Education and Psychology Librarian

Qualifications 

Required Education

• Master’s degree from an American Libraries Association (ALA) accredited program or international equivalent.
   

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 
  • To be appointed at the Specialist Librarian classification (PLB2/4A): At least two years of relevant experience working in an academic library. 
  • To be appointed at the Expert Librarian classification (PLB3/5A): At least four years of relevant experience working in an academic library.
• Ability to work independently and with others in a demanding and rapidly changing environment where flexibility, collaboration, consultation, and cooperation are essential.
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills, evidence of strong written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated interest in professional development that will enhance the candidate’s value to the Libraries, the University, and the profession.
• Demonstrated ability to support a welcoming and respectful environment in a job-related experience, an academic setting, and/or the community.

Desired Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in Education, behavioral sciences, or social sciences.
• Experience with collection development, including collection assessment and budgeting.
• Experience teaching in a library or academic setting.
• Experience supporting evidence synthesis projects (systematic reviews, scoping reviews, etc.), or a demonstrated interest in learning this methodology. 
• Experience using and teaching citation management tools, particularly EndNote and Zotero.
• Experience developing course and subject guides, such as LibGuides.

Application Details:
Applications are only accepted through the Jobs@UIOWA website.
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 each of the required and any desired qualifications of this position. To ensure strongest consideration, applicants are encouraged to review all required qualifications and state directly how they meet each of them. 
2.    Current resume

The University of Iowa Libraries will be hiring at one of two classification levels within this requisition. You must indicate in your cover letter the classification (Specialist or Expert Librarian) you wish to be considered for or indicate both. See qualifications above for additional information about experience required for the different classifications.

This job ad will be posted through November 2, 2025, and may be removed from posting and filled any time after that date. Please contact andrea-rost@uiowa.edu if you have any questions about the position.

The hiring salary range for this position at the Specialist Librarian classification is $55,000 - $74,000 and at the Expert Librarian classification is $65,000 - $90,000.

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 on-campus and/or hybrid remote work within Iowa, with the majority of work time being on campus, 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.