PAO YUE-KONG LIBRARY

Assistant Librarian II (Research Support) (Ref. 18112705-IE)

Duties

The appointee will work with a team of professional librarians and support staff to deliver quality library services in support of the University’s research and learning initiative. He/She will be required to:

(a) provide instructional and consultation services for students and Faculty on finding, using and managing information effectively;

(b) develop the Library’s information literacy programmes and collaborate with Faculty to integrate these programmes into the academic curriculum;

(c) support the scholarly communication needs of faculty and research students on dissemination and preservation of research output, enhancing research impact and using bibliographical citation management tools;

(d) create interactive contents, instruction videos and innovative services to enhance Library’s e-learning support services;

(e) serve as the Faculty Librarian of the assigned Faculty/School to ensure Library’s resources and services meet their teaching, learning and research needs;

(f) support collection development of print and online resources;

(g) provide reference services; and

(h) perform any other duties as assigned by the University Librarian or her delegates.

Qualifications

Applicants should have:

(a) a recognised degree with postgraduate qualification in Library Science or Information Science;

(b) experience in library instruction and reference services with good knowledge of information literacy, database searching, bibliographical management tools, citation analysis, author identification systems and new forms of scholarly communication;

(c) a good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese; and

(d) excellent interpersonal, instructional, presentation and customer service skills.

Preference will be given to those applicants with post-qualification experience in information work in an academic library setting.


Remuneration and Conditions of Service

A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered. Initial appointment will be on a fixed-term gratuity-bearing contract. Re-engagement thereafter is subject to mutual agreement. Applicants should state their current and expected salary in the application.

Application

Please send a completed application form to Human Resources Office, 13/F, Li Ka Shing Tower, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong or by clicking Apply Now. Application forms can be obtained via the above channels or downloaded from http://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/job/en/guide_forms/forms.php. If a separate curriculum vitae is to be provided, please still complete the application form which will help speed up the recruitment process. Consideration of applications will commence on 10 December 2018 until the position is filled. The University’s Personal Information Collection Statement for recruitment can be found at http://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/job/en/guide_forms/pics.php.