University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) was officially established by the Emiri Decision No13 of 2022, and it is the first national university specializing in academic applied, technical, and professional education in the State of Qatar. UDST has over 70 bachelor's and master's degree programs, diplomas, and certificates. The university houses 5 colleges: The College of Business, the College of Computing and Information Technology, the College of Engineering and Technology, the College of Health Sciences, and the College of General Education, in addition to specialized training centers for individuals and companies. UDST is recognized for its student-centered learning and state-of-the-art facilities. Its world-renowned faculty and researchers work on developing the students’ skills and help raise well-equipped graduates who proudly serve different sectors of the economy and contribute to achieving human, social, and economic development goals nationally and internationally.

With more than 700 staff and over 8,000 students, UDST is the destination of choice for applied and experiential learning. The University is recognized for its student-centered learning and state-of-the-art facilities. Our faculty are committed to delivering pedagogically-sound learning experiences that incorporate innovative learning technologies.  Our aim is to enhance students’ skills and help develop talented graduates who can effectively contribute to a knowledge-based economy and make Qatar’s National Vision 2030 a reality.

Reporting to the Head, Reference and Library Services, the incumbent will provide information services to students, faculty and employees and assist with research needs. The successful candidate will contribute to the learning environment at UDST through the support of reference and user services at the Library.

The successful candidate will

• Recommend, interpret, evaluate, and/or use information resources to help students, faculty, and employees with specific information and research needs
• Identify information, reference and research needs and fulfill these needs via reference interviews, email and other communication formats

• Support the Head, Reference and Library Services in the provision of reference and library services and the development of curriculum-embedded support for information literacy

• Create, revise and maintain online subject and resource guides — on courses, technologies, current trends and Library resources — to aid students and faculty with their research needs
• Deliver both general and tailored information literacy sessions, research classes, and orientation sessions; ensure these sessions are interactive and assessed appropriately

• Support library collection development, through review of relevant lists, knowledge of publications, feedback from users, needs identified via curriculum and accreditation reports, etc.

• Work closely with other librarians, full-time staff, part-time staff and student assistants at the Library on relevant projects
• Maintain a working knowledge of scholarly communication to support other librarians when needed

• Participate on University-wide and internal library committees as needed while promoting policy alignment with library best practice
• Remain abreast of library best practice as well as conduct and promote library research

Education and Certifications

* Master’s degree in Library and/or Information Science, from an ALA-accredited or equivalent program, is required

Experience

* Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in libraries or a closely related field

Language

* Fluency in written and spoken English language is required

* Fluency in written and spoken Arabic language is preferred