Tenure faculty (regardless of rank) - persons with the titles of professor, associate professor, assistant professor and instructor who serve on appointments totaling 50% or more service to the university and who are eligible for tenure or who have obtained tenure. Duties and responsibilities are assigned in accordance with the workload guidelines laid out in the pattern of administration of each faculty member’s tenure initiation unit (TIU) and, as appropriate, regional campus; obligations will include research, service and/or teaching or clinical practice.  These faculty will have earned doctorate or other terminal degree in the relevant field of study or possession of equivalent experience.

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The Head of Research and Education Services at the Health Sciences Library leads a team of librarians and staff and is responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating effective and evolving research and educational services to the OSU health sciences academic and clinical community through a variety of mechanisms.

• Supervises faculty and non-faculty librarians who provide research, education, and clinical information services.
• Builds relationships across the health sciences to stay abreast of and respond to evolving information needs
• Participates in teaching, research, and outreach efforts to assigned liaison colleges, departments or units and/or the general OSU health sciences community.
• Collaborates with HSL librarians to provide appropriate services and programs to meet evolving information needs.
• Actively partners with marketing staff in the promotion of HSL research and education services
• Develops and leads strategic plan initiatives to advance the mission of the HSL.
• Works collaboratively and serves on committees and task forces, etc., with units of the larger university, especially other leaders within the HSL, the health sciences colleges and University Libraries, to foster productive and inspired research and education innovations.
• Conducts research and scholarly activities in appropriate venues in order to meet the Libraries' and University's criteria for promotion and tenure .