Romance Languages Librarian — Research, Outreach & Innovation

University of Virginia; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Virginia Library seeks a dynamic Librarian for Romance Languages to serve as liaison to Spanish, Italian & Portuguese, French, and related programs. Open-rank AGF with three-year renewables, reporting to the Arts & Humanities Director, focusing on research support, instruction, and collaboration across UVA schools.

Responsibilities include outreach to faculty and students, digital scholarship participation, and building priority collections for language programs while promoting

Qualifications

• Master's in library/information science or terminal degree in Romance languages with library experience.
• Strong background in Romance languages/literatures or Latin American studies.
• Advanced proficiency in Spanish (reading/writing/speaking).
• Commitment to ongoing professional development including AI literacy.
• Engagement with emerging technologies and their impact on teaching.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
• Collaborative, team-based mindset; ability to work with diverse faculty and students.

Responsibilities

• Provide communication and outreach to faculty, students, fellows, and community scholars.
• Provide research assistance to scholars at all levels and collaborate on digital projects.
• Instruct in courses, orientations, workshops, and tutorials; integrate information and AI literacy.
• Work with Collections Management to establish collection priorities for language resources.
• Promote newly acquired resources and participate in regional/national librarianship activities.

Skills

Spanish proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Communication

AI literacy awareness

Education

MLIS or related field

Romance languages advanced degree

Job description

The University of Virginia Library seeks a dynamic Librarian for Romance Languages to serve as liaison to Spanish, Italian & Portuguese, French, and related programs. Open-rank AGF with three-year renewables, reporting to the Arts & Humanities Director, focusing on research support, instruction, and collaboration across UVA schools.

Responsibilities include outreach to faculty and students, digital scholarship participation, and building priority collections for language programs while promoting