Literary and Creative Arts Librarian

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree from an American Libraries Association (ALA) accredited program or foreign equivalent.
• A minimum of four years’ experience as a subject liaison in an academic or research library.
• Experience with collection development, including collection assessment and budgeting.
• 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 English or other relevant discipline.
• Experience providing instruction and research assistance in an academic or research library or equivalent.
• Experience developing course and subject guides, such as LibGuides.

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 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 through January 3, 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 Expert Librarian position is $65,000 - $90,000, based on qualifications and experience.

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.