IDL Education & Outreach Specialist

IDL Education & Outreach Specialist

Library

Part Time

86846BR

Job Summary

Please note : This is 18 months duration from the date of hire.

The Industry Documents Library (IDL) at UCSF is seeking an IDL Education & Outreach Specialist to support its mission of facilitating research into public health issues such as smoking, secondhand smoke, and vaping. The IDL houses documents from lawsuits against corporations like Philip Morris and Juul, serving as a vital resource for researchers, educators, and legal professionals.

In this role, the specialist will lead outreach, education, and communication efforts to promote the library's resources and engage diverse audiences, including students, attorneys, faculty, and public health professionals. Key responsibilities include creating webinars, tutorials, search guides, blog posts, and social media content tailored to various user groups. The specialist will also be responsible for crafting press releases and developing instructional videos to enhance accessibility and visibility of the library's resources.

Role Priorities :

• Strong Communication Skills : The ability to write compelling press releases, create engaging instructional videos, and manage outreach efforts through social media platforms.
• Educational Expertise : Experience in developing training materials and tailoring communication strategies to meet the needs of diverse audiences.

This position is ideal for candidates passionate about public health, education, and outreach, with a talent for crafting effective communication strategies and engaging a wide range of stakeholders.

The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.

Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.

The salary range for this position is $38.08 - $52.43 (Hourly Rate).

To learn more about the benefits of working at UCSF, including total compensation, please visit : https : / / ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu / compensation-and-benefits / index.html

Department Description

The UCSF Library is one of the preeminent health sciences libraries in the world, containing an expansive collection of the world's health sciences knowledge base. At its core, the Library facilitates connection to information and people by delivering a diverse range of human-centered services to the UCSF community and public visitors. Through its digital and physical spaces, the Library cultivates experiences that nurture progressive learning, meaningful engagement, and open creativity. As a vital campus resource, the Library is dedicated to supporting the UCSF mission of advancing health worldwide.

We commit to building a diverse and inclusive Library ( https : / / www.library.ucsf.edu / about / diversity-and-inclusion ) as a means of promoting health equity and counteracting historic and current systems of oppression. This commitment also applies to materials related to archives and special collections ( https : / / escholarship.org / uc / item / 4mq1461d) .

UCSF Archives & Special Collections (ASC) is a dynamic health sciences research center that contributes to innovative scholarship, actively engages users through educational activities, preserves past knowledge, enables collaborative research experiences to address contemporary challenges, and translates scientific research into patient care. ASC's mission is to identify, collect, organize, interpret, and maintain rare and unique material to support research and teaching of the health sciences and medical humanities and to preserve institutional memory.

The UCSF Industry Documents Library (IDL) is a digital archive of more than 20 million documents obtained from industries which influence public health, hosted by the University of California, San Francisco Library . Originally established in 2002 to house millions of documents publicly disclosed in litigation against the tobacco industry in the 1990s, the IDL is now a unit within ASC and has expanded to include documents from the opioid, drug, chemical, food, and fossil fuel industries to preserve open access to this information and to support research on the commercial determinants of health. The IDL is heavily used by academic researchers, legal professionals, policymakers, journalists, community organizations, and the public, and its documents have been cited in more than 1,200 publications .

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

About UCSF

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. It is the only campus in the 10-campus UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences. We bring together the world's leading experts in nearly every area of health. We are home to five Nobel laureates who have advanced the understanding of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, aging and stem cells.

Pride Values

UCSF is a diverse community made of people with many skills and talents. We seek candidates whose work experience or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence - also known as our PRIDE values.

In addition to our PRIDE values, UCSF is committed to equity - both in how we deliver care as well as our workforce. We are committed to building a broadly diverse community, nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive, and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education, discovery, and patient care. Additional information about UCSF is available at diversity.ucsf.edu

Join us to find a rewarding career contributing to improving healthcare worldwide.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

Organization

Campus

Job Code and Payroll Title

004444 LIBRARY PROFL 3

Job Category

Library Services

Bargaining Unit

Teamsters Local 2010 - Clerical and Allied Services Unit (CX)

Employee Class

Limited Appt

Percentage

50%

Location

San Francisco, CA

Campus

Parnassus Heights (SF)

Work Style

Flexible

Shift

Days

Shift Length

Variable