Academic Services Librarian

Cambridge College Libraries needs to nominate a librarian to steer and handle companies, collections and employees on the Haddon Library, supporting Archaeology and Social Anthropology. That is an important function supporting the educating, studying and analysis exercise of the Departments of Archaeology and Social Anthropology, each main centres of excellence for his or her disciplines. The function additionally serves an essential operate because the lead for analysis help for Humanities & Social Sciences Libraries.

Chargeable for the supply, growth and analysis of library companies, you’ll handle and develop the library area, consolidate and improve the library assortment each in print and electronically according to educating, studying and analysis wants. You’ll direct an embedded data and analysis expertise programme, and lead a small group, comprising a Senior Library Assistant and a Library Assistant.

You’ll develop productive relationships with numerous stakeholders, together with however not restricted to: educational employees {and professional} companies employees on the Departments of Archaeology and Social Anthropology, college students, researchers, and members of the broader Cambridge College Libraries community.

Working carefully with the Workplace of Scholarly Communication’s Analysis Providers Supervisor, you’ll act as a liaison level with Humanities & Social Sciences Libraries in all areas of analysis help. You’ll be concerned within the growth and supply of companies and coaching and collect data on analysis wants throughout HSS. Additionally, you will work alongside counterpart(s) in Arts & Humanities libraries to supply help and signify the 2 Colleges.

With acceptable expertise of creating and delivering library companies and of employees administration, you’ll have wonderful communication expertise, a capability to resolve issues creatively, prioritise a fancy workload and construct robust networks with a spread of individuals and teams. You’ll have an expert qualification in library and knowledge research, or associated fields, or equal expertise. Curiosity in creating your analysis help information is important however a excessive degree of earlier information isn’t anticipated.

Reporting to the Head of Humanities & Social Sciences Libraries, you’ll be a part of a supportive group of library employees from throughout the College of Humanities & Social Sciences Libraries community and can signify the pursuits of Archaeology and Social Anthropology on collaborative committees.

We welcome functions from people who want to be thought-about for part-time working or different versatile working preparations.

We notably welcome functions from candidates from a BAME background for this emptiness as they’re presently under-represented at this degree in our establishment.

Click on the ‘Apply’ button under to register an account with our recruitment system (in case you have not already) and apply on-line.

When you have any questions in regards to the emptiness or the appliance course of, please e mail Liz Osman, Head of Humanities & Social Sciences Libraries at [email protected] .

The time limit for functions is Sunday 3 December. Interviews will probably be held on Monday 11 December.

Please quote reference VE39453 in your utility and in any correspondence about this emptiness.

The College actively helps equality, range and inclusion and encourages functions from all sections of society.

The College has a duty to make sure that all workers are eligible to reside and work within the UK.

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