Librarian-In-Residence Program

The University of Arkansas (UA) Libraries Residency Program offers an entry-level librarian a broad-based opportunity to begin an exciting career in academic librarianship. In supporting the Libraries' and the University's commitment to achieving a culturally diverse faculty, the Resident will, over a two-year period (third year optional), experience a minimum of three areas of librarianship and develop a specialization. The holistic and personalized nature of the program, the dynamic and highly automated environment of the UA Libraries, and other perquisites, such as an allowance for professional travel and assigned time for scholarship, will give the Resident a competitive advantage in the search for a successive professional position.

In the first year, the Resident will serve in three or four functional areas throughout the year, determined mutually by the Resident's interests and the needs of the Libraries. In the second year, the resident will begin to specialize by contributing to two functional areas of his or her choosing, attend and become engaged in professional committees and organizations, and begin to formulate the basis for a capstone project. In the optional third and final year, the Resident will continue to specialize in one area of librarianship and will complete a capstone project, preferably suitable for publication, which incorporates the expertise and perspectives gained during the residency.

• Explore current issues in academic librarianship
• Flexible, individualized professional development plan
• Structured and informal mentoring
• Library committee service
• Specialized training and workshops
• Travel support for conferences and professional library organization
• Experience with latest information technologies

• Twelve-month appointment renewable for three years.

• In the first year, the Resident will serve in three or four functional areas throughout the year, determined mutually by the Resident's interests and the needs of the Libraries.
• In the second year, the resident will begin to specialize by contributing to two functional areas of his or her choosing, attend and become engaged in professional committees and organizations, and begin to formulate the basis for a capstone project.
• In the optional third and final year, the Resident will continue to specialize in one area of librarianship and will complete a capstone project, preferably suitable for publication, which incorporates the expertise and perspectives gained during the residency.

• Recent graduate of an ALA-accredited master's degree program in library and information science; strong interest in academic librarianship; commitment to service; excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills; flexibility and motivation in adjusting to changing work assignments, projects, and departments.

• Non-tenure-track faculty position with the rank of Visiting Assistant Librarian / Visiting Assistant Professor. Salary: $40,000 as an entry-level librarian. Benefits include relocation allowance, TIAA/CREF and/or Fidelity, 22 days of annual leave, tuition reduction, health and dental insurance.

• Megan Z. Perez, Visiting Assistant Professor, 2007-present

For information about the University of Arkansas Libraries' Librarian-In-Residence Program, please contact:

Jeff Banks
Head, Library Human Resources
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Ave.
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
jbbanks@uark.edu
479-575-4769