Humanities and Social Sciences Librarian

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
•    Master’s degree from an American Libraries Association (ALA) accredited program or international equivalent.
•    Minimum of two years of professional experience working in an academic or research library or equivalent.
•    Experience providing instruction and outreach services in an academic library setting, including teaching, engagement, or collaborative work with faculty and campus partners.
•    Demonstrated interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills with a commitment to customer service and ability to establish and maintain positive and productive working relationships.
•    Ability to work independently and with others in a demanding and rapidly changing environment where flexibility, collaboration, consultation, and cooperation are essential.
•    Demonstrated interest in professional development that will enhance the candidate’s value to the Libraries, the University, and the profession.

Desired Qualifications:
•    Undergraduate or graduate degree in a relevant humanities discipline, such as linguistics, literature, translation studies, cultural studies, area studies, or Spanish or Portuguese.
•    Demonstrated foreign language proficiency, preferably in Spanish; proficiency in other languages also accepted.
•    Experience with collection development, including collection assessment and budgeting.
•    Experience providing research services in an academic library setting, such as research consultations, reference support, or assisting users with identifying and evaluating information sources.
•    Experience using online learning tools, such as LibGuides, tutorial creation programs, and course management software.

Application Details: 
Applications are only accepted through the Jobs@UIOWA website.

In order to be eligible for interview, applicants must upload the following and check the box to 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 

This job ad will be posted for a minimum of three weeks with a priority deadline of Thursday, October 22, 2026, 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 Specialist Librarian position is $55,000 - $74,000.

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 not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.

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.

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