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University of Edinburgh Hiring for Librarian Job at Edinburgh, Scotland , UK Full Time
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Grade UE07 £35,333-£42,155 per annum pro rata
Information Services – Library & University Collections
Open Ended contract: Permanent
Full time: 35 hours per week
We are looking for an Academic Support Librarian to support the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science at the University of Edinburgh. This role has key responsibilities for the School of Literature, Languages and Cultures. You will be an experienced and enthusiastic library professional with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, who can interact effectively and confidently with students, researchers and staff.
The Opportunity:
With expertise in a range of library support activities, you will play a key role in the design and delivery of information literacy training and support, to both on-campus and distance students. Our Library and University Collections are vast and varied, and utilising the full range of resources available to support the diverse University community will be essential for success in this role.
You will be :
- A skilled communicator who can present information clearly and persuasively
- An experienced teacher who can design, deliver and evaluate information skills sessions for students
- An effective problem solver who can take responsibility for, and deliver solutions to, complex challenges
- Familiar in working with the digital and print library resources that support these subject areas
- Able to work both independently and flexibly across the team to support the Library’s strategic aims
Click here for a copy of the full job description
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme , staff discounts, family friendly initiatives , flexible working and much more. Access our staff benefits page for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
Library & University Collections Division has an annual turnover of £10m and is supported by 150 staff. It provides over 3.5 million books and 60 kilometres of Special Collections, Museum and Art Collections, along with more than 28,000 e-journals and 300,000 e-books. The collections are made available online and through the recently redeveloped £60m Main Library and nine other library sites. Together, this prestigious collection along with modern library buildings generates 2 million visits per year to the Main Library alone. In addition the Library incorporates highly-regarded services to the public and to the University, such as the Centre for Research Collections and the University Historic Musical Instrument Collection – and gives leadership and oversight for all the University’s museums and galleries.
Please see http://tinyurl.com/cwhwysv for further information on the Library & Collections Division.
