Senior Faculty Librarian: Law (Post Level 8) at Stellenbosch University

Duties/Pligte        

• Providing information services and research support, specialising in Law and Tax at the School of Accountancy.
• Digital and information literacy skills training, generic client training and the creation of e-learning programmes.
• Involved in collection development.
• Liaising, building relationships, communicating and marketing.
• Project management and participating in project teams.
• Professional and personal development.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes        

• Bachelor's degree in library and information science (LIS), or a bachelor's degree with a postgraduate diploma in LIS or equivalent qualification.
• At least five years' experience in providing information services and research support in an academic environment.
• Knowledge of the needs of the academic community regarding information services, research support and other client services.
• Sound knowledge of information literacy development and e-learning in the academic sector.
• Good teaching, presenting and facilitating skills.
• The ability to be innovative and dynamic in information provision and research support.
• Knowledge of collection development.
• Strong computer proficiency, including sound knowledge of the Windows environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, liaising and marketing skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to work effectively within a team as well as independently without supervision.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling        

• A postgraduate qualification is strongly recommended.
• A law qualification, e.g. a degree or diploma is strongly recommended.
• Exposure to and knowledge of changing trends and benchmarks in subject-specific research support in academic libraries.
• Knowledge of electronic sources of law information, databases and search engines and the use thereof.

Closing Date 27-Aug-2025