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Subject Librarian (CC12301)

University of Bath
United Kingdom
January 26, 2025
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Job title Subject Librarian

Department Library

Salary Starting from £37,999, rising to £45,163

Grade Grade 7

Contract Type Full Time, Open Ended

Placed on Thursday 02 January 2025

Closing date Sunday 26 January 2025

Interview date Wednesday 19 February 2025

Reference CC12301

Applicant Visa Guidance Skilled Worker visa: guidance for applicants (bath.ac.uk)

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We are seeking a highly motivated, qualified and experienced librarian to fill this Subject Librarian vacancy within the Academic Services section of the University of Bath Library.

Working within the Library's Science subject team, you will provide exemplary services as librarian for departments within the Faculty, currently as Librarian for Life Sciences.

You will:

  • have responsibility for the provision of library induction, information skills teaching, liaison, enquiry handling and the development of library collections, to support all library users within your subject areas.
  • manage expenditure of the Library materials budgets for your areas, taking responsibility for decisions on purchase and subscription to the electronic and print materials required to support teaching, learning and research.
  • Liaise with and build excellent professional relationships with staff and students in your departments, participating in appropriate department meetings, to gain a full understanding of their resource and service needs.
  • work closely with the Science Faculty Librarian to ensure co-ordination of services and equity of provision across the Faculty, and work collaboratively with colleagues across the Library to provide and develop Library support.
  • liaise with publishers and professional groups, to ensure you keep up to date with developments in resource provision and new publishing models, and obtain best value for money in purchases and subscriptions.
    • About you

    You will contribute to the development of wider Library strategy and services, and participate in task and finish and special interest groups essential to support this. You should be innovative and collaborative in your work, with excellent communication skills in both in person and online environments. An ability to work accurately with numerical and financial data, and a range of IT systems and media will be essential.

    Experience of supporting subject disciplines and resources relevant to mathematical sciences and pharmacy & pharmacology teaching and research, or similar subject knowledge would be an advantage.

    Applicants should have a CILIP accredited qualification in librarianship or information studies, or equivalent, to at least undergraduate level, and be a Chartered member of, or committed to completing Chartership with CILIP.

    Further information

    You will join a dedicated, professional team of Library staff committed to the continual development of services to support the University's mission: to deliver world-class research and teaching, educate our students to become future leaders and innovators, and benefit the wider population through the University's research, enterprise and influence.

    We understand the importance of continued professional development for all Library staff in order to achieve this, and you will benefit from the programme of local opportunities we provide, and our support for your involvement in appropriate external activities.

    For informal enquiries about the role please contact Karina Bradshaw, Science Faculty Librarian ([email protected]) or Hannah South, Head of Library Academic Services ([email protected]).

    What we can offer you
  • a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
  • generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
  • we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
  • an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
  • a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
  • a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

    • Find out more about our benefits.

    We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

    We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

    Find out from our staff what makes the University of Bath a great place to work. Follow us @UniofBath and @UniofBathJobs on Twitter for more information.

    Further details:

  • Job Description & Person Specification

  • Terms and Conditions of Employment

    • We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.

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