Information Assistant; Acquisitions; Academic Services Grade 4

Job Description Position Details

Academic Services

Location:

University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full-time starting salary is normally in the range £27,546 to £29,171, with potential progression once in post to £32,595

Grade: 4

Full Time, Permanent

Closing date: 21 September 2026

People are at the heart of what we are and do.

The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university. We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success.

We are committed to helping the people who work here to develop through our sector‑leading Birmingham Professional programme which provides all professional services staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full potential. With almost 5,000 professional services jobs in a wide range of functions in Edgbaston and in our campus in Dubai, there are plenty of opportunities for you to be able to develop your career at the University.

Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements. We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working. In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme.

We also have three high quality subsidised day nurseries.

The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site. On campus we have a state‑of‑the‑art sports centre with pool, shops, places to eat and drink, our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens.

Find out more about the benefits of working for the University of Birmingham

The post sits within the Acquisitions Team, part of the wider Collection Development Team. This team is part of the Collections, Discovery and Research Communications Division of Libraries and Learning Resources. The division acquires and manages access to an extensive collection of information resources in a range of different formats in support of teaching, learning and research at the University of Birmingham.

You will join a team that plays a key role in delivering one of the core purposes of Library and Learning Resources, which is obtaining content and making it accessible to the University community and beyond. The team obtains material in various formats, including print books, e‑books, streaming content, and DVDs, and in a variety of languages. It resources reading lists created by academic staff to support their teaching and processes inter‑library loan requests made by university staff and students.

Working as part of the team you will undertake a range of operational duties in support of these activities. You will also provide accurate and timely information and advice to colleagues and resolve queries relating to the work of the team. In addition, you will have opportunities to contribute to the development and improvement of team tasks and processes, and to get involved in wider Libraries and Learning Resources activities and projects.

• Use library management systems and supplier databases to identify and order print and electronic library materials, to track orders, and to check and receipt newly purchased stock. Liaise with colleagues and suppliers as needed to resolve queries.
• Create, edit, and review university reading lists using…