Liaison Librarian, Science

3 weeks ago

Waterloo, Canada Wilfrid Laurier University Full time

**Date**:Apr 18, 2024

**Location**: Waterloo, CA

**Company**:Wilfrid Laurier University

**Faculty/Academic Area**: Library

**Department**: N/A

**Campus**: Waterloo

**Employee Group**: WLUFA

**Requisition ID**:7193

**Description**

Wilfrid Laurier University Library is seeking a librarian to fill a full-time, continuing track appointment as a Liaison Librarian providing services to various program areas for the Faculty of Science. Primary duties will include collection development and management, reference consultations, instruction, research support and faculty liaison for a selection of program areas within the Sciences. This position will be appointed at the Waterloo campus. The incumbent will also serve other Laurier campus locations where Faculty of Science offers programming. Please note that travel may be involved.

The Laurier Library has a total staff of 53, including 21 librarians, and provides access to over 70,000 full-text online journals, indexes and e-books and more than 1.2 million print volumes. As part of the Omni Group of Libraries, Laurier students, faculty and staff may use and borrow materials from 16 member libraries across Ontario, including from local partners, the University of Guelph and the University of Waterloo libraries. The Laurier Library has a strategic partnership with the Brantford Public Library to provide services and materials to users on the Laurier Brantford campus. The Laurier Library serves over 20,000 students in a multi-campus environment at the Waterloo campus, the Faculty of Social Work in Kitchener, and the Brantford campus.

Wilfrid Laurier University is a leading Canadian university known for academic excellence and a culture that inspires lives of leadership and purpose. The University offers undergraduate and graduate programs through the Faculties of Arts, Education, Music, Science and Social Work, the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics, and the affiliated Martin Luther University College on the Waterloo campus, Social Work at the Kitchener campus and interdisciplinary programs at the Brantford campus. Laurier has a distinct commitment to teaching, research, and scholarship, combined with a strong student focus, high levels of student satisfaction and a deep sense of community. Laurier’s innovative educational model purposefully integrates the academic learning experience with an experiential learning component.

**Responsibilities**
- Provides research assistance and support for students and faculty in science, covering science disciplines and program areas, including providing back up in Science and other areas.
- Manages print and electronic collections in science for designated departments/programs
- Provides research assistance and/or referrals for statistics and data sources.
- Work may include some evenings and weekend hours.
- Provides proactive outreach and liaison services to support faculty, students and staff in Faculty of Science, and to promote library collections and services in designated departments/programs.
- Delivers in-person and online library instruction to students, faculty, and staff.
- Provides research assistance and /or referrals for knowledge synthesis work, including scoping and systematic reviews.
- Develops and maintains library user guides, course web pages and learning objects (including video tutorials.)
- Provides research assistance and/or referrals to faculty for research metrics and impact, and bibliometrics.
- Engages with faculty, students and researchers on emerging forms of scholarship, including Open Science and Scholarly Communication.
- Serves on library and university committees.
- Trains other library staff on resources and topics related to science.
- Participates in research and/or professional activity.
- Participates in shared library projects and activities.

**Qualifications**

**Required**
- ALA accredited MLIS or equivalent.
- Demonstrable overall understanding of current library practice, including collection management, reference, and instructional services.
- Demonstrated knowledge of trends and issues in science librarianship.
- Demonstrated ability to support the research needs of science students and faculty.
- Familiarity with delivering in-person and online instruction/training.
- Demonstrated ability to take initiative and to develop creative ideas.
- Demonstrated ability to manage a diverse and varied workload and to work effectively in a fast-paced, changing environment.
- Strong computer literacy, including web page creation and editing, online learning object creation, and ability to learn new technologies quickly.
- Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to form successful and collaborative relationships with diverse colleagues, faculty, students, and staff.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
- Demonstrated understand

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