Cataloging, Metadata, and Digitization Library Assistant III

MINIMUM CLASSIFICATION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

1.       Three years of library work experience, or

2.       A combination of related work experience, undergraduate education, and/or post-high school library training totaling four years.

Desired Qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in an academic environment, in a workplace setting, and/or in the community.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and match title, author, publisher, publication date, edition statement, etc. in MARC21 records for bibliographic verification.
• Cataloging experience with an online library system, such as Ex Libris’ Alma.
• Experience using OCLC Connexion.
• Ability to respond to a variety of queries requiring judgment and interpretation of policies and practice.
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively w/others, groups, and/or team settings.

Application details:

In order to be eligible for interview, applicants must upload the following and mark them as “relevant files” when you upload the documents:

1. Cover letter that clearly addresses how you meet the minimum eligibility requirement and any desired qualifications of this position. To ensure strongest consideration, applicants are encouraged to review all qualifications and state directly how they meet each of them. 
2. Current resume

This job ad will be posted for at least 10 days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after that initial posting period. Please contact andrea-rost@uiowa.edu if you have any questions about the position. 

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process. 

This position is eligible for hybrid (combination of on campus and remote) work within Iowa and will require a work arrangement form to be completed upon the start of your employment. Per policy, work arrangements will be reviewed annually, and must comply with the remote work program and related policies and employee travel policy when working at a remote location. Details about a hybrid option can be discussed during the time of interview. The initial training period would be fully on campus. 

Starting salary minimum of Merit pay level 10 is $40,497.60.