Academic Liaison Librarian

About the role

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to kickstart your career in Higher Education libraries?

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and self-motivated Academic Liaison Librarian.  This exciting, varied, and developmental role works in the Library's Academic Liaison Team, predominantly focusing on the Faculty of Science and Technology.  It provides teaching, student support, enquiry services and collection management. The role also team priorities which may include online guidance, archives, researcher support, research data management and peer learning.

As a librarian, you will utilise your excellent people skills to work collaboratively with faculty, professional services and Library & Learning Services colleagues.  Your knowledge of higher education and enthusiasm for developing your own teaching skills will enable you to support the development and delivery of sessions for our Academic Skills programme. An interest in research data management and commitment to open scholarship would be welcomed.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our innovative Academic Liaison Team.  Representing Library & Learning Services, this integrated team is responsible for the delivery of high-quality services for staff and students. 

Applications for this full-time, permanent position are welcome from applicants seeking to develop their career in higher education libraries.

For further information, or an informal discussion, please contact Mary Anne Hockey, Faculty Librarian, by email: hockeym@bournemouth.ac.uk.

This position does not meet the eligibility requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route within the UK Visa and Immigration service’s Points Based System.  Therefore, BU will not be able to sponsor individuals who require permission to work to carry out this position. For more information, please visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job.

About the department

Our Academic Services department has three teams: Academic Quality, Library and Learning Services and Student Administration. Academic Services creates an enabling academic environment, which shares expertise, builds capabilities and inspires stakeholders through sector leading, user centred processes and outstanding service delivery.

About us

Bournemouth University’s vision is worldwide recognition as a leading university for inspiring learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society through the fusion of education, research and practice. Our highly skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the globe, who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences that help to build our global learning community.

BU values and is committed to an inclusive working environment.  We seek a diverse community through attracting, developing and retaining staff from different backgrounds to contribute to inspirational learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society.  To support and enable our staff to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.  

A job description for this position is available at the top of this page. If you require this in a different format, please contact us at hrvacancies@bournemouth.ac.uk.

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