QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY LIBRARY: Health Sciences Librarian

The Queen’s University Library invites applications for a 1 Year Limited Term 
Health Sciences Librarian at the rank of General Librarian, with a preferred 
starting date of June 1, 2021.

Candidates must have a M.L.S/M.L.I.S or equivalent degree completed at the 
start date of the appointment. Candidates must provide evidence of an ability 
to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary and student-centered 
environment. The successful candidate will also be expected to make 
contributions through service to the Unit, the University, and/or the broader 
community. Queens Librarians are members of the Queen’s University Faculty 
Association and terms and conditions of work are governed by the collective 
agreement between the Association and the University.  Salary will be 
commensurate with qualifications and experience.

People from across Canada and around the world come to learn, teach and carry 
out research at Queen’s University. Librarians and their dependents are 
eligible for an extensive benefits package including prescription drug 
coverage, vision care, dental care, long term disability insurance, life 
insurance and access to the Employee and Family Assistance Program. You will 
also participate in a pension plan. Tuition assistance is available for 
qualifying employees, their spouses and dependent children. Queen’s values 
families and is pleased to provide a ‘top up’ to government parental leave 
benefits for eligible employees on maternity/parental leave. In addition, 
Queen’s provides partial reimbursement for eligible daycare expenses for 
employees with dependent children in daycare. Details are set out in the 
Queen’s-QUFA Collective Agreement. For more information on employee benefits, 
see Queen’s Human Resources.

Additional information about Queen’s University can be found on the Faculty 
Recruitment and Support website. The University is situated on the traditional 
territories of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe, in historic Kingston on the 
shores of Lake Ontario. Kingston’s residents enjoy an outstanding quality of 
life with a wide range of cultural, recreational, and creative opportunities. 
Visit Inclusive Queen’s for information on equity, diversity and inclusion 
resources and initiatives.

OPPORTUNITY 

Entering our libraries – virtual and physical – our students and faculty feel 
the world at their fingertips, the knowledge of the ages and the potential of 
the future. Librarians and staff work closely with students and faculty in 
every discipline and in the spaces where they intersect.  Our best innovations 
happen through collaboration – across the library, with our faculties and 
schools, and through our regional, national and international partnerships. 
Here the employment experience is diverse and interesting. 

For the position of Health Sciences Librarian we are seeking a collaborative 
and service-oriented individual to provide innovative, high quality learning 
and research services that support the library’s vision to inspire learning, 
spark creativity, and build a community for teaching, learning, and research.  

RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to the Head Health Sciences Librarian, and working as part of a team, 
the Health Sciences Librarian is responsible for promoting, delivering and 
supporting a full range of information services for all members of the Queen’s 
University Library community, especially undergraduate students, graduate 
students, and faculty members in the Faculty of Health Sciences, and health 
professionals at several Southeastern Ontario institutions as part of our 
clinical outreach partnerships. As part of a highly motivated team, the 
librarian contributes to a robust set of user-centered reference and research 
services including supporting knowledge synthesis research; liaises with 
faculty, staff and students in assigned subject areas; participates in online 
and in-person delivery of curriculum-integrated information literacy programs; 
participates in the development and maintenance of the Library web pages and 
other publicity and course materials; supports the Library in aligning our work 
with the Queen’s University Library Action Plan to Support Anti-Racism, 
Diversity, Inclusion and Indigenous Cultures; and is involved in collection 
development activities related to health equity, diversity, inclusion and 
Indigeneity. The librarian consults and collaborates with other staff across 
the Library system and shares a commitment to professional user services and 
the achievement of the Library’s goals and objectives.


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