Job Title: Head, Industrial Relations & Human Resources & Criminology & Sociolegal Studies Libraries (Lib III)
Date Posted: 07/31/2026
Closing Date: 08/30/2026
Req ID: 49641
Job Category: Librarian - Contractually Limited Term Appointment
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Ctr of Criminology
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Existing Vacancy: Yes
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About the University of Toronto Libraries
The University of Toronto Libraries (UTL) system is the largest academic library in Canada and is ranked in the top five among peer institutions in North America. The system comprises 40 libraries located across three university campuses: St.George, Mississauga, and Scarborough. This diverse and extensive network of college libraries, special collections, and specialized information centres plays a pivotal role in supporting the teaching, scholarly, and research needs of nearly 100,000 students enrolled in a wide array of graduate, professional, and undergraduate programs.
The library system provides access to millions of resources in various formats, including electronic, print, audio-visual, data and geospatial materials. UTL also boasts impressive holdings of archival material and substantial digital collections, securely preserved in the libraries' data centre. The staff at UTL are integral to the academic and scholarly enterprise, working closely with faculty and students to support their teaching, learning, and research requirements. They are subject matter experts; they are skilled in research data management, collections, statistics, GIS, metadata, digital preservation, scholarly communications, copyright, teaching, knowledge synthesis, open access and much more. Our work is grounded in our commitment to support equity, diversity, and inclusion. UTL continuously evolves to meet the changing academic priorities and pressures at the University and within the broader landscape of higher education.
About the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies:
The Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies (CrimSL) is a research and teaching unit at the University of Toronto focused on the study of local, regional, national and international studies of crime, its management and its imbrications within social inequality. Its faculty, students, and researchers seek to understand the relationship between crime, social order, science & technology, policing, law and law enforcement, as well as the various processes through which justice and injustice take shape in daily life. Its library collection reflects the unit’s multi-disciplinary orientation within both criminology and sociolegal studies.
About the Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources:
Since 1965, the Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources (CIRHR) has brought together professors from many different disciplines and departments at the University of Toronto to teach and conduct research on all aspects of the workplace and employment relationships. CIRHR is home to hundreds of students across our undergraduate, professional Masters, and doctoral degree programs. The CIRHR faculty, staff and students reflect the depth, breadth, and diversity of our university. The CIRHR is located in a historic home with administrative and faculty offices, an on-site Library, student computer facilities, study space and a classroom. The CIRHR has its own library collection and staff, which serve as valuable resources for our students and faculty, as well as the broader community of industrial relations and human resources professionals in Canada and around the world.
The Opportunity:
The CIRHR and the CrimSL are hiring a term-limited Librarian, Oct 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027, who will be responsible for the daily operations of both Centres and who will work collaboratively with CIRHR and CrimSL leadership, faculty and staff, including appointed and student casual employees.
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TAs a solo librarian, manages all operations of the library including library budgets, public service, research and teaching support, website creation and maintenance and the existing physical space.
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Responsible for collection development (including the expansion of socio-legal studies collection), maintenance and assessment projects, ensuring that library resources meet the evolving scholarly needs of the Centres’ students and faculty. Editorial responsibility for library publications, newsletters and social media.
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Demonstrated commitment to the values of inclusivity, diversity, equity, anti-racism and accessibility.
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Proven experience providing research instruction, both online and in-person, including knowledge about effective pedagogical approaches and tools as well as related knowledge of field rare materials and gray literature in both fields.
Preferred Qualifications:
Salary and Terms of Appointment:
It is anticipated that this position will be filled at the Librarian III level, subject to review and experience. Minimum salary: LIB III: $114,268; (Salary is dependent on rank at hire and qualifications). The expected salary is $114,268. Negotiations beyond this salary will be considered for exceptionally qualified candidates. This is a contractually limited term appointment from October 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027.
Benefits: We offer generous benefits packages to all employees. Additional information is available at: https://people.utoronto.ca/careers/benefits/
Additional information:
Librarians at the University of Toronto are members of the University of Toronto Faculty Association.
How to Apply:
Application Materials Required: A cover letter, curriculum vitae, and contact information for three references of which at least two have supervised your work. Please attach a single electronic file into the “Resume” Field. (MS Word or pdf) with a file name convention of Surname, FirstName, 49641.
The University of Toronto Libraries thanks all applicants but will only contact applicants selected for an interview.
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This search aligns with the University’s commitment to strategically and proactively promote diversity among our community members (Statement on Equity, Diversity & Excellence). Recognizing that Black, Indigenous, and other Racialized communities have experienced inequities that have developed historically and are ongoing, we strongly welcome and encourage candidates from those communities to apply.
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