Student Experience and Learning Librarian

Student Experience and Learning Librarian

Tracking Code : req1880

Faculty / Department : Library

Number of Positions : 1

Appointment Type : Full-Time Continuing

Hours of Work : 35 hours per week

Salary Range : Level 9- Starting Salary, Step 1$87,889

Posting Date : January 14, 2026

Closing Date : February 11, 2026 (7 : 00 pm EST)

Job Summary :

The Student Experience and Learning Librarian plays a vital role in connecting students with library resources and services through strategic programming, inclusive instructional design, and collaborative partnerships across campus. This position brings together three interconnected areas—student engagement and outreach, digital learning and instructional design, and accessibility coordination—to create meaningful, equitable learning experiences that support student success.

Working collaboratively with library colleagues, faculty, and campus partners, the librarian designs and delivers innovative programming (from educational workshops to wellness initiatives), creates accessible instructional content for diverse learning contexts, and ensures library services meet the needs of all students. This is an opportunity to shape how students experience and engage with the library during a transformative period in their academic journey.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Outreach and Engagement

• Design and implement strategic programming that connects students with library resources, including signature events, wellness initiatives (de‑stress programming, therapy animals), and campus‑wide student success activities
• Coordinate engagement efforts across library units, collaborating with librarians and staff to align and enhance existing initiatives
• Serve as the library's primary liaison for institution‑wide student engagement, including orientation, equity initiatives, and collaborative campus events
• Build and sustain partnerships with academic departments, student organizations, and campus services to create coordinated, high‑impact programming
• Develop assessment frameworks to evaluate program effectiveness and demonstrate impact

Digital Learning and Instructional Design

Accessibility

Professional Practice

Required Skills

Required Knowledge

Required Education

Required Experience

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit in electronic format a covering letter and their resume. Applications will be accepted until February 11, 2026 or until a suitable candidate is found. We appreciate all applications received; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

This position falls within the bargaining unit represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) and will be subject to the terms and conditions of the collective agreement between the university and the OPSEU. To the extent that policies are not included in the collective agreement, employment will also be governed by the university’s policies which may also be found on our website https : / / ontariotechu.ca and which may be amended from time‑to‑time.

Ontario Tech University is actively committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, indigenization and decolonization (EDIID), and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates, while especially encouraging applications from First Nations, Metis, Inuit peoples, Indigenous peoples of North America, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and those who identify as women and / or 2SLGBTQ+. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens, permanent residents, Indigenous Peoples in Canada, and those eligible to work in Canada, will be given priority.

Ontario Tech University respects people's different needs and therefore will take all reasonable steps to ensure accommodation for applicants where appropriate. The University is also committed to ensuring that confidentiality is maintained throughout all aspects of the recruitment cycle.

If you require accommodation, please contact Julie Day, Health and Disability Management Specialist. For more information about the university’s policies for accommodating employees with disabilities please review the university’s Accessibility Policy.

The university acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation which is covered under the Williams Treaties. We are situated on the Traditional Territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation which includes Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi.

Job Location : Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Expected Start Date : 5 / 4 / 2026

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