Research and Instruction Librarian

About the role

The Research & Instruction Librarian is a mission-driven educator, collaborator, and student success advocate who advances the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay’s commitment to transforming lives through higher education, serving the region, and creating opportunities for all learners. In this highly engaged role, you will partner with students, faculty, and campus colleagues to foster information literacy, academic achievement, research excellence, and a strong sense of belonging. Through innovative instruction, individualized research support, peer mentoring initiatives, and outreach, you will help advance UW–Green Bay’s strategic priorities of student success, inclusivity, community connections, and continuous innovation while empowering students to thrive in and beyond the classroom. As a key member of the Library & Learning Center, you will design and deliver impactful learning experiences, serve as a liaison to academic programs, curate and develop collections, contribute to assessment and evidence-based decision-making, and help coordinate the Peer Mentor program. We seek a librarian who embraces challenges, builds meaningful relationships, and is energized by creating scalable, student-centered services that expand access and strengthen our communities. Guided by UW–Green Bay’s values of Advance Fearlessly, Empower Success, Provision Access, Build Community, and Express Gratitude, the successful candidate will join a collaborative university dedicated to helping learners achieve their goals because, at UW–Green Bay, Together, We Rise.

Responsibilities

• Stay current with emerging trends and best practices in information literacy, first-year experience, peer learning, and student success.
• Collect, analyze, and communicate assessment data to improve library instruction, peer mentoring, and student success initiatives and demonstrate program impact.
• Assist with the coordination of the library & learning center’s Peer Mentor program, including recruitment, training, scheduling, professional development, and assessment.
• Develop and curate collections.
• Provide specialized services utilizing a high level of expertise on a broad range of disciplines or in a designated discipline area.
• Cultivate and maintain productive relationships with vendors and professional colleagues.
• Obtain materials, resolve issues, and answer questions particularly related to situations that are complex in nature.
• Serve on committees to advance librarianship at the campus, local, and/or state levels.
• Assist with the coordination of day-to-day functions of one or more library operations or services.
• Contribute to the development of policies and procedures.
• May direct the day-to-day activities of student workers.
• Design, develop, and deliver instruction in a variety of formats to faculty, staff, students, and other patrons.
• Serve as a liaison to academic disciplines and/or other campus units providing information on collections, instructional and research support, and library services.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree at time of application.

Preferred

• ALA-accredited Master’s degree in Library and Information Sciences, or equivalent.
• Experience designing and delivering information literacy, research, or related instruction in face-to-face, online, or asynchronous formats.
• Experience working with first-year students or supporting programs focused on academic success, transition to college, retention and persistence, or peer learning.
• Experience training, mentoring, supervising, or supporting the coordination of student employees, peer mentors, or peer educators.
• Experience developing instructional materials such as tutorials, learning objects, online modules, guides, or other scalable learning resources.
• Experience assessing student learning, educational programs, or student engagement using quantitative and/or qualitative methods.
• Experience using assessment findings or other evidence to improve instruction, programs, services, or student learning initiatives.
• Experience collaborating with faculty, academic support services, student affairs professionals, or other campus partners to support student learning.
• Knowledge of information literacy concepts and approaches, including familiarity with the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education or related instructional frameworks.
• Expertise with AI/emerging technologies.

Pay

Minimum compensation of $56,985 annually. This position is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Benefits

The Universities of Wisconsin provides an excellent benefits package to meet the diverse needs of its employees. For benefits-eligible positions, this includes several health insurance options, with annual deductibles as low as $250/individual and $500/family. The package also includes dental, vision, several life insurance options, AD&D and Accident insurance, and Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts. The Universities participate in the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS), where employer contributions begin immediately and employees are fully vested after 5 years of service. Supplemental retirement savings programs include a 403(b) and Deferred Compensation. Eligible employees receive several types of paid leave benefits, prorated for employees working less than 100%: 9 legal holidays, 36 hours of personal holiday, and between 96–130 hours of sick leave annually, plus paid parental leave. Eligible employees earn 13–27 days of vacation each year, depending on years of service and employment type.

Schedule & conditions

• Full-time Academic Staff appointment.
• Home campus is Green Bay; the successful candidate may occasionally be required to travel to or work at the Marinette, Sheboygan, or Manitowoc campuses based on operational needs.
• A pre-employment education check (including verification of academic credentials) will be conducted on the finalist(s).
• A criminal conviction investigation will be conducted on the finalist(s); if there is prior work history within the last 7 years with the Universities of Wisconsin, a personnel file review for employee misconduct will also be conducted.
• The University does not offer H-1B or other work authorization visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and maintain work authorization throughout the employment term.

Application details

Application deadline: Sunday, November 8, 2026. For questions, accommodations, or missing materials, contact Human Resources at (920) 465-2390 or jobs@uwgb.edu.