and research services for health sciences students and faculty. Reference queries at all levels come to the library as well as research consultations with intermediate and advanced clients who require information services and literature searching. The position will also include reviewing and engaging with a range of online instructional tools requiring both creative and technical abilities. The candidate will also be required to take on a project that will include the review and planning of a consumer health education project for library workers in academic, hospital, and public library settings.


The W. K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library serves the information and research needs of three faculties of Dalhousie University (Medicine, Dentistry and Health). The successful candidate will report to the Head of the Kellogg Health Sciences Library.

Qualifications:

* A recently completed Masters level Library or Information Studies program from an ALA accredited school

* Health Sciences background/experience/coursework strongly preferred
* Strong written and oral communication skills
* Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
* Instructional design experience or course work
* Excellent technical skills as applied to online learning

Dalhousie University commits to achieving inclusive excellence through continually championing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. The university encourages applications from Indigenous persons (especially Mi'kmaq), persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), and members of other racialized groups, persons with disabilities, women, persons identifying as members of 2SLGBTQ+ communities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. For more information, please visit www.dal.ca/hiringfordiversity<http://www.dal.ca/hiringfordiversity>.

Note: To be eligible, internship candidates must be under 30 years of age and not have previously participated in, or been paid under, this or any other internship program funded by the Government of Canada's Youth Employment Strategy. The scope and duration of this project is contingent upon receipt of project funding.


Application deadline: Sunday September 10, 2023
Start date: October 30,2023
End date: March 29, 2024
Salary: $22/hour
Applications must be submitted through the Young Canada Works Interactive Website. Applications should include a covering letter of application, a current resumé, and the names and contact information of two references.



For additional information, please contact:

Melissa Helwig
Head, W. K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library
Dalhousie University Libraries
5850 College Street, The Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 4R2


Louise Gillis (she/her)
Research Data Management Librarian
University Libraries
W.K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library
DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY
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Dalhousie University is located in Mi'kma'ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq. We are all Treaty people.

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