"Access and User Services Librarian"

Access and User Services Librarian

The Laurentian University Library and Archives invites applications for a two-year limited term appointment Access and User Services Librarian position. The librarian will coordinate borrowing services, inter-library loans and reference services. The preferred start date is January 1st, 2026 or as negotiated.

The Access and User Services Librarian will:

• Provide leadership and coordination of access and user services, including borrowing services, inter-library loans and reference services, while ensuring equitable access to library spaces, collections, and online resources across all libraries and resource centers at Laurentian University.
• Develop and maintain access and user services policies and procedures based on best practices in librarianship.
• Develop, coordinate, and provide training for all front-line library employees, including library staff and students, in all aspects of reference, inter-library loan and borrowing services and ensure a service-oriented, friendly, and welcoming environment for a diverse user population at all library locations.
• Participate in communities of practice related to user and access services and represent Laurentian University in consortial projects.
• Keep current on trends related to emerging services and processes and recommend new practices.
• Participate in the provision of general reference services.

Responsibilities will be added to the role after a significant onboarding period and with consideration of the librarians’ experience, interest and expertise.

The successful candidate must have:

• A Master’s degree in Library/Information Science from an ALA-accredited program.
• A minimum of two years library experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of user and access services.
• Experience incorporating indigenization principles into library practice.
• Current knowledge of library and e-learning trends and technologies.
• Communication skills, oral and written (English and French).
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.

In addition to active engagement and participation in librarianship, the successful candidate will be expected to participate in scholarly activity and university governance.

The personnel of the Library and Archives strive to support student learning and faculty teaching and research by developing rich library and archival collections, both physical and digital; by providing information literacy instruction and point-of-need assistance in a variety of formats; by maintaining safe and comfortable study spaces for individuals and groups; and by offering more specialized services around data, archival fonds, publications, and more. The Library and Archives service points include the J.N. Desmarais Library, the Laurentian University Archives, the Architecture Library, and the Education Resource Centre.

Laurentian University, located on Atikameksheng Anishnawbek territory in Sudbury, Ontario, serves over 8000 students and is one of two bilingual universities in the province of Ontario. Committed to its bilingual, tricultural mandate, Laurentian University offers an outstanding university experience in English and French with a comprehensive approach to Indigenous education. Laurentian’s beautiful, forested campus is surrounded by fresh-water lakes, conservation lands and hundreds of kilometres of cross country and hiking trails while situated in the geographic centre of Greater Sudbury, northern Ontario’s major urban centre (population 160,000). Laurentian University has close and productive ties to Science North, SNOLAB, NOSM University, Health Sciences North, and multiple post-secondary institutions.

Application Requirements

A complete application includes the following:

• A cover letter (including one of the two statements about citizenship/resident status specified below)
• An up-to-date Curriculum Vitae
• The names and contact information for three references

The application package, inclusive of all documents, should be submitted electronically as a single PDF file to:

Office of Provost and Vice-President Academic at academic-careers@laurentian.ca with the following subject line: Application for faculty position in the Department of the Library and Archives. The deadline for receipt of applications is November 1, 2025.