Acquisitions and Metadata Librarian

Department:
- Library and Learning Services- Location:
- York- Salary:
- £24,715 to £26,642 per annum pro rata- Hours:
- 18.5- Closing Date:
- Friday 12 May 2023 at midnight- Interview Date:
- Friday 02 June 2023- Reference:
- 107-23£24715 to £26642 per annum (£12,357 to £13,321 pro rata)

**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 an Acquisitions and Metadata Librarian. Working with others in the Scholarly Communications, Content and Discovery team, your focus will be to assist with the 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 assisting the Senior Acquisitions and Metadata Librarian, and helping to ensure that services delivered are flexible, user-focused, and at the leading edge of best practice within the profession. You will assist the team in ensuring that resources are discoverable and available to our users as quickly as possible.

**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 six months 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. Find out more about our culture, working arrangements and benefits for York St John employees here.

**Closing Date - **Friday 12 May 2023 at midnight

**Provisional Interview Date - **Friday 02 June 2023