Copyright, Licensing and Research Librarian - York, United Kingdom - York St John University

York St John University

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York, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Department:

Library and Learning Services
Location:

York

Salary:

- £27,396 to £30,619 per annum

Closing Date:
Sunday 09 April 2023 at midnight
Interview Date:
Thursday 27 April 2023
Reference:

Situated in the heart of the historic city of York, and with the addition of our London Campus, York St John University has a long and proud tradition as a distinguished higher education provider.

Our success is founded on the quality of academic teaching and research, our thriving campus environments, our professional and pastoral support, and our values of an inclusive, innovative and ambitious community with a strong sense of belonging.

The Team

Library and Learning Services supports learning and teaching across the University through the development and maintenance of the University's library collections, and through engagement with students to develop their academic and digital skills.

The service also supports the University's research activity through provision of the University's research output and research data repositories.

Library and Learning Services embeds the University's social justice approach through our work within the anti-racist and decolonial practice group, LGBTQ+ networks, our Accessibility Support Service, and the Library's IAMplify initiative.

The Role
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, pro-active individual to act as a trainee Copyright, Licensing and Research Librarian.

Working with others in the Scholarly Communications, Content and Discovery team, your focus will be to develop the skills necessary for providing and developing copyright advice and training, providing guidance on open research and publishing to academic colleagues, students and the university's Research Office.

As you develop your knowledge of licensing you will also contribute to collection development of the library's electronic resources for programmes and new portfolio areas.

Required Skills and Experience

Additional Information
We offer a wide range of employee benefits including

Excellent annual leave entitlement, including five discretionary university closure days over the Christmas period
Pension scheme
Health Cash Plan after one years' service
Employee Assistance Programme
Relocation expenses package for certain roles

We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive policies and facilities to support staff from different backgrounds.

As part of our commitment to providing an inclusive working environment, consideration is given to all requests for job share or flexible working arrangements.

Closing Date - Sunday 09 April 2023 at midnight

Provisional Interview Date - Thursday 27 April 2023