St John’s College is looking to appoint a Early Career Librarian for a period of three years starting on 1 August 2025. The postholder will contribute to the work of the College Library in a variety of key areas, gaining experience whilst at the same time undertaking a postgraduate qualification in library and information studies (part time or via distance learning). The Early Career Librarian will assist the Librarian and Academic Services Librarian in the day-to-day running of the Library in order to provide an efficient service to members of the College.
The College will support and fund the Early Career Librarian to complete a Library Master’s degree over their first two years in post. In years one and two, there will be time release for study during the working week. In the event of the successful applicant leaving the course before completing it or leaving the College within 9 months after completing the course, they will be obliged to refund all or part of the course fee.
The College offers a competitive benefits package including membership of a defined contributory pension scheme, 36 days’ annual leave (inclusive of Bank Holidays), access to a ‘cash plan’ healthcare scheme currently provided by Simplyhealth, free lunch (up to a specified monetary limit), free use of an on-site Gym and free parking close to the College site, subject to availability.
The successful candidate will be a good honours graduate with experience of working in a library environment. He/she will hold a place on a MA course in librarianship or have an application pending in which case a job offer will be conditional on the acceptance of a place on such a course.
For further particulars and an application form, please visit www.joh.cam.ac.uk/vacancies, email recruitment@joh.cam.ac.uk or telephone 01223 338794.
The closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 09:00 on Monday, 31 March Interviews are expected to be held during the week commencing Monday, 7 April.
In applying for this role, you will provide personal data which the College will process in accordance with its data protection obligations and its Data Protection Policy. Further information is available on the College website (https://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/data-protection)