Job Summary:

The Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center (HSLIC) is seeking a graduate student to join our team as a graduate Project Assistant (PA). The PA’s work will center on researching effective practices for academic health sciences libraries to engage with the community, with emphasis on successful projects done in partnership with Native American communities. This includes collaborating on a scoping review, researching HSLIC’s past efforts, and partnering with HSLIC’s Community Engagement Ambassador on working with the Network of the National Library of Medicine Region 4 (NNLM). The position will work directly with HSLIC faculty and NNLM, and may work with community partners.

Job Specifications:

Job Duties:

  • Active partnership in a scoping review project, including screening, organization of materials, and manuscript preparation
  • Collect, collate, and analyze data from published and unpublished literature sources
  • Data entry using Covidence (systematic review management software) and other tools
  • Attend and participate in project meetings
  • Support project coordination
  • Other job-related duties as assigned
  • Formally admitted into a graduate program at the University of New Mexico and enrolled in at least 6 hours of coursework for the length of the contract. 
  • Graduate student with interest in community engagement, health literacy, or providing health information to the public
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Familiarity with MS Office applications
  1. Experience and knowledge of community engagement principles
  2. Experience conducting oral or written interviews

Please email your current resume/CV and cover letter to David Lucero at HSLIC-HR@salud.unm.edu. Please put “Project Assistant Application” in the Subject Line. Applications are due by November 17, 2021.