Entry Level University Librarian Jobs
New grad university librarian jobs are open to recent graduates and entry level candidates with zero to two years of experience, where strong internship work or a focused practicum portfolio can matter more than a long resume. Most openings are on-site roles concentrated in Education and Healthcare & Medical Services, with employers like University of Alabama, Gwinnett County Public Schools, and Barry University hiring at this level now.
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- 45002745
- 907 Floyd Avenue, VCU Main Campus, Virginia, United States, 23284
- VCU Libraries SML
- Faculty
- Faculty (Salaried)
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Unit: VCU Libraries MBU
Department: Cabell Library
Department Summary: VCU Libraries supports learning, research, and creativity across Virginia Commonwealth University. With locations at James Branch Cabell Library on the Monroe Park Campus and the Health Sciences Library on the MCV Campus, we help students, faculty, and staff access the information, spaces, and services they need to succeed. Our team values collaboration, innovation, and service, creating an environment where ideas thrive and learning flourishes.
The Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries invites applications and nominations for the position of Creative Technologies Librarian. The Department of Creative Technologies and Scholarship is home to The Workshop, the creative technology space within the James Branch Cabell Library. The Creative Technologies Librarian is responsible for leading the department’s instructional program, which includes supervising a large student internship program, facilitating curriculum consultations, and developing instructional resources and programming. Utilizing resources from The Workshop, this position supports the creative projects of the VCU community through hands-on instruction, train-the-trainer demonstrations, and online learning materials. The successful candidate will bring technical depth in creative technologies and a passion for developing others as instructors and mentors, and will join a culturally and academically diverse faculty and staff of the highest caliber.
At VCU, every team member helps build a community rooted in respect, professionalism, and civility. As a VCU employee, you will play an active role in fostering a welcoming environment where faculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences can belong and thrive together.
This is a full-time, non-tenured faculty position. 12-month faculty benefits apply, including
24 vacation days annually and choice of retirement and annuity plans. VCU provides a robust employee benefits package.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Head, Creative Technologies and Scholarship, the Creative Technologies Librarian is responsible for the department’s instruction program in support of VCU community members’ application and integration of creative technologies within the curriculum. The successful candidate will possess an understanding of pedagogical principles for crafting effective hands-on learning opportunities for creative projects.
The Creative Technologies Librarian
- Supervises and manages The Workshop's experiential learning internship program (18–20 students), including recruitment, training, and mentorship. The internship program equips students to lead training sessions and tours, facilitate programming and events, and develop quality improvement projects aligned with their career aspirations.
- Provides curriculum support through consultations and train-the-trainer demonstrations, helping faculty integrate creative technology applications into their coursework.
- Develops and maintains the department's online learning materials, including LibGuides, Canvas modules, and other web resources, ensuring content is accessible, usable, and pedagogically sound.
- Collaborates with student employees and full-time staff to maintain a framework for instruction services, including workflows, guidelines, and pedagogical values for the use of The Workshop's resources.
- Partners with other library departments engaged in teaching, learning, and assessment to identify opportunities for The Workshop to support course instruction.
- Provides specialty technical and pedagogical expertise in support of unique library technology initiatives.
- Participates in library and university governance through service on committees and workgroups.
The Creative Technologies Librarian is expected to be active professionally and to contribute to developments in the field. Faculty with the VCU Libraries are evaluated, and promoted, on the basis of job performance, scholarship, and service.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
- Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU.
- ALA-accredited graduate degree or accredited graduate degree in another appropriate discipline, such as but not limited to, Education, Instructional Design, or Digital/Media Arts degrees.
- Experience teaching or training others in the use of creative technologies.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building or managing student internship programs, or leading a large team of student staff.
- Experience developing train-the-trainer or peer-instruction models.
- Demonstrated depth of knowledge in at least one area of creative technologies, such as audio/video production, digital fabrication, interactive/immersive media, robotics/electronics, or craft/textile machines.
- Experience creating and maintaining online learning content (e.g., LibGuides, Canvas or other LMS modules, web-based resources, etc.) with an emphasis on accessibility and usability.
- Evidence of project management and organizational skills.
- Teaching and research assistance experience in an academic setting, such as higher education, museums, research libraries, etc.
- Knowledge of assessment methods for instructional programs.
Candidates need not meet preferred qualifications to be fully considered. We value many individual and unique skills that would strengthen the VCU Libraries and our teams.
Salary Range: Salary commensurate with experience, not less than $65,000 annually.
Benefits: All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU’s robust benefits package that includes comprehensive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave, generous tuition benefits, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, and more.
FLSA Exemption Status: Exempt
Restricted Position: No
ORP Eligible: Yes
Flexible Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Rank: Open
Tenure: Ineligible
Months: 12 months
- 45002745
- 907 Floyd Avenue, VCU Main Campus, Virginia, United States, 23284
- VCU Libraries SML
- Faculty
- Faculty (Salaried)
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Unit: VCU Libraries MBU
Department: Cabell Library
Department Summary: VCU Libraries supports learning, research, and creativity across Virginia Commonwealth University. With locations at James Branch Cabell Library on the Monroe Park Campus and the Health Sciences Library on the MCV Campus, we help students, faculty, and staff access the information, spaces, and services they need to succeed. Our team values collaboration, innovation, and service, creating an environment where ideas thrive and learning flourishes.
The Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries invites applications and nominations for the position of Creative Technologies Librarian. The Department of Creative Technologies and Scholarship is home to The Workshop, the creative technology space within the James Branch Cabell Library. The Creative Technologies Librarian is responsible for leading the department’s instructional program, which includes supervising a large student internship program, facilitating curriculum consultations, and developing instructional resources and programming. Utilizing resources from The Workshop, this position supports the creative projects of the VCU community through hands-on instruction, train-the-trainer demonstrations, and online learning materials. The successful candidate will bring technical depth in creative technologies and a passion for developing others as instructors and mentors, and will join a culturally and academically diverse faculty and staff of the highest caliber.
At VCU, every team member helps build a community rooted in respect, professionalism, and civility. As a VCU employee, you will play an active role in fostering a welcoming environment where faculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences can belong and thrive together.
This is a full-time, non-tenured faculty position. 12-month faculty benefits apply, including
24 vacation days annually and choice of retirement and annuity plans. VCU provides a robust employee benefits package.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Head, Creative Technologies and Scholarship, the Creative Technologies Librarian is responsible for the department’s instruction program in support of VCU community members’ application and integration of creative technologies within the curriculum. The successful candidate will possess an understanding of pedagogical principles for crafting effective hands-on learning opportunities for creative projects.
The Creative Technologies Librarian
- Supervises and manages The Workshop's experiential learning internship program (18–20 students), including recruitment, training, and mentorship. The internship program equips students to lead training sessions and tours, facilitate programming and events, and develop quality improvement projects aligned with their career aspirations.
- Provides curriculum support through consultations and train-the-trainer demonstrations, helping faculty integrate creative technology applications into their coursework.
- Develops and maintains the department's online learning materials, including LibGuides, Canvas modules, and other web resources, ensuring content is accessible, usable, and pedagogically sound.
- Collaborates with student employees and full-time staff to maintain a framework for instruction services, including workflows, guidelines, and pedagogical values for the use of The Workshop's resources.
- Partners with other library departments engaged in teaching, learning, and assessment to identify opportunities for The Workshop to support course instruction.
- Provides specialty technical and pedagogical expertise in support of unique library technology initiatives.
- Participates in library and university governance through service on committees and workgroups.
The Creative Technologies Librarian is expected to be active professionally and to contribute to developments in the field. Faculty with the VCU Libraries are evaluated, and promoted, on the basis of job performance, scholarship, and service.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
- Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU.
- ALA-accredited graduate degree or accredited graduate degree in another appropriate discipline, such as but not limited to, Education, Instructional Design, or Digital/Media Arts degrees.
- Experience teaching or training others in the use of creative technologies.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building or managing student internship programs, or leading a large team of student staff.
- Experience developing train-the-trainer or peer-instruction models.
- Demonstrated depth of knowledge in at least one area of creative technologies, such as audio/video production, digital fabrication, interactive/immersive media, robotics/electronics, or craft/textile machines.
- Experience creating and maintaining online learning content (e.g., LibGuides, Canvas or other LMS modules, web-based resources, etc.) with an emphasis on accessibility and usability.
- Evidence of project management and organizational skills.
- Teaching and research assistance experience in an academic setting, such as higher education, museums, research libraries, etc.
- Knowledge of assessment methods for instructional programs.
Candidates need not meet preferred qualifications to be fully considered. We value many individual and unique skills that would strengthen the VCU Libraries and our teams.
Salary Range: Salary commensurate with experience, not less than $65,000 annually.
Benefits: All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU’s robust benefits package that includes comprehensive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave, generous tuition benefits, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, and more.
FLSA Exemption Status: Exempt
Restricted Position: No
ORP Eligible: Yes
Flexible Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Rank: Open
Tenure: Ineligible
Months: 12 months
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Entry Level University Librarian Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get an entry level university librarian job?
Most entry level university librarian roles require a Master of Library Science degree or enrollment in an accredited program, so finishing or completing that credential is the clearest first step. Beyond the degree, hiring committees at this level look for practicum or internship experience in an academic library setting, familiarity with cataloging systems like OCLC or Alma, and demonstrated ability to support research services or instruction.
Which companies hire entry level university librarians?
Companies hiring entry level university librarians right now include University of Alabama, Gwinnett County Public Schools, and Barry University, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. At this experience level, hiring comes primarily from colleges, universities, and community college systems rather than private employers, making academic institutions the most direct path into the field.
Are there remote entry level university librarian jobs?
Yes, though most positions at this level are on-site given the hands-on nature of academic library work. About 14% of entry level university librarian openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with remote roles most common in digital services, electronic resources, or online learning support functions.
Are these new grad university librarian jobs?
Yes, this page includes new grad, recent graduate, and junior university librarian roles alongside other entry level postings. A new grad friendly listing typically welcomes candidates with zero to two years of experience, accepts internship or practicum hours in place of full-time work history, and does not require prior independent management of a library unit or collection.
Which industries hire the most entry level university librarians?
Entry Level university librarian roles concentrate in Education and Healthcare & Medical Services, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Higher education institutions drive the majority of openings at this level because academic libraries depend on a steady pipeline of new MLS graduates to staff reference, cataloging, and instruction positions.