Liaison Librarian (2 positions)

Liaison Librarian (2 positions)

Building on its strengths as Australia’s leading regional University, UniSQ’s vision is to be renowned for innovation and excellence in education, student experience, research and engagement. Guided by our core values of respect, integrity and excellence, the University’s Strategic Plan 2021-2025 outlines our commitment to creating and sharing knowledge, transforming lives and solving the problems that matter to our world.

Library Services

The UniSQ Library provides highly regarded information services that support the University in its pursuit of excellence in learning, teaching, research and community service. Our Liaison Librarians play a key ‘front line’ role in coordinating the development and delivery of programs and services that enhance the student experience and build the information and digital literacies capacity of students, academic and professional staff.

Our Research and Education Liaison team is seeking motivated Liaison Librarians to support students to develop their competence and confidence with information and digital literacies.

Two positions are currently available:

• Full-time continuing position working with the School of Creative Arts, School of Humanities and Communication, College for First Nations, and UniSQ College, based at either the Toowoomba, Springfield or Ipswich campus;
• Part-time fixed-term appointment working with the School of Education until 24 January 2025, based at either the Toowoomba or Springfield campus.

What you’ll do

As Liaison Librarian, you will be a primary point of contact for academics, students and researchers and other key stakeholders. You will design and develop online and interactive, open education resources; provide training and support that assists academics and students to effectively access and utilise scholarly information resources; and contribute to student learning, teaching and research.

Reporting directly to the Manager (Research and Education Liaison), you will:

• support a group of discipline areas within arts, communication and humanities, or education with high-quality collaboration and consultation for learning, teaching, and research.
• have an in-depth knowledge of the teaching and learning environment in higher education in Australia, demonstrating a broad understanding of emerging trends in academic libraries and higher education to position yourself as a knowledge expert in your area of discipline focus.
• build and maintain relationships and raise awareness of the Library’s services when participating in outreach activities.
• utilise your highly developed interpersonal skills, and collaborative, team-focussed approach, to adopt a scholarly, evidence-based approach to your work.

With three campuses based within the south-east Queensland, there is an expectation that you will travel between locations regularly to support the respective Schools in their academic endeavours.

What will help you succeed?

Key to your success in these roles will be your ability to work collaboratively within a service-oriented team and fully embrace the challenge of renewing and evolving into a world-class academic library service. In addition, you will have:

• relevant tertiary qualifications and eligibility for associate membership of the Australian Library and Information Association.
• skills and experience in, and understanding of, the academic library context, including trends in library and information services, digital literacy and open education, academic integrity, and the capacity to apply effective, relevant pedagogical approaches to learning and teaching, preferably within the disciplines mentioned above.
• excellent communication and interpersonal skills, training and presentation skills, and an ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with a range of clients and colleagues.
• ability to work effectively in a team environment, resolve conflict and lead and participate equitably in positive and successful teams.
• ability to successfully manage a high and constant workload and achieve agreed outcomes, with the ability to initiate projects and opportunities that have the potential to improve the outcomes and performance of the work area.

For further information on these positions, please contact Dr Tricia Kelly, Manager (Research and Education Liaison), on telephone +61 7 3470 4242 or email Tricia.Kelly@unisq.edu.au.

Reference Number: 0194_09/24

Term:

• Full-time continuing appointment (36 hrs/week)
• Part-time fixed-term appointment until 24 January 2025 (14.4 hrs/week)

Location:

• Continuing appointment - Toowoomba, Springfield or Ipswich campus
• Fixed-term appointment - Toowoomba or Springfield campus

Salary: Total full-time remuneration range $104,689 to $113,382 pa (includes salary range of $88,457 to $95,802 pa, employer superannuation contributions of 17% of salary and annual leave loading)

Closes: Sunday, 29 September 2024

To be considered for these positions, you will need to have the right to work in Australia.

At UniSQ we are united by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Excellence, which guide our daily actions and decision-making.

If you know that these roles are right for you, please submit your current resume together with a two-page (maximum) statement, outlining your skills and experience relative to ‘Who we’re looking for’ in the position description.

For more information on our selection process please refer to your recruitment journey available on our website.

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