Academic Librarian: Information Literacy & Teaching

Cardiff Metropolitan University; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days rising to 30 plus

Local Government Pension Scheme

Family friendly policies

Access to library and digital services

Sport and fitness facilities

Health wellbeing support

Job summary

Cardiff Metropolitan University’s Library Service is seeking an Academic Librarian to play a key role within our Learning and Teaching team. You will develop and deliver teaching sessions to help students improve their information literacy and AI literacy skills, supporting their studies and success at Cardiff Met.

You will engage with students in person and online, contribute to strategic service planning, and collaborate with colleagues to enhance information literacy and academic practice

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy library, preferably in higher education.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Ability to develop and deliver teaching on information literacy and academic practice.

Responsibilities

• Developing and delivering teaching sessions in information literacy and academic practice.
• Support student enquiries in person and online in a professional, timely and customer-focused manner.
• Contribute to wider planning to deliver the service's strategic objectives.

Skills

Information literacy

Academic teaching

Customer service

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Library, information science or management discipline

Tools

Library Management Systems

Discovery services

Job description

Cardiff Metropolitan University’s Library Service is seeking an Academic Librarian to play a key role within our Learning and Teaching team. You will develop and deliver teaching sessions to help students improve their information literacy and AI literacy skills, supporting their studies and success at Cardiff Met.

You will engage with students in person and online, contribute to strategic service planning, and collaborate with colleagues to enhance information literacy and academic practice