Library Manager

Alaska; Ketchikan (AK); Sur place; USD 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Retirement options

Annual leave

Tuition waivers

Health insurance

Résumé du poste

The University of Alaska Ketchikan Campus invites applications for a full-time Library Manager. The role blends on-site library operations with programming, instructional support, and community engagement, reporting to the Campus Director and collaborating with Egan Library in Juneau.

The Library Manager supervises staff, guides outreach, supports faculty in resource development, and helps forecast needs and expenditures while promoting campus visibility in the community.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Library and Information Science or related field with at least one year of relevant experience.
• Experience supervising library staff and coordinating services.
• Ability to provide instructional support and faculty resource development.
• Experience in outreach and community engagement.

Responsabilités

• Oversee collection management and library operations.
• Host academic and public talks and support faculty resource development.
• Provide training on electronic databases to students and the public.
• Plan, coordinate, and deliver library outreach on and off campus.

Connaissances

Librarian leadership

Staff supervision

Instructional support

Community engagement

Formation

Master’s degree in Library and Information Science

Outils

Library Management System

Electronic databases

Description du poste

The UAS Ketchikan Campus seeks a full-time Library Manager. The Ketchikan Campus Library is the heart of the campus and a center for learning, collaboration, and programming, and is a gathering place for students, faculty, staff, and the community. As the campus’s head librarian, you will balance hands‑on library operations with creative programming, instructional support, community engagement, and campus leadership. You will supervise and mentor a library assistant, report directly to the Campus Director, and collaborate with Egan Library faculty and staff in Juneau to strengthen library services across UAS. Responsibilities include collection management, hosting academic and public talks, and supporting faculty resource development; providing faculty instructional support, providing training and mentorship on electronic databases to students and the public, and planning, coordinating, and delivering library outreach on campus and off campus; representing the university before a range of public audiences, and managing the day‑to‑day operations of the library, including monitoring of expenditures, technology support, and forecasting future needs. As a supervisor, the Library Manager will support strategic planning, campus planning, and enrollment efforts. Meets regularly with the Campus Director, Student Services staff, and liaises with Registration Office and the Testing Center staff; and promotes visibility of the UAS Ketchikan Campus in the community.

Minimum Qualifications:

Master’s degree in Library and Information Science or a related field, and one year relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Position Details:

This position is located on the University of Southeast campus in Ketchikan. This is a full‑time, exempt staff position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package UA provides a generous compensation package that includes retirement options, annual leave, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and affordable medical, dental and vision care coverage. New hires will be placed on the UA Staff Salary Schedule, Grade 80, based on education and experience.

Review of applications will begin immediately. To ensure full consideration, you must apply by November 16, 2026.

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Hailey Lawson, HR Coordinator, at [e-mail] or 907-747-9444.

To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction. Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.

The University of Alaska is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact the ADA team at [e-mail].

The University of Alaska (UA) is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer and Educational Institution. The University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.

Access to the reports is available at:

UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or [e-mail]/907-786-1214 or [e-mail].

UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or [e-mail].

UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/compliance/clery-act/annual-security-reports.html. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing [e-mail].