IALS Digital Senior Library Assistant

The University of London

The University of London is a leading UK provider of distance and digital education internationally, offering programmes to 45,000 students in 190 countries around the world. Although proudly rooted in London, our community and impact are global.

We are a national leader in the humanities, and we promote their value to society and the economy through knowledge creation and exchange.

We are also a federation of 17 world class higher education institutions, with collaboration at the heart of our ethos. The University of London federation is a collective community of more than 240,000 learners and 50,000 staff, delivering world-leading research across all disciplines.

Our passion for increasing access to education and mobilising the collective power and expertise of the federation is central to our ability to transform lives around the world and address the global challenges of the future.

The School of Advanced Study

A nationally and internationally recognised centre of excellence in the promotion and facilitation of research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. It comprises eight internationally renowned research institutes as well as centres in Digital Humanities and Public Engagement. It has four nationally and internationally recognised specialist research libraries.

The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies houses the IALS Library, which is a national and international resource for legal research with around 300,000 volumes. The collections of foreign and international law are the most extensive in the UK and contain much unique material. The collections concentrate primarily on common law, civil law and Roman-Dutch law systems throughout the world and include material in western European languages for all jurisdictions for comparative and general reference purposes.

IALS Library's primary function is to serve a national academic research community but it has other significant and diverse communities to which it provides services including postgraduate students and practising lawyers. The Library seeks to support law librarians in other universities and organisations to provide specialist library and information services in law, particularly in foreign, comparative and international law.

The Role

IALS Digital Senior Library Assistant

As part of the IALS Library, the IALS Digital team develops and maintains resources to support digital legal scholarship and research, including electronic information services, inhouse databases, and digital and web-based resources. The team also manages the Institute's social media, library management system, institutional e-repository, open journals and open monograph systems and virtual learning environment.

The Digital Senior Library Assistant will support IALS Digital team in the development and delivery of all digital services and resources. This will include assisting with: the management of equipment and software; web and social media management; and the development and use of content management systems and digital resource platforms. They will also support library users and colleagues in the use of computing facilities and digital resources, and as a member of the Library will contribute to the provision of front-facing services such as the Enquiry Desk, LibChat service and Document Supply Service.

For a full role profile, please refer to the job description.

Further information

To be considered for this opportunity, please submit your cover letter and CV (by clicking 'apply for job' at the bottom of this page) before the closing date at midnight on Sunday 4th January 2026.

Preferential consideration will be given to the University redeployment pool.

The University will be unable to sponsor candidates for a visa for this role. Successful applicants must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK for the duration of their employment.

The University currently operates a Hybrid Working framework involving a mix of working remotely and in the office. Typically, the majority of employees will be able to agree to work remotely for up to 40% of their working week, role dependent. However, they will be required to attend on specific days for training or team meetings.

The University of London is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive working environment where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We particularly encourage applications from members of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities as this group is currently under-represented at all levels within the University. All appointments will be made on merit, based on the criteria identified in the job description.

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