Deputy Librarian, LaSS (UCL Internal Secondment)
Ref Number B25-00277 Professional Expertise Libraries, museums, theatres and open science Department Vice-Provost (Faculties) (B25) Location London Working Pattern Full time Salary £43,981-£52,586 Contract Type Fixed-term Working Type On site Available for Secondment Yes Closing Date 23-Jun-2026
About us
UCL is London’s global university. LCCOS – Library, Culture, Collections and Open Science – provides outstanding staff, services and resources to support the world‑class research, education and enterprise that is undertaken in UCL, and connects the world with UCL through innovative programming and engagement activities. LCCOS is acknowledged as an international leader in Open Science and Scholarship.
The LCCOS family comprises 4 museums and allied object collections, 14 libraries, the UCL Student Centre, Special Collections facilities, multiple additional learning spaces and a substantial off‑site storage facility. We also provide comprehensive services to healthcare staff through our partnerships with 6 NHS Trusts. LCCOS holds the UK Customer Service Excellence (CSE) Award, The National Archives (TNA) Archives Service Accreditation, and Arts Council England Museum Accreditation. The combined staff in UCL LCCOS totals around 450.
About the role
The UCL Language & Speech Science Library (LaSS Library) holds unique specialist collections of materials in the fields of psychology and language science. Subjects covered include language, linguistics, phonetics, psychology, speech science, deafness, voice and audiology. The collection includes books, journals, clinical assessment tests and electronic resources.
LaSS Library supports UCL Psychology & Language Science, UCL Ear Institute and UCL Deafness, Cognition Language Research Centre students and staff, as well as professional speech and language therapists, and others researching in the field.
The Library is open Monday to Friday 09:15 – 20:00. Including this post, the UCL LaSS Library team consists of 2.5 FTE daytime library assistants, an evening team of supervisors and assistants (managed by the Head of Evening and Weekend services) and Shelvers (managed by the Service Operations Supervisor).
Special Working Conditions e.g manual handling is required to carry out this role. Training will be provided.
This is an internal secondment role, available to current UCL staff only. It is a fixed‑term role until 7 May 2027, in the first instance.
We will consider applications to work on a part‑time, flexible and job‑share basis wherever possible. This is an on‑campus role. It is not suitable for regular remote working.
This role does not meet the eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa certificate of sponsorship under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. Therefore, UCL will not be able to sponsor individuals who require a right to work in the UK to carry out this role.
About you
We are looking for candidates who in particular have the following experience and skills:
- Ability to work effectively as a team leader and experience of line management responsibilities
- Experience of training or teaching a variety of end users
- Experience of working in a library or information environment, and using print and online information sources
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to convey information clearly and accurately, both orally and written
The advert will close on the published date at 23:59 GMT. Interviews will be held at the UCL Language and Speech Science Library.
What we offer
- 27 days annual leave + 6 closure days (Christmas and Easter as well as statutory holidays)
- Hybrid and flexible working
- Ability to buy 5 additional annual leave days
- Enhanced maternity, adoption, paternity leave
- Carer’s leave
Other benefits
We also offer some great benefits including a defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE); cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan; on‑site gym etc. As part of the UCL community you can access free lunch hour lectures, exhibitions and museums and collections.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people, LGBTQI+ people, and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our department is working towards an Athena SWAN award. We are committed to advancing gender equality within our department.
You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/
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