Faculty Engagement Librarian in Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary: £47,389 to £50,253 with progression to £56,535 per annum. Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 22 July 2026

The Role

This role represents an exciting opportunity to join the Library’s highly regarded Academic Engagement team. You will lead the library’s engagement with the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, working collaboratively with staff and students to ensure the library’s services align with Faculty plans for education and research. This will include development and delivery of embedded digital, information and research skills teaching and support across a broad portfolio of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, in alignment with Newcastle University’s Education for Life 2030+ Strategy.

You will bring experience of working in an academic or equivalent library environment, and enthusiasm for supporting those working and studying in higher education. You will have provided subject support and information literacy teaching and will have knowledge of the information resources and tools available to support teaching and research. This role provides the opportunity to further develop your leadership and management skills, and alongside leading your team, you will be expected to play a senior role in cross-library developmental projects and initiatives. This role is offered on a full‑time (37 hours per week), permanent basis. The role is suitable for blended working, with a minimum of 60% (3 days) to be worked on campus.

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Elizabeth Oddy at Elizabeth.Oddy@newcastle.ac.uk.

• Lead engagement and relationship management activities with specified faculty schools and service units, gathering and sharing insights to inform library service planning.
• Lead the development and delivery of digital, information and research skills teaching for undergraduate, taught and research postgraduates.
• Provide effective leadership and management for colleagues within the Academic Engagement division. This will include all aspects of team leadership and management, including recruitment, induction and ongoing skills development for team colleagues, conversations & priorities, and overseeing complex staffing issues.
• Collaborate with the Academic Skills Engagement Manager and other relevant stakeholders to develop joined up approaches to skills development and support, identifying the most effective delivery methods to meet the needs of diverse range of learners.
• Provide specialised subject support for specific subject areas utilising relevant information resources and tools.
• Work with Head of Content and Discovery to optimise access to relevant resources, maximising the opportunities afforded by the latest developments in information provision, and using knowledge of the needs of Faculty and Schools to inform collection development.
• Work with the Library’s Research Services team to promote and deliver services relating to scholarly communication and open research practices.
• Represent the team on the Library’s Service Managers’ Group (SMG), to contribute to service‑wide strategic planning, including devising annual strategic objectives, and consulting with Academic Services Strategy Group (ASSG) on relevant strategic developments.
• Act as co‑Chair of SMG, when required.
• To lead and/or be an active participant in Library projects and initiatives, as well as those across the wider university, as required.
• Build successful and productive relationships and partnerships within the Library, University and with external stakeholders.
• Participate in relevant networks and communities to ensure that work is informed by current developments in information literacy, academic practice and pedagogical research.
• Any other duties within the scope and general nature of the grade which may be required.

The Person

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Demonstrable previous experience of library work in an academic or other appropriate environment, specifically including experience of subject support and service planning in a library environment.
• Knowledge of information resources and tools available to support work in the appropriate academic disciplines, and of current issues and challenges relating to scholarly communications.
• Significant experience of design and delivery of information and digital literacy skills teaching, including learning materials in a range of formats to suit blended learning delivery and different levels of study.
• An understanding of the needs of those working and studying in a higher education environment, including researchers and research students, and the library’s changing role in supporting them.
• Awareness of issues related to ensuring that information resources are available in appropriate formats to meet the needs of colleagues, students and researchers.
• Leadership and staff management skills, including the ability to encourage innovation and creativity.
• Excellent communication, negotiating and influencing skills.
• Highly developed IT skills, including experience of using MS365 applications, web‑based information resources and tools, Virtual Learning Environments e.g. Canvas with the ability to work flexibly in adopting new systems and platforms.
• Strong organisation and project management skills and the ability to deliver to deadlines.

Qualifications:

• Educated to honours degree standard or equivalent.
• Postgraduate qualification in Librarianship / Information Science or equivalent.
• A teaching qualification (e.g. a Certificate or Diploma in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education) and/or achieved or willingness to attain Fellowship of Advance Higher Education (FHEA).

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution. We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population. At Newcastle University we hold a Gold Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education. We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme. In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.