Digital Curriculum Librarian (heo 7)

About the Role

As a Digital Curriculum Librarian, you will provide specialist digital curriculum, digital literacy and online pedagogy support to UniSA Online and the wider University academic community. You will work with Online Course Facilitators, Program Directors and other academic and professional staff to achieve the University’s digital transformation strategy, ensuring resources are embedded in the teaching curriculum. 

About UniSA 

The University of South Australia is Australia’s University of Enterprise. Our culture of innovation is anchored around global and national links to academic, research and industry partners. Our graduates are the new urban professionals, global citizens at ease with the world and ready to create and respond to change. Our research is inventive and adventurous and we create new knowledge that is central to global economic and social prosperity. 

About The University of South Australia Library 

The University of South Australia Library supports the University’s teaching, learning and research mission through the provision of relevant information resources and associated services. The Library also coordinates copyright for the University. There are four campus libraries located at City East, City West, Magill and Mawson Lakes and an off-campus Library Service that supports regional engagement at Whyalla and Mt Gambier. Information technology and information resource management services are managed from the Mawson Lakes campus. 

Operating in an environment of increasing demand of digital information services, the Library has a rapidly growing electronic collection of books and journals with over 1.2 million eBooks and > 193,000 online journals as well as print resources and archival collections. The Library has implemented an innovative “Ask the Library” service to provide support to the University’s staff and students wherever they are. The Library also plays a significant role in training staff and students in information skills.

Core Responsibilities

The positions support the creation of new and redevelopment of existing UO courses by providing: 

Advice on digital textbook alternatives, readings and OER 

Provision of copyright advice, including securing permission for copyright restricted/licence online content as well as support of the reading management system 

Coordinate the extensive searching and acquisition of digital resources 

Creation, maintenance and upgrading of digital dexterity resources for students 

In addition, this position also supports the research activities of UO academic staff by assisting with:

Support with literature reviews, endnote and specialist research advice 

Design, market and lead targeted services to support the research priorities of the University 

Providing expert assistance to clients with complex information and resource discovery needs and assist them with developing strategies which showcase their research outputs 

Essential Skills and Experience

Relevant tertiary qualifications such as Information Management or Education, or equivalent skills and knowledge, including experience in an academic or research library 

Demonstrated expertise in selecting and evaluating educational technologies and integrating digital and interactive learning experiences to enable and increase student participation and engagement in different discipline areas 

Experience in designing learning resources for a variety of digital learning and web-based experiences including training 

Understanding of best practice methodologies and pedagogy for online learning, and developments in digital literacy 

Benefits

Getting a great job working with the best is just the start. UniSA rewards its staff with a wide variety of benefits such as:

Generous superannuation contributions of 17%

Employee assistance and development programs

Various on-site services available at our campuses which may include on-site gym membership

A variety of leave arrangements 

Culture

As a University of Enterprise, we offer a dynamic and agile workplace culture, one that embraces challenges and thrives on breaking new ground. Our staff are creative and innovative thinkers, communicating with clarity, conviction and enthusiasm. We embrace diversity and inclusion in a vibrant, engaging environment. Our people are authentic, resilient, and influential, and we deliver results.