Associate Director for Health Sciences Education and Engagement in Lexington, Kentucky at University of Kentucky

Master’s degree in Library and Information Science from an ALA accredited program accredited program

Relevant professional experience in an academic or health sciences library

Demonstrated experience with instruction, teaching, or educational programming

Supervisory or leadership experience

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The Medical Center Library invites applications for the position of Associate Director for Health Sciences Education and Engagement, a leadership role responsible for advancing library instruction, outreach, and engagement across the six allied health colleges served by the Medical Center Library: Dentistry, Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Public Health.

Reporting to the Director of the Medical Center Library, the Associate Director provides strategic leadership for educational programming, liaison services, and engagement initiatives that support teaching, learning, and research on the medical campus. The Associate Director will serve in a team-based liaison model and supervise faculty librarians.

Provide strategic leadership for library education, instruction, and engagement programs supporting all six health colleges

Perform liaison duties within a team model, including instruction, literature searching, evidence synthesis support, research support, and building faculty partnership, while collaborating with library colleagues to ensure consistency and shared expertise across disciplines

Supervise a team of faculty librarians and foster a collaborative, cross-library approach to service development and delivery

Coordinate instruction, workshops, and orientation programs across the medical campus, aligning with broader UK Libraries initiatives and partnerships

Lead the planning, development, and delivery of the UK Libraries Research Workshop Series

Integrate outreach and engagement into educational programs to increase awareness and impact of library services

Support the development of online learning objects, tutorials, and instructional materials

Promote learner centered teaching practices that address a range of different learning needs

Assess educational and engagement activities to inform continuous improvement contribute to Libraries-wide assessment efforts

Serve as a member of the Medical Center Library Leadership Team

Master’s degree in Library and Information Science from an ALA accredited program accredited program

Relevant professional experience in an academic or health sciences library

Demonstrated experience with instruction, teaching, or educational programming

Supervisory or leadership experience

Strong interpersonal, communication, and project management skills

Experience coordinating instruction programs or supervising librarians with instruction responsibilities

Familiarity with instructional design, educational technologies, or online learning environments

Experience with instructional effectiveness and/or program impact

Experience working in collaborative, team-based service models

This position participates in planning, shared governance, and UK Libraries-wide faculty activities. This is a full-time, 12-month, tenure eligible position in the Librarian Title Series (open rank) which requires scholarship, professional development, and service that contributes to the effectiveness of UK Libraries, the university, and the profession as outlined in Administrative Regulation 2:7 (https://regs.uky.edu/administrative-regulation/ar-27). Your Distribution of Effort (DOE) range: Primary assignment: 70-80%, Service/Prof. development and scholarship 20-30% and is reviewed at minimum annually each year. Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. The minimum salary for a Librarian IV is $57,000 and for a Librarian III is $62,500. All career levels are encouraged to apply.

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Employment at UK is subject to fund availability and comes with comprehensive rewards, focusing on your total well-being and career development, with leadership striving to provide a strong work-life integration. The university generously contributes to employees’ retirement plans, medical coverage, and life insurance. In addition, UK offers optional benefits such as dental and vision insurance, additional retirement plans and much more. To learn more about these benefits, please visit: https://hr.uky.edu/employment/our-benefits.

Library tenure-track faculty are also eligible to receive a generous relocation allowance, start-up funding for research, and annual professional development/travel funds.

To apply, interested applicants must complete a UK Online Academic Profile at https://ukjobs.uky.edu/postings and attach the below documents:

Please include contact information for three references when prompted in the application. We ask that one of the references be your current supervisor. Please note, the current supervisor will only be contacted if you are selected for a final round of interviews on campus.

If you have any questions, contact UK Human Resources employment at (859) 257-9555, select option 2.

Review of applications will begin on 9/19/2026, and will continue until the position is filled. Anticipated position start date will be on or after 2/01/2027.

Strong interpersonal, communication, and project management skills

Experience coordinating instruction programs or supervising librarians with instruction responsibilities
Familiarity with instructional design, educational technologies, or online learning environments
Experience with instructional effectiveness and/or program impact
Experience working in collaborative, team-based service models

We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors, the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.

The University follows both the federal and state Constitutions as well as all applicable federal and state laws on nondiscrimination. The University provides equal opportunities for qualified persons in all aspects of institutional operations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, uniformed service, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information or social or economic status or whether the person is a smoker or nonsmoker, as long as the person complies with University regulation concerning smoking.

Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.