Job Posting: Head of the National Network Office

The Head of the National Network Office of the NN/LM serves as a national leader in developing collaborations among the varied types of libraries in the Network, including health sciences libraries, and academic and public institutions to improve access to and the sharing of biomedical information resources.  The NNO Head is responsible for monitoring, evaluating, and advising on all aspects of providing biomedical information, for outreach to groups experiencing health disparities, and for providing access to medical information in national and international emergency and disaster situations.  The NNO Head advises on public health information policy issues as related to programs conducted throughout the Network.   This is an exciting time for an incoming Head because plans for the 2016-2021 Regional Medical Library contracts are underway. The very short posting time of July 22 through July 31 reflects the government’s effort to hire talented people quickly.  Please see the postings on USAJobs.gov  and follow the instructions to apply.  One posting is for Status Candidates (Merit Promotion and VEOA Eligibles)  and the other is for for  All US Citizens. The jobs are also  linked from “Careers @ NLM” on the NLM home page, www.nlm.nih.gov. In addition to an interesting, challenging work environment, NLM has a great location on the campus of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland.  NIH is a short Metro ride from Washington D.C....
Source: Midcontinental Region News - Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Tags: Health Sciences Libraries Source Type: news