Engineering Librarian (Librarian I/II; Permanent Status Stream)

Job Title: Engineering Librarian (Librarian I/II; Permanent Status Stream)

Date Posted: 02/03/2025

Closing Date: 03/05/2025

Req ID: 41358

Job Category: Librarian - Permanent Status Stream

Faculty/Division: Library

Department: Engineering Library

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

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About the University of Toronto Libraries

The University of Toronto Libraries system is the largest academic library in Canada and is consistently ranked in the top ten among academic research libraries in North America. The system consists of 40 libraries located on three university campuses: St. George, Mississauga, and Scarborough.

About the Engineering & Computer Science Library

The Engineering & Computer Science Library (ECSL) is the second largest science library at UTL. It is the main library at the University of Toronto (U of T) for computer science and engineering collections and resources both online and in print.

The Opportunity

Engineering & Computer Science Library (ECSL) seeks a highly motivated and adaptable librarian to fill important roles related to liaison librarianship. The successful candidate will report directly to the Head of ECSL and will work collaboratively with other members of the library team and with colleagues across the University of Toronto Libraries. Representative responsibilities include:

• Actively building relationships with ECSL’s students, faculty, staff, and researchers.
• Demonstrating an awareness and sensitivity to the values of inclusivity, diversity, equity, and accessibility.
• Designing and delivering curriculum-embedded or extra-curricular information literacy instruction.
• Designing and executing engaging outreach activities for engineering and computer science students, staff, and faculty.
• Supervising, hiring, training, and mentoring student casual staff.
• Contributing to collection building and assessment for engineering and computer science resources.
• Proactively designing, planning and executing projects within a small team in line with the goals of the library.
• Providing research support via consultations and at the Research Help Desk when needed.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in library, archival or information science from an accredited institution.
• Demonstrated commitment to the values of inclusivity, diversity and accessibility and anti-racism.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage a diverse workload.
• Strong service orientation.
• Demonstrated ability to work creatively and effectively with faculty, staff, and students.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively as a member of a team.
• Knowledge of best practices in teaching.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Teaching experience.
• Experience in the provision of services such as reference and research support, collection building, and liaison work for academic and research communities.
• Academic background in the sciences or engineering or equivalent work experience in these subject areas.
• Experience in supervising, hiring, training, and mentoring staff.
• Experience with managing projects.

Salary and Terms of Appointment:

It is anticipated that this position will be filled at the Librarian I or II level, subject to review and experience. Minimum salary: LIB I: $76,403; LIB II: $79,720 (Salary is dependent on rank at hire and qualifications). This is a permanent status stream appointment.

Benefits: We offer generous benefits packages to all employees. Additional information is available at: Benefits Information

How to Apply:

Application Materials Required: A cover letter, curriculum vitae, and contact information for three references of which at least two have supervised your work. Please attach a single electronic file into the “Resume” Field. (MS Word or pdf) with a file name convention of Surname, FirstName, 41358.

The University of Toronto Libraries thanks all applicants but will only contact applicants selected for an interview.

This search aligns with the University’s commitment to strategically and proactively promote diversity among our community members. Recognizing that Black, Indigenous, and other Racialized communities have experienced inequities that have developed historically and are ongoing, we strongly welcome and encourage candidates from those communities to apply.