Acquisitions and Metadata Librarian

Part time permanent 

Location: York 

Introduction to York St John University

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 Acquisitions and Metadata Librarian. Working alongside the Senior Acquisitions and Metadata Librarian and the wider Scholarly Communications, Content and Discovery team, your focus will be to assist day-to-day coordination and operation of library acquisition and cataloguing processes in line with collection development policies. You will play a key role in helping to ensure that services delivered are flexible, user-focused, and at the leading edge of best practice within the profession. You will contribute to ensuring that resources are discoverable and available to our users as quickly as possible.

The successful candidate should be customer focused, have excellent IT skills, a self-motivated and collaborative approach, and have the ability to enter and manipulate data to a high standard of accuracy.

Additional information

The role is an on-campus role at the university's York campus. It is 0.6 FTE (22.2 hours per week). The working pattern will be agreed with the successful candidate, but the hours will be focussed towards the start of the working week.

Unfortunately this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship however we welcome your application if you are able to evidence right to work in the UK via an alternative route. 

It is anticipated that the selection process will include an interview and a test. Further details will be provided if you are shortlisted for interview.

For informal enquiries please contact Victoria Hamilton, Head Of Library & Learning Services (v.hamilton@yorksj.ac.uk).

Closing Date: 01 Oct 2024

Programme/Section: Admin & Technical (Including Research vacancies)

Salary: £26,038 to £28,879 per annum pro rata