Coordinator of Evidence Synthesis at University of Kentucky – Lexington, Kentucky

Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited program.

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The University of Kentucky Libraries is vital to fulfilling the goals of enhancing and expanding the university’s research enterprise, and we are looking for a faculty librarian to serve as the Coordinator of Evidence Synthesis. This is a newly created position that will report to the Associate Dean for Outreach, Engagement and Collections. Building upon the current evidence synthesis support program, this position will be responsible for leading and coordinating a team of librarians to support a library -wide, multidisciplinary service that supports systematic reviews, scoping reviews, rapid reviews, meta-analyses, and other evidence synthesis reviews and methods. This position will also be responsible for the management and administration of systematic review software.

Leadership and Coordination

Lead and coordinate a multidisciplinary evidence synthesis service which includes managing workflows, service levels, librarian involvement, and the management and administration of systematic review software.

Develop, maintain, and promote scalable workflows, instructional materials, policies, and quality standards that ensure transparency, reproducibility, adherence to PRISMA, and alignment with disciplinary norms.

Design and deliver workshops, consultations, and training sessions.

Mentor and collaborate with librarians to build shared expertise, provide support across service levels, and manage service capacity.

Partner with library and campus stakeholders to integrate evidence synthesis services into research, teaching, and sponsored project planning.

Assess and report on service usage, project outcomes, librarian time commitments, research impacts, and capacity.

Providing Evidence Synthesis Support

Provide methodological support and guidance across the full evidence synthesis lifecycle, from protocol development through publication.

Conduct comprehensive literature searches for across disciplines at the co-authorship level and prepare publication-ready documentation in accordance with the Evidence Synthesis Support Policy.

As a member of the UKL faculty, the Coordinator of Evidence Synthesis will participate in planning, shared governance, and in UK Libraries-wide faculty activities. This is a full-time, 12-month, tenure-track position and requires scholarship, ongoing professional development, and service that contributes to the effectiveness of UK Libraries, the University, and the profession.

As a member of the UKL faculty, 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. This is a full-time, 12-month, tenure-track eligible position. All career levels are encouraged to apply.

This position is not eligible for employment-based visa 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 team at (859) 257-9555, select option 2.

Review of applications will begin on 3/26/2026 and will continue until the position is filled. Anticipated position start date will be on or after 7/01/2026.

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.