Associate Chief Librarian for Science Research and

4 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada University of Toronto Full time

**Job Tittle**: Associate Chief Librarian for Science Research and Information, Librarian III or IV

**Date Posted**: 03/14/2024

**Closing Date**: 04/14/2024

**Req ID**: 36471

**Job Category**: Librarian - Permanent Status Stream

**Faculty/Division**:Library

**Department**: Office of University Chief Librarian

**Campus**: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Are you looking for challenging, meaningful work in a supportive and diverse environment? Are you looking for a career at one of Canada’s top employers? Work where the world comes to think, discover and learn. Consider a career at the University of Toronto.

**About the University of Toronto Libraries**

The University of Toronto Libraries system is the largest academic library in Canada and is consistently ranked in the top ten among academic research libraries in North America. The system consists of 40 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 over 300 graduate programs, more than 70 professional programs, and about 700 undergraduate degree programs. In addition to more than 12 million volumes in 341 languages, the library system currently provides access to millions of electronic resources in various forms and over 31,000 linear metres of archival material. 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.

**The opportunity**

Reporting to the University Chief Librarian of the University of Toronto Libraries, the Associate Chief Librarian for Science Research and Information provides outstanding leadership to the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics libraries at a university ranked as a global leader in multiple STEM disciplines. As a member of the University Chief Librarian’s Executive Leadership Table, they also play a key role in advancing the overall strategic goals of the central UTL libraries in support of the academic mission of the University. UTL seeks an innovative, experienced, and knowledgeable library leader to build library services that meet the evolving needs of faculty and students during a time of exponential change in these disciplines.

**Principal responsibilities**:
1. Provides vision as well as administrative and strategic leadership to the STEM libraries in the central libraries system, ensuring innovative services and diverse collections that support the success of faculty, students, staff, entrepreneurs, and other researchers in STEM. Coordinates with all UTL libraries to ensure consistently outstanding service delivery.

2. Builds relationships and collaborates with leadership across UTL, in relevant academic departments and with university administration (e.g. Office of the Vice President, Research and Innovation) and others as appropriate to identify forward-thinking priorities and set strategic direction for the STEM libraries. Cultivates partnerships with the interrelated community of U of T researchers and instructors, as well as the sciences, engineering, health sciences, related interdisciplinary areas, and entrepreneurship communities across the tri-campuses to shape scholarly services in support of the research and instructional mission of the University.

3. In service of faculty and students, directs a dynamic cohort of skilled staff across multiple STEM libraries. May be directly responsible for supervising individual libraries as needed. Fosters a culture of innovation, experimentation, curiosity, engagement, and collaboration to achieve objectives. Promotes continuous professional growth and learning at all staff and levels.

4. Enhances the Libraries’ relationship with the Health Science Information Consortium, and the Centre for Research and Innovation Support to improve services for faculty and students.

5. Advocates for the needs of the STEM libraries to decision-making bodies within the Libraries, at the university, and outside of the institution. Promotes the STEM libraries, and libraries generally, at local, national, and international levels.

6. With other library and scholarly units, deeply engages with key issues in scholarly communications, bringing knowledge, understanding, curiosity, and leadership around evolving scholarly communication practices, particularly as they pertain to Open Science, Open Data, Generative AI and Research Data Management.

7. Supports the University Chief Librarian and Chief Administrative Officer to create welcoming spaces for faculty and students through capital planning in the STEM libraries in the central libraries system. Coordinates with facilities administrators to ensure faculty and students have superior learning, innovation, and collaboration spaces.

8. Serves as a member of the University Chief Librarian’s Executive Leadership Tab

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