Please find attached a job description for a postgraduate academic library fellow position at Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah. We would greatly appreciate it if you would post the job description for graduating students in your MLS program.

 

Thank you!

 

Lindsey Bracken

Administrative Student Secretary

Gerald R. Sherratt Library

Southern Utah University

 

Postgraduate Academic Library Fellow

Gerald R. Sherratt Library

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah

Southern Utah University invites applications from individuals with vision, creativity, energy, and

initiative to apply for this position. The Fellow will rotate through the library’s departments and

have meaningful work assignments contributing to each department’s success. Each rotation will

build the Fellow’s understanding of the library’s mission, role, and structure in meeting stakeholder

needs; and hone the Fellow’s ability to adapt to new situations and work with different groups. The

Fellow will also benefit from mentoring relationships with faculty throughout the library.

Term: This position is an 11 month, non‐tenure track appointment for a one‐year term.

SUU is a comprehensive regional graduate and undergraduate degree‐granting university. The

accredited, state‐supported institution of nearly 9,000 students is located in Cedar City, home to the

Utah Shakespeare Festival and surrounded by the best back yard in the country. SUU is 40 minutes

from both skiing and year‐round golfing, 2‐1/2 hours from Las Vegas, and 3‐1/2 hours from Salt

Lake City.

Required Education, Training, and Skills

Job‐related

1. Awarded or pending MLS from ALA‐accredited library school or foreign equivalent.

General

1. Ability to prioritize and complete multiple tasks asynchronously in an academic environment.

2. Flexibility and interpersonal abilities of a nature to work successfully with a wide variety of

constituencies including students, university faculty, staff, and administration.

Desired start date: July 1, 2017

Term July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018

First considerations begin May 4, 2017

Salary: $35,000

For a complete job description and to apply online go to http://jobs.suu.edu (Job # F1600094) or

use the direct link at https://jobs.suu.edu/hr/postings/1235