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Employment at St. Ambrose
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Why work at St. Ambrose University?
Be a part of a thriving University campus in Davenport, Iowa, where more than 3,200 students earn their bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree.
An exceptional place to work, offering an excellent comprehensive benefits package, including a competitive health insurance plan, up to 7% matched retirement, life insurance, tuition remission, wellness incentive program, generous paid time off, and more. The University's core values include catholicity, integrity, liberal arts, lifelong learning, and diversity. St. Ambrose University is a member of the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC), offering a diverse workforce.
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Located along the banks of the Mississippi River, Davenport is a vibrant and progressive community with more than 100,000 residents. It is the regional epicenter of the metropolitan Quad Cities (pop. 380,000) – which is comprised of three other cities: Moline and East Moline, Illinois and Bettendorf, Iowa – and the third largest city in the State of Iowa (which was named the #1 most livable state in 2018 by U.S. News and World Report).
Davenport offers some of the nation's best schools, friendliest neighborhoods, highest quality public services, and a distinguished reputation for the arts, entertainment and especially music. Davenport, "Where the Mississippi Celebrates," is a great place to live, work, play, and raise a family.
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Employee handbooks
Consult these documents for general guidance concerning the university's employment policies, work rules, and employee benefits.
- SAU Staff Manual (pdf)
- SAU Universal Handbook (pdf)
Additional resources for current employees
Employee Affinity Groups
SAU is proud to host a number of affinity groups for faculty and staff. Affinity groups provide a support group for employees and students who identify with a particular group. Interview candidates may have an opportunity to speak with employees speak within their particular affinity group, if they wish. View a list of our affinity groups below.
About our health plan
Wellmark creates and publishes machine-readable files on behalf of St. Ambrose University's self-funded health plan. To view the files, please visit Wellmark.
Employee safety and support
The University is committed to providing a work and educational environment that is free from discrimination. The University adheres to all applicable federal and state civil rights laws banning discrimination in private institutions of higher education.
Our full statement of nondiscrimination is available beginning on page 11 of our SAU Universal Handbook (pdf).
Title IX prohibits sex discrimination, including sexual harassment and sexual violence, in all education programs and activities. For more information please visit our Title IX resource page.
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