University College Librarian

4 days ago

Toronto, Canada University of Toronto Full time

**Job Tittle**: University College Librarian (Librarian II/III; Permanent Status Stream)

**Date Posted**: 10/25/2024

**Closing Date**: 11/24/2024

**Req ID**: 40288

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

**Faculty/Division**:University College

**Department**: UC: Ofc of the Principal

**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.

**About University College**:
**The Opportunity**:
University College is hiring a librarian who will be responsible for both the daily operations of the library, as well as collaborative engagement with University College leadership, faculty and staff to plan for the future of the Library, ensuring it meets both current and emerging academic and research needs of undergraduate students and faculty in University College programs of study The University College Librarian will collaborate with library colleagues across the system on various committees, projects, services and initiatives. They will be responsible for ensuring that the University College community is fully apprised of the myriad service offerings and collections provided to all University of Toronto students and faculty through the University of Toronto Libraries.

**Responsibilities**:

- As a solo librarian, manages all operations of the library including library budgets, public service, research and teaching support, website creation and maintenance of the physical space.
- Identifies priorities and develops services that support the current and emerging needs of administration, faculty, researchers and students.
- Proactively engages with faculty, staff and students to enhance awareness about library resources and services.
- Supports faculty with their digital scholarship, as well as research data management (RDM) and open access requirements, as mandated by funding agencies and open education initiatives
- Serves as liaison to the University College One Seminar courses and University College Programs: Cognitive Science, Health Studies (Public Health) and Canadian Studies, in collaboration with liaison librarians from related areas.
- Provides support to faculty and students on the effective and ethical use of AI tools in the context of research.
- Partners with faculty to develop and deliver curriculum-embedded instruction and tutorials.
- In collaboration with colleagues across UTL, builds, maintains and assesses library collections, ensuring that library resources meet the evolving, increasingly digital scholarly needs of the College’s students and faculty.
- Actively participates in relevant College, library and campus-wide committees or working groups.
- Hires, trains and supervises student casual employees.

**REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS**:

- A degree from an accredited Master’s level program in library and information studies.
- Demonstrated commitment to the values of inclusivity, diversity, equity, anti-racism and accessibility.
- Proven experience providing research and academic support to students and faculty.
- Demonstrated experience building collections and conducting collection assessment projects in an increasingly electronic and online environment.
- Demonstrated administrative, managerial and project management experience. Proven ability to lead and to manage in a unionized environment.
- Proven experience providing library instruction, both online and in-person; demonstrated knowledge of effective pedagogical approaches and tools.
- A flexible, creative and user-centered approach to public service; demonstrated capacity to rethink/reimagine workflows and library practices to best meet the needs of students and faculty.
- Capacity to thrive in an environment of ongoing change and ambiguity, and to nurture that capacity in others.
- Excellent interpersonal, intercult

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