Acquisitions and Collections Analysis Librarian
Outside or indoors, Colorado has something for everyone. Close proximity to the Rocky Mountains means easy access to beautiful national parks, hiking and mountain bike trails, world-class skiing, rafting, and climbing. In addition, the metropolitan area offers professional sports, a vibrant arts and cultural scene, eclectic and award-winning dining, and craft breweries. The University of Colorado Anschutz is a rapidly growing, dynamic campus, and a world-class medical destination at the forefront of transformative education, science, medicine, and healthcare.
The University of Colorado Anschutz Strauss Health Sciences Library (library.cuanschutz.edu) seeks resourceful, energetic and innovative candidates to join our team of professional, fun, creative, and flexible library staff.
This role is eligible for a hybrid schedule of 3 days per week on campus and as needed for in-person meetings. Strauss Health Sciences Library employees receive an annual professional development stipend and the opportunity for career mentorship in health sciences librarianship.
The Acquisitions and Collections Analysis Librarian is a non-tenure-track faculty position that will lead the library’s acquisitions, collection budget management, and collection assessment activities within the Collection Management department.
Main responsibilities include:
- Lead acquisitions workflows for continuing resources, including journals, databases, and large ebook packages.
- Collaborate with the Department Head in monitoring the collections budget (approximately $3.3 million), including forecasting, tracking expenditures, and reporting.
- Lead collection analysis and reporting, including national surveys and institutional reporting.
New graduates and new to health sciences librarians are encouraged to apply. On-the-job training is provided and encouraged. Preferred qualifications are not required for consideration for this position.
- Master’s degree in library science. For current library students, Master’s degree must be earned by October 31, 2026.
- Experience in acquisitions, budgeting, or collection development in an academic or health sciences library.
- Experience in reviewing and negotiating license agreements/contracts in an academic library.
- Experience with a Library Services Platform (LSP), such as ExLibris Alma.
- Experience working with acquisitions and/or funds management modules in an LSP.
- Experience working with a university finance system for processing payments and/or monitoring collections budget, such as SciQuest and PeopleSoft.
- Demonstrated experience with data analysis and reporting.
- Experience with e-resource renewals and/or life cycle.
- Familiarity with COUNTER usage metrics.
$73,923.00-$86,490.64
Benefits: We have AMAZING benefits and offer exceptional amounts of holiday, vacation and sick leave! The University of Colorado offers an excellent benefits package including:
- Medical: Multiple plan options
- Dental: Multiple plan options
- Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision
- Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay
- Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year (based on percentage of time)
- Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)
- Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)
- Holiday Days: 11/year
- Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses
- ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service
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There are many additional perks & programs with the CU Advantage.
Applications only accepted on CU Careers
Timeline: Priority will be given to applications received by July 5, 2026.
Submit: Cover letter, resume or curriculum vita, and names and contact information for five references.
For a full job description and to apply, please visit http://www.cu.edu/cu-careers. If the posting does not load, search job posting 40114.
Please address any questions to the chair of the search committee, Rachel Helbing, rachel.helbing@cuanschutz.edu