Academic Services Librarian
Job No.: 693457
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: 12 month fixed-term appointment
Remuneration: $110,527 - $121,227 pa HEW Level 7 (plus 17% employer superannuation)
- Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
- Join our inclusive, collaborative community
- Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them
The Opportunity
Are you an innovative information professional ready to shape the future of research and education? Join Monash University as an Academic Services Librarian and play a pivotal role in a world-class academic community.
Working within a dynamic, agile environment, this role is about driving scholarly impact, championing open research, and empowering the next generation of global thinkers.
You will join a collaborative team dedicated to delivering high-impact projects that respond to the evolving needs of our diverse university community.
Key Areas of Influence
- Research Excellence: Provide expert guidance across the entire research lifecycle, from open research practices to optimising scholarly visibility and impact.
- Educational Excellence: Provide advice to educators on selecting accessible, current and inclusive readings to support student success, including the adoption and creation of open educational resources (OERs).
- Student Success: Design and deliver engaging information literacy workshops and digital learning resources that directly contribute to student retention and a premium learning experience.
- Agile Project Leadership: Lead and contribute to cross-functional project teams, using data-driven insights to continually improve library service design.
About You
You are a proactive collaborator who thrives in a team-based environment. You bring:
- Domain Expertise: Deep knowledge of scholarly communication, research skills, and digital literacy.
- Adaptability: A comfort with agile ways of working and a desire to stay ahead of global library trends.
- Relationship Skills: The ability to build trust and sustain effective connections with the university community, and library colleagues.
- Mentorship Mindset: A passion for professional development and motivating others within a project-driven framework
About Monash University
At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something ground breaking – a place where great things happen.
We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.
Some 20,000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95,000 students, four Australian campuses, and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China, and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.
In our short history, we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the world's best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.
Learn more about Monash.
Today, we have the momentum to create the future we need for generations to come. Accelerate your change here.
Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.
To Apply
Please submit a current copy of your resume along with a cover letter in which you address how you meet the key selection criteria in the position description. For further instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'.
Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.
Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.
Enquiries: Michelle de Aizpurua, Academic Services Lead, +61 3 9903 2440 or Michelle.DeAizpurua@monash.edu
Position Description: Academic Services Librarian
Applications Close: Wednesday 20th May 2026, 11:55pm AEST
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