Research & Education Intern

School of Medicine

Established in 1930, Duke University School of Medicine is the youngest of the nation's top medical schools. Ranked sixth among medical schools in the nation, the School takes pride in being an inclusive community of outstanding learners, investigators, clinicians, and staff where interdisciplinary collaboration is embraced and great ideas accelerate translation of fundamental scientific discoveries to improve human health locally and around the globe. Composed of more than 2,600 faculty physicians and researchers, nearly 2,000 students, and more than 6,200 staff, the Duke University School of Medicine along with the Duke University School of Nursing, and Duke University Health System comprise Duke Health, a world-class academic medical center. The Health System encompasses Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, Duke Health Integrated Practice, Duke Primary Care, Duke Home Care and Hospice, Duke Health and Wellness, and multiple affiliations.

The Duke University Medical Center Library & Archives is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages applications from candidates of all races, genders, ages, ethnicities, cultural heritage or nationalities; religious or political beliefs; sexual orientations or gender identities; and socioeconomic, veteran or ability statuses.

The Duke University Medical Center Library invites applications to our paid, year-long, mentored internship within the Library's Research & Education Department. Applicants must be Master's students in a Library/Information Science program. Internships are 1 year with the potential to renew for a second year. This internship will help you develop skills for success in any academic library setting.

Our interns have co-authored publications in scholarly journals, presented work at local and national conferences, and made significant contributions to our Library. We mentor our interns in advanced literature searching, reference, teaching, as well as research impact and bibliometric analysis. These experiences prepare our interns to be competitive on the job market.

We welcome questions and look forward to hearing from you!

General Description

The Research & Education Department of the Duke University Medical Center Library provides reference and research services, classes, consultations, and systematic review services for organizations and individuals within the Duke University School of Medicine and Duke Health. The Research & Education Intern will support all areas of the department, such as reference, research, instruction, consultations, bibliometrics/research impact, and advanced literature review searches. The Intern will gain experience in a progressive academic health sciences environment and will develop practical skills in health sciences and academic librarianship, such as mastery of searching journal article databases, staffing chat reference, holding consultations with patrons, teaching workshops or classes, and more.

Specific Responsibilities

• Assist patrons with reference and research questions via chat, email, Zoom, and at the library service desk
• Develop and update literature searches that support research publications like systematic reviews as well as other research projects; utilize databases like PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, PsycINFO and more for these searches.
• Work with various citation management tools such as Endnote and Zotero and support patrons in their use
• Participate in bibliometric, research impact, and data visualization projects
• Maintain library research guides
• Teach library drop-in workshops as well as hold one-on-one or small group research or educational consultations
• Co-teach classes within the graduate health professions' programs
• Compile analytics on institutional publishing
• Capture data on library activities
• Contribute to the Library's blog
• Create or revise web-based tutorials
• Contribute to service improvement initiatives
• Contribute to other projects and publications as needed
  
  

TIME COMMITMENT

• 20 hours/week
• 1 year with potential to extend for a second year
• Hours are flexible, but they must take place between 8am and 6pm
  
  

Qualifications

Candidate must be enrolled in a Master's degree Library/Information Science program.

Please note that a background in STEM or biomedicine is NOT REQUIRED.

MINIMUM QUALIFCATIONS

Education - See Job Description.

Experience- N/A

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications - See Job Description.

Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essentialjob functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.