Manchester Metropolitan University Hiring for Academic Liaison Adviser Job at Manchester, England , UK Full Time

Do you want to join our Library and Cultural Services team at an exciting time and develop your career in academic libraries? We’re looking for an Academic Liaison Adviser with the enthusiasm and drive to work to join our Academic Engagement and Teaching Services team. The role involves creating and teaching innovative sessions for students and researchers and evaluating their impact as well as supporting academics in their teaching and research.

Library and Cultural Services people are resourceful and passionate about providing an excellent and evolving service to the University’s 36,000 students and 5,000 staff. Digital innovation, service development and an outstanding customer experience mean everything to us. We are agile, collaborative, inclusive and bold. Joining us, you’ll be welcomed into a dynamic and ambitious team.

In Library and Cultural Services we live by our principles:

• Our Library is the perfect fit for Manchester Met, it is specific, relevant and tailored to our University, with a strong sense of place and connection to Manchester and the North West.
• We are trusted, valued and integral to the University, working in partnership with all our stakeholders.
• We are embedded in every stage of the student journey and research lifecycle, providing knowledge and expertise to enable student success and research excellence.
• We acquire, curate, interpret and manage content (print, digital and objects), facilitating engagement by making it visible and usable.
• We are passionate about providing an excellent, proactive and evolving service, always taking a user-centred approach.
• Our library is the beating heart of the campus. Our spaces are welcoming and inclusive environment that foster community and belonging. They are places to learn well and live well.
• We develop innovative physical and digital spaces and robust infrastructures to stimulate the creation, discovery and dissemination of knowledge.
• We are one team with a shared culture and values. Our people are empowered and supported to be their very best in pursuit of our vision. We are agile, collaborative, diverse, inclusive, innovative and bold.
• Our Library, Special Collections Museum, North West Film Archive and Manchester Poetry Library are sector-leading with high visibility, profile and impact. We are thought leaders in our professional communities.

You will hold a professional Library or Information Management qualification (or equivalent), or be close to completing one, to be considered for this role. You’ll also have experience of customer focused service, ideally in a HE environment

Would you like to find out more? Contact Emma Thompson at [email protected]

Please apply by submitting a CV and covering letter.

Manchester Metropolitan University is committed to supporting the rights, responsibilities, dignity, health and wellbeing of staff and students through our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, irrespective of background, belief or identity, recognising the benefits that a diverse organisation can bring. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minority Ethnic candidates, who we recognise are underrepresented in this area.

Hybrid working is offered for this role. The nature of the role requires presence on campus at certain times of year, but at other times you will be able to complete some work remotely. We recognise the benefits and importance of an environment that supports flexible working and are open to conversations throughout the application process.