Assistant, Associate or Librarian, CLA Learning & Curriculum Support

The McLaughlin Library invites applications to fill the position of Learning & Curriculum Support Librarian, one Contractually Limited Appointment ending June 30, 2025. The position will be filled at the Assistant Librarian, Associate Librarian, or Librarian level. The position reports to the Manager, Information Literacy, and is a member of the Information Literacy Team, located within the Learning & Curriculum Support Team.

The Learning & Curriculum Support Librarian:

• Uses the ACRL Information Literacy Framework for Higher Education to design, deliver and assess instruction and programming to meet specific information literacy learning outcomes for a class, program, or college.
• Provides Research Help Services in person and online to students, faculty, and staff.
• Works collaboratively with colleagues and faculty in a team-based environment.
• Participates in advancing team-wide goals.
• Maintains current awareness of best practices and emerging trends in information literacy, research libraries, and higher education.

Required Qualifications:

• ALA-accredited MLS/MLIS degree or equivalent
• Experience providing instruction to groups in a college or university setting
• Experience providing reference service
• Understanding of and ability to apply the ACRL Information Literacy Framework for Higher Education
• Knowledge of best practices and current trends in information literacy in higher education
• Broad knowledge of information sources and tools in academic libraries
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and critical thinking skills
• Ability to work in a collaborative and collegial team-based organization
• Self-directed and well organized with the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines

The University of Guelph is the third largest employer in Guelph, a city of over 140,000 people, located about an hour drive west of Toronto, Ontario. University of Guelph is a top-ranked comprehensive university in Canada with an enrolment of more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students across more than 40 academic units. The University is known for its commitment to student learning, innovative research, and collaboration with world-class partners. It is a unique place, with transformative research and teaching and a distinctive campus culture. People who learn and work here are shapred and inspired by a shared purpose: To Improve Life. Reflecting that shared purpose in every experience connected to our university positions us to create positive change, here and around the world. Our University community shares a profound sense of social responsibility, a drive for international development, and an obligation to address global issues.

Application Process

Applications should be submitted by September 25, 2024. Assessment of applications will begin as they are received and will continue until the position is filled. Interested applicants should submit the following materials as one PDF:

1. A one-page statement outlining how your qualifications relate to the responsibilities and qualifications of the position;
2. A curriculum vitae; and
3. The names of three professional referees, indicating your relationship to them.

Please state in the subject line the position title you are applying for and the position reference Requisition 645. Applications should be sent to the attention of:

Jacqueline Kreller-Vanderkooy, Manager Information Literacy

McLaughlin Library

University of Guelph

If you are a current employee of the University of Guelph you must apply on the internal Career Page in order to be considered as an internal applicant.

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Date Posted: 09/16/2024
Deadline: 09/30/2024 or until a suitable candidate is found.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

The University recognizes that applicants may have had obligations outside of work that have negatively impacted their record of achievements (e.g., parental, elder care, and/or medical). You are not required to disclose these obligations in the hiring process. If you choose to do so, the University will ensure that these obligations do not negatively impact the assessment of your qualifications for the position.

The University of Guelph resides on the ancestral lands of the Attawandaron people and the treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and we offer our respect to our Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and Métis neighbours as we strive to strengthen our relationships with them.

At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion (https://uoguel.ph/ox2p9) is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution.

If you require a medical accommodation during the recruitment or selection process, please contact Occupational Health and Wellness at 519-824-4120 x52674.