Subject Librarian (SB7874)

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.   You will provide exemplary services as librarian for two academic departments, either the Departments of Chemistry and Computer Science, or the Departments of Pharmacy and Pharmacology and Mathematical Sciences, working within the Library’s Science Faculty subject team.   You will have responsibility for the provision of library induction, information skills teaching, liaison, and enquiry handling, both online and in person, to support students and staff at all levels within your academic departments.  

You will manage expenditure of the library materials budgets for your departments, taking responsibility for decisions on purchase and subscription to the electronic and print materials required to support the departments’ teaching, learning and research.   This will require close liaison with the departments to gain a full understanding of their resource needs at all levels.  You will work collaboratively with colleagues across the Library, in Academic, Operational and Research Services, and 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.

As a Subject Librarian you will build excellent professional relationships with academic and professional staff in your departments, attend appropriate departmental meetings with both staff and students, and be proactive in ensuring that library services and collections are appropriate to your departments’ needs.

You will work closely with library colleagues in your faculty team, and be expected to gain a broad understanding of resource provision across the faculty, to be able to support or deputise for your colleagues if required.  You will contribute to the development of library strategy and services, and participate in task and finish and special interest groups essential to support this.  Subject Librarians may take on additional areas of responsibilities, as appropriate to the role and library service requirements.  

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.   

As a Subject Librarian you will need to be able to manage your work activities online, and to work effectively remotely while current COVID-19 restrictions are in place.   

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.

The successful applicant will join a dedicated, professional team of Library staff committed to the continual development of services to support the University’s strategy: to deliver world-class research and teaching, extend the University’s international influence, and enrich the student experience.  We understand the importance of continued professional development for all Library staff in order to achieve this, and provide programmes of local opportunities and support involvement in appropriate external activities.    

The closing date for applications is 17th Nov 2020 and interviews are expected to be held on 2nd Dec 2020.

For informal enquiries please contact Hannah South, Head of Library Academic Services (lishls@bath.ac.uk), or Linda Humphreys, Science Faculty Librarian (lisljh@bath.ac.uk)

Our campus is surrounded by beautiful countryside, and the City of Bath with its historic charm and social activity only a short distance away creates an excellent environment in which to work. We encourage all staff to learn, develop new skills and progress their careers throughout their employment with us and believe our staff are vital in creating the University’s inclusive and innovative community. We are committed to providing a family friendly workplace and our staff have access to a number of services that promote wellbeing and improve work-life balance. 

We recognise the commitment, achievements and talents of our workforce through our offering of initiatives and benefits, including (but not limited to): 

Generous employer pension contributions39 days holiday (annual leave, discretionary days and bank holidays)A flexible working environmentA commitment to personal and professional developmentOfsted outstanding rated onsite nurserySalary exchange scheme (cycle to work)Onsite private and NHS dentist, onsite medical centreEmployee discount scheme

We value, promote and celebrate inclusion, challenging discrimination and putting equality, diversity and belonging at the heart of everything we do. We aim to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, creating a learning environment and organisational culture that enhances health and wellbeing across our community. We are very proud to have recently received Ambassadors for Autism certification and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader (level 3); committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

Closing Date: 17 Nov 2020
Type: Management, Specialist and Administration