Job Title: Department Head, Digital Engagement and Research Services (Librarian III; Permanent Status Stream)
Date Posted: 09/15/2025
Closing Date: 10/15/2025
Req ID: 45153
Job Category: Librarian - Permanent Status Stream
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM: Library
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
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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.
The University of Toronto Mississauga Library
The University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) is thirty-three kilometers west of the downtown St. George campus. Renowned for its natural beauty, the campus is situated next to the Credit River. The U of T Mississauga Library, located in the Hazel McCallion Academic Learning Centre (HMALC), is a leading, world-class library committed to providing students with an open and collaborative environment – one that embeds rich information and technology resources, integrates expert services into a dynamic and imaginative experience, and inspires and facilitates learning.
The Library is a state-of-the-art teaching and learning centre that emphasizes people space. It includes a Learning Commons, two smart classrooms, an audio-video recording studio, a digitization studio, the Li Koon Chun Finance Learning Centre and a dedicated space for archives and special collections.
The Opportunity
The Department Head, Digital Engagement & Research Services will work closely with library colleagues to develop academic library services that further the digital access, digital engagement, and research support needs of students, faculty, staff, and librarians at the University of Toronto Mississauga.
Reporting to the UTM Chief Librarian, the Head, Digital Engagement & Research Services, is a member of the UTM Library’s senior leadership team, a leader in the coordination of UTM library technology systems and services, and a lead UTM representative in tri-campus UTL digital strategy efforts.
With oversight responsibility for digital initiatives, technology-enhanced spaces and programs, collections management, data services, digital scholarship services, and scholarly communications supports at the UTM Library, the incumbent is responsible for developing departmental workplans that further the UTM Library’s strategic objectives and the UTM Strategic Framework.
The Head, Digital Engagement & Research Services will work closely with colleagues across the University of Toronto Library System in the areas of collections, information technology, and research services to develop strong library services across the University.
A key component of this position will be sustaining and advancing technological innovation and digital transformation efforts at UTM and within the University of Toronto Library System.
The successful candidate will be a progressive, collaborative leader who will:
-Provide advice, analysis, policy interpretation, and recommendations for implementing digital initiatives.
-Provide leadership, mentorship, and strategic direction to departmental librarians and staff.
-Directly supervise the work of librarians and USW full-time staff and indirectly supervise student casual employees.
-Monitor UTM’s academic priorities to develop services in support of teaching, learning, and research.
-Support budget and operational planning efforts within the Office of the Chief Librarian.
-Foster an environment of collaboration, creative thinking, and continuous improvement.
-Align projects and planning with the UTML Strategic Plan, UTM Strategic Framework, and UTL Strategic Plan.
-Be flexible and act with fairness and integrity.
-Be strongly committed to the values of inclusivity, diversity, anti-racism, equity, and accessibility in academic libraries.
Required Qualifications
-Master’s degree in library, archival or information science from an accredited institution.
-Demonstrated commitment to the values of inclusivity, diversity, equity, accessibility, and anti-racism.
-Relevant administrative and supervisory experience.
-Strong organizational, planning, and project management skills.
-Proven skills and experience developing and delivering library services targeting the information technology and data needs of students and faculty in a university context.
-Experience with current hardware and software commonly used in library environments.
-Knowledge of the evolving technology landscape in higher education and trends related to the alignment of library services and programs.
-Demonstrated ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively as a member of a team, including building effective partnerships to achieve shared goals.
-Demonstrated ability to foster a culture of innovation and thrive in an environment of change.
-Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
-Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
-Knowledge of digital scholarship methods and practices.
-Knowledge of the scholarly communications landscape in higher education.
-Knowledge of digital humanities initiatives.
-Knowledge of emerging trends in machine learning and artificial intelligence applications within academic libraries.
-Active participation in professional organizations and continuous learning.
The successful candidate must qualify for permanent status on hire and for an appointment at a Librarian III rank. All qualified candidates are encouraged ; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Preferred Qualifications
• Proven skills and experience in collections development and management.
• Web application programming experience (i.e., HTML, XML, CSS, and JavaScript).
• Strong familiarity with data analytics in statistics, GIS, or data visualization.
• Familiarity with networking concepts, including cloud-based server technologies.
• Demonstrated experience using integrated library system platforms such as ALMA.
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; $108,234 (Salary is dependent on rank at hire and qualifications). This is a permanent status stream position.
Benefits: We offer generous benefits packages to all employees. Additional information is available at: people.utoronto.ca/careers/benefits/
Additional information:
Librarians at the University of Toronto are members of the University of Toronto Faculty Association.
How :
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, 45153.
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 .
University of Toronto Libraries’ Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Statement:
library.utoronto.ca/inclusion-diversity-and-equity-statement
University of Toronto Libraries' Anti-Racism Statement:
library.utoronto.ca/anti-racism-statement
