UNB Libraries, Saint John Campus
Teaching & Learning Librarian I

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The University of New Brunswick (UNB) Libraries invites applications from highly collaborative and student-focused librarians for a 2-year term appointment to the position of Teaching & Learning Librarian to commence August 1, 2024, subject to final budgetary approval. As a member of the UNB Libraries team, the incumbent will report to the Dean of Libraries with responsibilities overseen by the Head Librarian for the Saint John campus and by the Director of Learning and Engagement. This position is based in the Hans W. Klohn Commons Library on the UNB Saint John campus, which is currently staffed by three librarians and eight staff members.

The Teaching & Learning Librarian will work with colleagues to develop and distribute teaching across all programs and levels on the Saint John campus, which includes outreach and instruction for the Faculties of Arts, Business, and Science, Applied Science, and Engineering, and for the Bachelor of Health program, as well as new programs as they are initiated. The Librarian will contribute as a member of the UNB Libraries Teaching & Learning Team.

The Teaching & Learning Librarian will work with the Head Librarian for the Saint John campus to ensure that library needs of faculty and students on the Saint John campus are met. They will work with the Director of Learning and Engagement on projects and initiatives connected with UNB Libraries’ strategic goals around student learning and engagement.

The successful librarian will be highly flexible, creative, able to innovate, adapt and thrive in a university environment undergoing significant transformation, strongly committed to advancing research, and prepared to anticipate the changing needs of our students and faculty researchers.

Responsibility for the coordination and management of students, services, or projects may be required. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required. The nature and scope of responsibilities for this and other library positions are expected to change as the UNB Libraries system evolves.

The University of New Brunswick is among Canada’s top comprehensive universities with a rich history since its origins in 1785. UNB, with campuses in Fredericton and Saint John, is one of three universities in the Atlantic Provinces that are members of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries. We are also members of the Canadian Research Knowledge Network and the Council of Atlantic Academic Libraries with a strong record of involvement at a regional and national level. Copyright, University Archives, and research data management all fall within the portfolio of the Libraries. Priorities within the Libraries are aligned with UNB’s Strategic Vision: UNB: Toward 2030.

Key Responsibilities

• Develops and delivers digital and information literacy instruction, including instruction on understanding and using AI, in a variety of learning approaches and modes.
• Collaboratively develops instructional curricular and course materials, including course-specific research guides
• Delivers research and reference services in person and virtually, including in-depth consultations, to faculty and students
• Advises on current best practices in synchronous and asynchronous digital and information literacy instruction, and best practices of library engagement with academic curricula
• Contributes professional expertise in service activities that benefit the Libraries, the University, professional / external communities through, for example: participating on teams, committees, and other work groups; undertaking cooperative initiatives in partnership with university colleagues; participating in training or teaching programs.
• Initiates and maintains contact with faculty in assigned disciplinary areas and programs of study to ensure alignment and integration of library teaching at a program and course level, to contribute to the advancement of research, and the effective use of resources.
• Develops and assesses library collections in all formats as assigned, employing criteria appropriate to academic libraries to ensure teaching, learning and research needs are met.
• Maintains current expertise in research methods and tools, and in scholarly issues to be able to engage knowledgeably with researchers.
• Participates in professional development and research activities that advance professional growth
• Demonstrates strong leadership, including a commitment to equity, shared responsibility, and accountability
• Contributes to the goals and strategic initiatives of UNB Libraries
• Contributes to a positive environment within which people are motivated towards the achievement of individual and/or group goals.

Required Qualifications

• MLIS from an ALA-accredited institution
• A degree in a relevant discipline and/or relevant professional experience in an academic library
• Strong level of knowledge in academic librarianship
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
• Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver effective educational and training sessions in person, online, and asynchronously using current technology and teaching techniques
• Demonstrated commitment to student academic success
• Demonstrated ability to deliver research services.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, analytical skills, and the ability to balance priorities and meet deadlines, to think creatively, and to take initiative
• Excellent interpersonal and intercultural communication skills, both orally and written
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, and to recognize and anticipate what needs to be done, to manage deadlines, and to work well under pressure with discretion, tact, and good judgment
• Flexibility, creativity, and ability to innovate and adapt positively in a continually evolving environment

Review of applications will begin on June 16, 2024 and continue until the position is filled. Applicants should submit a cover letter outlining their relevant experience and professional interests, a curriculum vitae, and the names of three referees to:

Lesley Balcom, Dean of Libraries, UNB.
Email to Susan Oliver: suoliver@unb.ca

Short-listed candidates will be required to provide satisfactory proof of credentials including appropriately certified translations of credentials into English, as applicable.

The University of New Brunswick is committed to employment equity and fostering diversity within our community and developing an inclusive workplace that reflects the richness of the broader community that we serve. The University welcomes and encourages applications from all qualified individuals who will help us achieve our goals, including women, visible minorities, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada