Special Collections Librarian

Job No.: 658092

Location: Clayton campus

Employment Type: Full-time

Duration: Continuing appointment

Remuneration: $100,173 – $109,871 pa HEW Level 07 (plus 17% employer superannuation)

• Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
• Join our inclusive, collaborative community
• Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas – and the people who discover them

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We value difference and diversity , and welcome and celebrate everyone’s contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.

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The Organisation

Monash University Library is one of Australia’s leading academic libraries. Central to our 2020-2025 strategy is the vision of being a ‘modern, global top 100 library’ where our content, collections, facilities, services and culture represent best practice and collectively make a significant contribution to the University’s reputation and impact. We continually evaluate what we do in relation to the University’s goals and always look ‘through our users’ eyes’. While we work to ensure that our users’ experiences with the Library are productive, useful, efficient and rewarding, we aspire to delight by exceeding their expectations. For more on the work we do, please visit our website .

The Opportunity

A new opportunity is available for a Special Collections Librarian to support the Special Collections Curator to provide a range of specialist services related to the management of Special Collections including acquisition, arrangement and description and engagement. 

The Special Collections Librarian is a key liaison point between teams within the Library who work with these collections including Digitisation, Collection Care and Storage and Collection Description and Data Quality. They also liaise with internal partners such as academic and divisional staff to ensure special collections are aligned with the University’s research and education priorities.

As the successful candidate you will have extensive knowledge of special collections, including rare books, ephemera and archival material along with experience in collection development, management and budget monitoring. This will include demonstrated knowledge in resource discovery, in particular specialised rare book and special collections cataloguing will be highly desirable. 

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from First Nations people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

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Monash avidly supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments more easily .

At Monash University, we are committed to being a Child Safe organisation. This position at the University will require the incumbent to hold a valid Working with Children Check.

When applying please include a 2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria. For instructions on how to apply, please refer to ‘How to apply for Monash Jobs ‘.

Enquiries

Dr Anne Holloway, Special Collections Curator, +61 3 9905 9124

Position Description

 Special Collections Librarian

Closing Date

Monday 29 January 2024, 11:55pm AEDT

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