Grade UE07 £35,333-£42,155 per annum

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

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In terviews will be held in January 2023.

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.