The University of Sheffield
University Teacher in Librarianship and Information Services Management
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The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.
We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more. Find out more about our benefits (opens in a new window) and join us to become part of something special.
Overview
As University Teacher you will play a key role in contributing to, and maintaining, the School’s portfolio of research led, high-quality, teaching. You will be expected to provide face-to-face and remote lectures and seminars to campus-based and distance-learning students, and to produce and mark assessments on core and optional modules across our Librarianship and Library and Information Services Management (LISM) MA programmes, including:
- Management for Library and Information Services
- Information Organisation
- Leadership Strategy and Change
- Academic and Workplace Library, Information and Knowledge Services
- Libraries, Information and Society
- Personal and Professional Development
You will also carry out supervision of Masters dissertation projects.
Main Duties And Responsibilities
- Design, deliver, assess, and evaluate campus based and distance-learning teaching on Librarianship and LISM programmes. This will include identifying learning objectives, selecting appropriate curricula and teaching methods.
- Prepare and implement student assessments, which will include designing assessment criteria, marking and ensuring adequate moderation.
- Undertake academic tutor/pastoral responsibilities for postgraduate students.
- Carry out module and course evaluation, including facilitating student feedback; reflecting on own teaching design and delivery; and implementing ideas for improving own performance.
- Conduct personal scholarship; identifying literature and updating own knowledge; assessing the validity of the literature and its contribution to the development of own field as well as developments in practice in your area of expertise.
- Contribute to the operations of the School, the Faculty and the wider University community through administrative responsibilities and committee memberships as and when appropriate.
- Ensure digital accessibility of teaching materials by ensuring that content, activities and all their components are accessible to all, in order to remove barriers to learning.
- As a member of staff you will be encouraged to make ethical decisions in your role, embedding the University’s Sustainability strategy into your working activities wherever possible.
- Carry out other duties, commensurate with the grade and remit of the post.
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Person Specification
Our diverse community of staff and students recognises the unique abilities, backgrounds, and beliefs of all. We foster a culture where everyone feels they belong and is respected. Even if your past experience doesn't match perfectly with this role's criteria, your contribution is valuable, and we encourage you to apply. Please ensure that you reference the application criteria in the application statement when you apply.
Criteria
| Essential Or Desirable | Description | Stage(s) assessed at |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | Industry related experience and expertise in a relevant field, or a PhD in a relevant subject area (or working towards a PhD). | Application |
| Essential | Ability to design and deliver high quality, research led teaching programmes to ensure effective learning. Ability to design and deliver high quality, innovative assessment, to assess students and provide effective feedback. | Application/interview |
| Desirable | Experience of critically reviewing and assessing existing teaching programmes and own teaching practice with evidence of positive change / impact. | Application/interview |
| Desirable | Experience of supervising undergraduate or postgraduate students. | Application/interview |
| Desirable | Experience of pastoral and academic support. | Application/interview |
| Essential | An ability to lead teaching and to collaborate effectively with others. | Application/interview |
| Essential | Knowledge and experience of technologies to support learning and teaching. | Application/interview |
| Essential | Ability to organise resources, plan and progress work activities. Ability to analyse and solve problems with an appreciation of longer term implications. | Application/interview |
Further Information
- Grade: 8
- Salary: £48,822 - £58,225
- Work arrangement: Full-time
- Duration: 01/09/2026 - 31/08/2028
- Direct reports: None
For informal enquiries about this job contact Leo Appleton, School Director of Education: on l.appleton@sheffield.ac.uk
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It is anticipated that the selection process will take place within 2 weeks of the closing date. This will consist of an interview. We plan to let candidates know if they have progressed to the selection stage in the week commencing 20th July. If you need any support, equipment or adjustments to enable you to participate in any element of the recruitment process you can contact ijc-operations@sheffield.ac.uk
Our vision and strategic plan
We are the University of Sheffield. This is our vision: sheffield.ac.uk/vision (opens in new window).
What We Offer
- A minimum of 41 days annual leave including bank holiday and closure days (pro rata) with the ability to purchase more.
- Flexible working opportunities, including hybrid working for some roles.
- Generous pension scheme.
- A wide range of discounts and rewards on shopping, eating out and travel.
- A variety of staff networks, providing opportunities for social interaction, peer support and personal development (for example, Race Equality, LGBT+, Women’s and Parent’s networks).
- Recognition Awards to reward staff who go above and beyond in their role.
- A commitment to your development access to learning and mentoring schemes; integrated with our Academic Career Pathways
- A range of generous family-friendly policies
- paid time off for parenting and caring emergencies
- access to menopause support in the workplace
- paid time off and support for fertility treatment
- and more
More details can be found on our benefits page: sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/benefits (opens in a new window).
We are a Disability Confident Leader (opens in a new window). If you have a disability and meet the essential criteria for this job you will be invited to take part in the next stage of the selection process.
We are a research university with a global reputation for excellence. Our ideas and expertise change the world for the better, making a real difference to society. We know that when people come together with different views, approaches and insights it can lead to richer, more creative and innovative teaching and research and the highest levels of student experience. Our University Vision (www.sheffield.ac.uk/vision) outlines our commitment to building a diverse community of staff and students that recognises and values the abilities, backgrounds, beliefs and ways of living for everyone.
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