Social Science, Criminology jobs in Canberra ACT

The Opportunity

The Information Services Librarian at the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) works across the Library and Information Services team with a focus on information and research services including in-depth literature searching; responding to internal and external stakeholder queries; assisting the Senior Research Editor with publications; assisting with citation analysis of AIC publications; and assisting with online and in-person events. The role provides support to researchers including small group training and preparing user guides and related material.

Role Responsibilities

As an Information Services Librarian, you will:

• Develop and undertake in-depth literature searches on behalf of researchers.
• Respond to queries from internal and external stakeholders.
• Assist small group training sessions and produce user guides and related material.
• Assist with online and in person events and meetings including bookings setup, material preparation, online moderation and in-person set up and tear down.
• Assist the Senior Research Editor with reference checking and related publications tasks.
• Undertake citation analysis.
• Assist with other library duties as required.
• Other tasks at level in keeping with working in a small agency.

Your Skills and Capabilities

We invite applications from people with the following experience, skills and attributes:

• Demonstrated recent experience in providing reference support, preferably in a research environment and within the last 5 years.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and demonstrated ability to liaise with external and internal clients and organisations.
• Experience or training in providing small group training and preparing training materials and user guides.
• Ability to provide support for online and in person events including familiarity with Teams and booking systems.
• Ability to meet deadlines, prioritise workloads and organise time effectively and efficiently.
• Demonstrated ability to work flexibly as a member of a small team, and willingness to undertake duties consistent with the operations of a small organisation.

Mandatory Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications as recognised by the Australian Library and Information Association.

Eligibility Requirements

• Citizenship – To be eligible for employment with the ACIC, applicants must be an Australian citizen.
• Security Clearance - The Australian community expects ACIC employees to maintain the highest levels of security and integrity. Successful applicants will be required to obtain and maintain a minimum Negative Vetting Level 1 security clearance.
• Pre-Employment Screening – All candidates must satisfy an Organisational Suitability Assessment (OSA) prior to being offered employment at the ACIC. Please refer to the ACIC’s Character Standards for further information.

The ACIC is committed to diversity and inclusion. We celebrate and champion diversity to ensure we reflect the community we serve, and pride ourselves on our vibrant culture. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those who identify as LGBTIQ+, neurodiverse, mature aged employees and carers.

More information about our conditions is available in the ACIC Enterprise Agreement 2024-2027 on our website.