Organization Name
University of Toronto Mississauga Library
Job Title
Digital Scholarship Graduate Student Reference Assistant
Job Type
Part Time (Contract)
Location
Mississauga, ON, Canada
Posting Date
03/28/2023
Application Deadline
04/12/2023
Job Start Date (Expected):
05/01/2023
Compensation
$26.06/hour
Target Audience
Current Students
Job Category
Library – Academic
Job Description
Unit: Digital Scholarship
Department: University of Toronto Mississauga Library
Employee Group: USW Casual
Description: Casual Position – May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024
Hours of Work: 7.5 hours per week
Purpose:
Under the supervision of the Head Collections & Digital Scholarship, the Graduate Student Reference Assistant (GSRA) incumbent provides collection and digitization support for the Collections & Digital Scholarship team. The incumbent will work on a handful of special collections projects and interdisciplinary digital projects to make a variety of data and media available for open access in online collection platforms and scientific databases.
Typical duties include:
• Digitizing rare and unique material for online collections.
• Applying metadata schemes currently in use within the academic community.
• Creating finding aids to ensure collection materials are accessible.
• Provides reference and research services to students, faculty, staff, and other Library patrons.
• Other duties as assigned.
Seeking students currently enrolled in post-graduate studies in an accredited MLS/MLIS library science/information studies program at the University of Toronto.
Skills:
Minimum:
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Customer service skills and the ability to work in a dynamic team environment.
• Flexibility and adaptability to respond to changing work demands and requirements.
Preferred:
• Previous reference service in an academic library and current knowledge of electronic resources offered by the UTL system. Knowledge focus includes all aspects of the arts, humanities, social sciences, and science represented on the campus.
• Knowledge of web applications.
The successful candidate must be available to work mornings and afternoons Monday to Friday between 8am-5pm as scheduled.
Hourly Rate: $ 26.06
Application Process: Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume and/or curriculum vitae, as well as a completed hours of availability form (https://utm.library.utoronto.ca/sites/default/public/2021-11/student-assistant-hours.pdf) in confidence via email to christopher.young@utoronto.ca.
Apply By: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 5 pm
Only candidates being considered for an interview will be contacted.
VACCINATION
As an employee of the University, you must be fully vaccinated to be able to attend and perform duties on University premises as required, even if some or all of your duties can be performed remotely.
To read about our exemptions please visit our Guidelines on Vaccination (https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/155/2021/09/U-of-T-Vaccine-Guideline-Sep.3.2021.pdf).
Application Process
Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume and/or curriculum vitae, as well as a completed hours of availability form, in confidence via email to christopher.young@utoronto.ca.
