Senior Librarian (Research Engagement)

About Flinders

Our bold vision, captured in our Strategic Plan: making a Difference: The 2025 Agenda, is to be internationally recognised as a world leader in research, an innovator in contemporary education, and the source of Australia’s most enterprising graduates.

To realise this ambition, we recently made a significant organisation change to a six College structure with a professional staff and services alignment.

We recognise the key to our success is exceptional people and we’re seeking an outstanding individual to join the team of our transformed university.

Employment Type:

Continuing

Position Summary

Availability:
Continuing Full-Time
Compensation:
Higher Education Officer Level 7
Salary Range:
$90,063 – $99,696 p.a.
Reporting to:
Library Coordinator (Research Engagement)
Under broad direction, the Senior Librarian (Research Engagement) supports the Colleges and the Research activities of the University by proactively engaging with the Colleges. The Senior Librarian (Research Engagement) works collaboratively with the Research Engagement team to develop and maintain a sustainable suite of Library support services.

Key Position Responsibilities

The Senior Librarian (Research Engagement) will be accountable for:

• Proactively engaging with academic staff, higher degree research students and relevant stakeholders to ensure they are fully informed of and able to make use of Library resources and services for teaching, learning and research.
• Proactively engaging with colleagues in Information and Digital Services and other areas to identify new and emerging technologies that assist the research, learning and teaching needs and improve library services.
• Identifying innovations, improvements and resources that the Library may initiate to better serve College research activities.
• Representing the Library at relevant College and University committees and meetings, including after-hours.
• Providing advice and referral to research data management services, open access services, publication identifier services and author identifier resources.
• Providing advice and support regarding researcher publication metrics at the College, Research Group and individual level.
• Providing advice and support for publishable systematic reviews, including high level searching, identifying where to publish and meeting journal requirements.
• Collaborating with the Academic Engagement team to plan, design, deliver and evaluate user-centred, scalable and sustainable programs that support skills development relevant to higher degree research students and early career researchers such as literature reviews, systematic reviews, research data management, open access and metrics.
• Contributing to College accreditation and reviews processes and preparing Library impact statements for new and revised courses.
• Leading designated projects and contribute to strategies that support University and Library priorities related to research. 
• Any other responsibilities in line with the level of the role as assigned by the Supervisor and/or the University.

Key Position Capabilities

• University degree and eligibility for Associate (professional) membership of ALIA.
• Extensive relevant experience in an academic or research library.
• General to broad knowledge on research data management services, open access and researcher metrics.
• General to broad knowledge of research methods and the ability to critically examine and filter research literature.
• Demonstrated ability to work in an environment of diverse and changing educational technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to build and manage collaborative partnerships in an academic environment.
• Demonstrated significant to high level organisational and problem-solving skills, including the ability to apply project methodology and manage deadlines.
• Demonstrated well developed to high level written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills in both face-to-face and online environments.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• Flinders University has introduced a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy  that requires all new staff members to be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations, subject to medical exemptions and limited exemptions.

How to Apply

• In addition to uploading your CV, please submit a Cover Letter/Statement elaborating on your previous experiences in a similar role
• For more information regarding this position please contact: Veronica Ghee

Click here to view the Position Description

Information for Applicants:

A valid National Police Certificate which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.

We are seeking to increase the diversity to improve equal opportunity outcomes for employees, and therefore we encourage female applicants, people with a disability and/or from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders descent to apply.

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

Applications Close 11:59pm:

09 Nov 2022