Liaison Librarian, Education (Librarian I/II)
Closes on Sunday, January 10, 2021
University of Toronto
Toronto
Full Time
POSITION: Liaison Librarian, Education (Librarian I/II)
DEPARTMENT: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) Library
DATE REQUIRED: As soon as possible
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About the University of Toronto Libraries
The University of Toronto Libraries (UTL) system is the largest academic library in Canada and is fourth among peer institutions in North America, behind just Harvard, Yale and Columbia. The system consists of 42 libraries located on three university campuses: St. George, Mississauga, and Scarborough. This array of college libraries, special collections, and specialized libraries and information centres supports the teaching and research requirements of 300 graduate programs, over 70 professional programs, and more than 700 undergraduate degree programs. More than 150,000 new print volumes are acquired each year. The Libraries’ data centre houses more than 600 servers with a storage capacity of 1.5 petabytes.
About the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)
OISE is Canada’s only all-graduate institute of teaching, learning, and research, recognized as a leader in graduate education, initial and continuing teacher education, and research in education and human development. With over 3,000 graduate students and 7,500 continuing education registrants annually, OISE is one of the largest graduate divisions at the University of Toronto, and one of the largest and most research-intensive faculties of education in North America. OISE offers an intellectually rich and supportive environment guided by a commitment to equity, diversity, and social justice. For more information about OISE, visit: www.oise.utoronto.ca. For information about the OISE Library, see https://oise.library.utoronto.ca/.
The Opportunity
The University of Toronto Libraries seeks an innovative and strongly user-focused librarian for the position of Liaison Librarian, Education. The successful candidate will report to the OISE Library Director and will work collaboratively with other members of the OISE Library team, and with colleagues across the University of Toronto Libraries.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will:
- Actively build relationships with OISE’s students, faculty, staff, and researchers.
- Provide reference and research support.
- Design and deliver in-person and online information literacy instruction, in collaboration with faculty members and other members of the OISE Library instruction team and colleagues across UTL.
- Develop, manage, and assess OISE Library collections.
- Participate in UTL collection assessment projects and initiatives.
- Initiate and oversee preservation and digitization projects in consultation with Media Commons and University of Toronto Archives and Record Management Services (UTARMs) staff, the UTL Digital Preservation Librarian, Scholarly Communications and Copyright Office librarians, and colleagues across UTL.
- Proactively work to improve and develop new programs and services to meet the changing needs of OISE’s diverse community.
- Participate in library and other committees and working groups as appropriate.
Required Qualifications
- A degree from an accredited Masters level program in library and information studies.
- Proven ability to promote respect and inclusion by working successfully with a wide variety of people and encouraging their participation and involvement
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
- Commitment to user-centered services and to ongoing service improvement
- Demonstrated flexibility, creativity and ability to adapt to a changing environment
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong initiative and ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively
- Proven project management skills
- Knowledge of collection development practices
- Familiarity with critical pedagogy
- Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, and social justice
- Demonstrated commitment to innovation and continuous learning
Preferred Qualifications
- Degree or related experience in the field of education
- Experience:
- developing, managing, and assessing library collections
- leading digitization and / or preservation projects
- designing and delivering information literacy instruction, in-person and online
- supporting research and reference services
- working in an academic library
- providing faculty liaison / outreach
Compensation and Benefits:
This is a permanent status stream position to be filled at the Librarian I or II level, based on experience. Rank and salary will be commensurate with experience and academic/professional qualifications
Additional information:
Librarians at the University of Toronto are members of the University of Toronto Faculty Association.
How to Apply
Application Materials Required: A cover letter, curriculum vitae, and contact information for three references of which at least two have supervised your work. Please send a single electronic file (MS Word or pdf) with a file name convention of [Surname, FirstName.OISECOLib] to Library Human Resources at utlhr@utoronto.ca; or to Room 1140, 130 St. George Street, University of Toronto Libraries, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A5; or by fax to (416) 946-5543 by January 10, 2021.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
The University of Toronto Libraries thanks all applicants but will only contact applicants selected for an interview.
Diversity Statement
The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
Accessibility Statement
The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.
The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.
If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact utlhr@utoronto.ca.
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