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About the Role
Temple University, Japan Campus (TUJ) is seeking a part-time librarian to support teaching, learning, and research within an international academic community. The librarian will assist students in developing research skills and connect them with resources to support their academic work.
Responsibilities
- Provide in-person and online reference and research assistance to students, faculty, and staff.
- Plan and deliver library instruction sessions, workshops, and orientations.
- Provide one-on-one research consultations.
- Help students develop research, information literacy, and source-evaluation skills.
- Work assigned library service desk shifts.
- Assist with circulation and general library operations as needed.
- Participate in library projects and perform other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in library and information science from an ALA-accredited institution or an equivalent qualification.
- Experience providing reference or research assistance in an academic library or similar environment.
- Experience delivering library instruction, workshops, or classroom presentations both in-person and online.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, and customer service skills.
- Ability to work effectively with students and faculty from diverse cultural and academic backgrounds.
- Familiarity with academic databases, online research tools, citation practices, and information literacy instruction.
- Professional-level English proficiency.
- Previous experience working in a university or college library.
- Experience supporting undergraduate research and first-year students.
- Possess a Paraprofessional Library Technology certificate.
- Experience in a similar role in academic library environments.
- Japanese proficiency (spoken and written).
- Requires the physical capability necessary for typical library work, including prolonged periods of standing or sitting, and occasional stooping, bending, kneeling, reaching, or lifting light to moderate materials.
- Duties include operating library and office equipment, which requires repetitive hand movements and the use of a computer keyboard.
- Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
- Required application materials: cover letter, resume or c.v., contact information for two references.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Organizational skills
- Customer service skills
- Academic databases
- Online research tools
- Citation practices
- Information literacy instruction
Location
- City Campus (Sangen-jaya station)
- Hillside Center (Mizonokuchi station)
Work Type
- Part-time
- Contract
Experience Level
- Commensurate with experience
Education Level
- Master’s degree in library and information science from an ALA-accredited institution or an equivalent qualification
- Paraprofessional Library Technology certificate
Salary/Compensations
- Salary commensurate with experience.
Benefits
- Commuting allowance
- Japanese social insurance
About the Company
- Temple University, Japan Campus (TUJ) is a vibrant, international academic community.
Equal Opportunity
- Temple University, Japan Campus is committed to equal employment, and to increase diversity and inclusivity in both its community and curricula.
- All qualified applicants shall have full and equal consideration for employment.
- The university does not discriminate against candidates and employees because of their disability, sex, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other protected status under the law.
- Candidates who can contribute to the institution's goals are strongly encouraged to apply.