Job Summary
Deadline to apply: December 11, 2026, 11:59 pm
Assistant Librarian or Associate Librarian (tenure track)
Number of positions: Two
Duration: three years, with possibility of renewal
Salary minimum: salary commensurate with experience
The Cataloguing Librarian supports discovery and access to McGill Libraries’ collections through expert resource description and bibliographic control. The position focuses on the creation, enhancement, and maintenance of high-quality bibliographic and authority records for materials in a variety of formats, languages, and subject areas, ensuring collections are accurately described and accessible for teaching, learning, and research.
Reporting to the Head, Description & Access, the incumbent performs original and complex copy cataloguing, classification, subject analysis, and authority work, and contributes to projects and initiatives that enhance metadata quality, collection access, and resource discovery. The position requires expertise in one or more specialized areas of cataloguing, such as multilingual resources, non-Roman scripts, audiovisual materials, visual materials, music resources, legal materials, or other specialized collections.