AddressResearch & Instruction Services LibrarianHalifax , NS
Description
Librarian (Full-time, 12-Month Limited Term)
Mount Saint Vincent University
Inspired by a strong tradition of social responsibility and an enduring commitment to the advancement of women, Mount Saint Vincent University promotes academic excellence and the pursuit of knowledge through scholarship and teaching of the highest quality. Mount Saint Vincent University is committed to recruiting exceptional and diverse scholars and teachers and is recognized as a leader in flexible education, applied research, and a personalized approach to education. The university is in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Please visit www.msvu.ca.
The MSVU Library & Archives invites applications for a limited term librarian at the rank of Librarian I from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025. Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Agreement between the University and the MSVU Faculty Association. The base starting salary for Librarian I is $62,082.00 per year (with changes to be determined by the new collective agreement expected later this year).
Description
Reporting to the University Librarian, the successful candidate will work closely with other academic librarians to support and promote library instruction in-person and online, and to support students with library research help services. Work will align with MSVU’s equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility efforts and its commitment to decolonizing the academy.
Responsibilities include serving as the Library Research & Instruction Services Librarian, working with the departments of the social sciences, and liaising with academic support units such as Accessibility Services, Information Technology and Services, Digital Media, Online Learning, and the Teaching and Learning Centre. This role also has a supervisory component, as the Coordinator of Library Information Services reports to this position. The successful candidate will be a member of the library management and research help teams, as well as oversee Library research help support. As per the Collective Agreement, workload includes scholarly and/or professional activity and collegial service.
The following qualifications are required:
- a Master of Library Science (or equivalent);
- experience delivering library research help (reference) in an academic library environment;
- excellent oral and written communication skills; and
- strong technical and analytical skills.
Experience in the following areas will be considered an asset:
- background in the social sciences;
- supervision of staff and students;
- credit or non-credit teaching or library instruction;
- creating and adapting asynchronous learning objects for library instruction; and
- promotion, engagement, and outreach activities related to library research and instruction.
Application Details
Applications should include a cover letter outlining relevant academic and/or professional experience which includes a statement of teaching philosophy, a description of research interests, a curriculum vitae, and contact information for three references.
Applications should be received on or before 11:59pm, April 26, 2024.
Mount Saint Vincent University is strongly committed to fostering diversity and inclusion within our community and encourages applications from all qualified candidates including women, persons of any sexual orientations and gender identities and/or expressions, Indigenous persons, African Canadians, other racialized groups, persons with disabilities, and other groups that would contribute to the diversification of our campus. Candidates who identify as being from any of these groups are encouraged to voluntarily self-identify in their application materials. All qualified candidates are welcome to apply; however, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
Please send applications by email (in a single PDF) with the subject line “MSVU LT Research & Instruction Services Librarian” to:
Ms. Denyse Rodrigues
Interim University Librarian
MSVU Library & Archives
libadmin@msvu.ca
Compensation
The base starting salary for Librarian I is $62,082.00 per year (with changes to be determined by the new collective agreement expected later this year).Closes: 26 April, 2024
Halifax , NS
