Assistant Librarian, Electronic Resources ( 1 year FTC) London, England
Job description
The Warburg Institute
The Warburg Institute is the premier institute in the world for the study of cultural history and the role of images in culture. Research at the Institute is cross-disciplinary and global: it is concerned with the survival and transmission of cultural forms across national borders and from the earliest times to the present. It has historic strengths in the reception of the classical tradition in the Renaissance, and has been home to some of the most innovative and influential scholars in the fields it covers.
The Warburg Library holds some 360,000 volumes, stored on open shelves and structured according to Aby Warburg’s own unique scheme. It is the world’s largest collection of its kind and includes a large proportion of continental books and journals unavailable elsewhere in the UK.
Since 1944, the Warburg Institute has been part of the University of London, one of the oldest and largest universities in the UK—and its most diverse. The Institute is a founding member of the University’s School of Advanced Study, a cluster of internationally renowned institutes that form the UK's national centre for the promotion and facilitation of research in the humanities.
Further information about the Institute may be obtained from its website: warburg.sas.ac.uk.
The University of London
The University of London is a leading UK provider of distance and digital education internationally, offering programmes to 45,000 students in 190 countries around the world. Although proudly rooted in London, our community and impact are global.
We are a national leader in the humanities, and we promote their value to society and the economy through knowledge creation and exchange.
We are also a federation of 17 world class higher education institutions, with collaboration at the heart of our ethos. The University of London federation is a collective community of more than 240,000 learners and 50,000 staff, delivering world-leading research across all disciplines.
Our passion for increasing access to education and mobilising the collective power and expertise of the federation is central to our ability to transform lives around the world and address the global challenges of the future.
The Role
ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN (ELECTRONIC RESOURCES)
The Warburg Institute Library is seeking an Assistant Librarian (Electronic Resources) for a one-year fixed term maternity cover position due to commence in July 2023.
The successful candidate will work in the Warburg Institute Library and report to the Librarian. They will liaise with the academic staff of the Warburg Institute and with library staff from Senate House Library and the School of Advanced Study (SAS) libraries to advance the Warburg Library’s e-resource provision.
They will manage all aspects of the Warburg Library’s collection of electronic resources; have responsibility for Library web projects such as LibGuides; and oversee the Library’s social media channels. They will support students in research through digital tools and information literacy. They will also manage three part-time Library Assistants dealing with shelving and labelling.
The successful candidate should ideally hold a LIS or Digital Humanities qualification (or equivalent) and have proven practical experience of working with electronic resources, preferably in an academic/research setting.
For a full role profile, please refer to the job description below.
Further information
To be considered for this opportunity, please submit your application and CV (by clicking ‘apply for job’ at the bottom of this page) before the closing date at midnight on Friday 12 May 2023.
The University will be unable to sponsor candidates for a visa for this role. Successful applicants must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK for the duration of their employment.
The University currently operates a Hybrid Working framework involving a mix of working remotely and in the office. Typically, the majority of employees will be able to agree to work remotely for up to 60% of their working week, role dependent. However, for this role, the candidate will be required to attend on specific days for Reading Room enquiries desk duty, training or team meetings.
The University of London is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive working environment where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We particularly encourage applications from members of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities as this group is currently under-represented at all levels within the University. All appointments will be made on merit, based on the criteria identified in the job description.
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