Teaching and Learning Librarian

Organisation

Cranfield University

School/Department

Student Experience

Based at

Cranfield Campus, Cranfield, Bedfordshire

Hours of work

37 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be considered. Some evening and weekend working will be necessary.

Salary

Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £35,559 to £39,434 per annum.

About the Role

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join the Library Education team to provide high-quality support to students and academic staff at Cranfield University in the School of Management (SoM) and School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing (SATM). You will develop and deliver training in library and information literacy topics, including the creation of online guides, activities and videos. Enquiry support, resource selection and special projects will also form part of your role.

About You

You should be a qualified librarian and/or have significant prior experience of supporting information literacy skills in a higher education setting.

You will be highly motivated, have a passion for teaching and learning, with excellent communication and digital skills. You will need to be customer focused and seek to continually improve your practice in order to enhance the student experience.

Some evening and weekend working may be necessary on occasion.

About Us

As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here .

The Library plays an integral role in the life of the University and sits within the Student Experience Professional Services Unit (PSU).  The Library Service has three individual libraries across both University sites. At Cranfield campus the Kings Norton Library, designed by Sir Norman Foster, serves the School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing, the School of Water, Energy and Environment and the School of Management. The School of Management Library is located within the School of Management and provides additional embedded support for staff and students. The Barrington Library is based at the Defence Academy on the Shrivenham site and serves Cranfield Defence and Security.

The Education Support team, comprising of a team of Librarians and Assistant Librarians, are based at one of the three library sites but regularly collaborate to ensure we are providing a first class learner experience to all our staff and students.   

Our Values and Commitments

Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here .

We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme. We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families . Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here .

Working Arrangements

Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.                             

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Ruth Houghton, Head of Library Education, Research & Skills Services on E: [email protected]

Please do not hesitate to contact us for further details on E: [email protected] . Please quote reference number 4436.