The University of Oklahoma Libraries is transforming the way our community thinks about and interacts with research libraries. The OU Libraries’ award-winning facilities and resources create opportunities for faculty and students to excel in any field. We seek to create excellence in the library experience, to support campus research and data stewardship, to build on the excellence of our special collections, and to promote scholarly communication. We invest in our organization by recruiting individuals committed to superior user experience and by actively strengthening and expanding our skills and capabilities. We invite you to join the OU Libraries in serving as the intellectual crossroads of the University and providing access to informational resources that fulfill the academic, research, artistic, scholarly and community leadership objectives of the university and lead to lifelong knowledge creation.
If you would like to be a part of a team of highly skilled professional and academic librarians who are reshaping what a top-tier academic research library can be, we invite you to apply for any of our open positions at jobs.ou.edu
Faculty
Associate Dean for Research & Academic Success
The University of Oklahoma Libraries invites applications for an assistant or associate professor to serve as Associate Dean for Research & Academic Success. We seek an innovative, collaborative, experienced, and motivated individual to provide leadership and vision in designing and implementing an integrated strategy and creative, sustainable approaches to building and managing research library collections, from selection and acquisition, through metadata and discovery, to storage and delivery of materials and providing services including instruction, circulation and liaison support. This position leads goal setting, planning, prioritization, design, and monitoring of workflows within five major library units; builds relationships and effectively engages with internal and external library partners; explores and advocates for new and emerging tools and procedures to improve efficiency and effectiveness in service to library users. This position directly supervises two senior directors. Job #3462
Professional
Processing and Collections Management Archivist
The University of Oklahoma Libraries seeks to recruit a Processing and Collections Management Archivist. The Archivist is responsible for processing and managing archival collections held by University Libraries Special Research Collections. This work includes accessioning, arranging, housing, and describing archival collections in accordance with professional standards to support increased collection accessibility and discoverability. Working under the direction of the Coordinator and Senior Archivist, Special Collections Processing Unit, the Archivist creates and edits finding aids in the Libraries’ ArchivesSpace instance. Organizes archival collections stored at the Library Service Center and records collections storage information in the Library Service Center’s shelf management software system. Pulls and shelves archival boxes at the Library Service Center in a timely manner for daily campus circulation requests. Performs stacks management activities and relocates collections to maximize efficient storage. Manages intake of archival supplies. Creates custom archival enclosures and participates in special projects as assigned. Trains and guides the work of student assistants and temporary staff as directed. Requisition # 241998
Instruction & Online Learning Librarian
OU Libraries seeks an innovative, collaborative and highly motivated individual to serve as the Instruction & Online Learning Librarian. Reporting to the Head of Library Instruction, this position supports student success initiatives by engaging in library instruction and outreach activities. The Instruction & Online Learning Librarian works with academic instructors, as well as student services personnel, to integrate the library’s services and resources into both course curricula and student life. This position is responsible for the development and maintenance of digital learning objects that support information literacy outcomes in the library instruction program. The position may also maintain liaison relationships with academic departments and/or academic support units on campus.
Requisition #241373
OU Libraries seeks an innovative, collaborative and highly motivated individual to serve as the STEM Instruction Librarian. The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of scholarly information, best practices in library and technology pedagogy, and research methods across multiple science disciplines, and will join a diverse team of librarians and specialists serving the STEM fields and collaborating to promote scholarly communication, open educational resources, emerging technologies, research data management, digital scholarship and geospatial information systems supporting the learning and research needs of science departments. The STEM Instruction Librarian will engage faculty and instructors to integrate and scaffold information, digital and data literacy concepts and skills into the departments’ curricula and coordinate with colleagues to create teaching/learning opportunities to meet evolving educational needs. Requisition #241425
University Archivist (Program Administrator)
The University of Oklahoma Libraries is seeking a University Archivist. The University Archivist is a senior professional and leader serving as lead coordinator of activities related to the identification, assessment, classification, management, and retention of eligible archival records and other legacy materials of the University. Utilizing best records management procedures, institutional policies, and statutory requirements, the Archivist ensures that eligible born-digital and physical archival records are discoverable, accessible, secured, and preserved in accordance with University Libraries and institutional workflows. The Archivist is an institution-wide collaborator and procedural resource who engages and partners with relevant information holders and governance bodies to enable a comprehensive and sustainable records management practice at the University. The University Archivist serves under the supervision of the Associate Dean for Special Research Collections in University Libraries. Requisition #241493
The University of Oklahoma Libraries seeks to recruit a Social Sciences Librarian. The librarian serves as a library liaison to multiple academic departments in the social sciences, likely including (but not limited to) African & African American Studies, Anthropology, Communication, and Journalism and Mass Communication. The position develops relationships with these departments to promote library resources and services to their students, faculty and staff including: reference assistance, bibliographic searches, developing library guides, library instruction, collection development and other departmental needs. This position provides direct support for teaching, research, outreach, technology, programs and events in a welcoming and intellectually engaging learning environment. This position may also serve on library and campus committees and participate in scholarly associations related to the profession. Requisition #241533
Staff
Catalog Maintenance Assistant (Administrative Support Specialist)
The University of Oklahoma Libraries is seeking a Catalog Maintenance Assistant who will be primarily responsible for processing transfers, deselections, and reinstatements of University Libraries materials. This includes record updates in the library service platform (LSP), arranging for physical transportation or disposition of materials as necessary, and participating in LSP metadata clean-up projects and other special projects as required. This position helps to maintain accurate and timely holdings information of University Libraries resources to meet the research needs of users inside and outside of the University of Oklahoma. Requisition #242139
Research Services Specialist (Lead Administrative Support Specialist)
The Western History Collections (WHC) in the University Libraries seeks to recruit a Research Services Specialist (Lead Administrative Support Specialist). The Research Services Specialist will manage the Western History Collections daily procedures for providing research services, both in-person and virtually. This includes supervising student employees, coordinating researcher appointments, responding to requests for research assistance over email, and coordinating the retrieval or delivery of collection materials. This position will additionally participate in collection management activities that help preserve the WHC’s unique and valuable materials and that contribute to efficient retrieval processes. The position is also responsible for administrative tasks which include compiling service and collection metrics, assisting with summer fellowship programs, maintaining the WHC website, assisting with special event arrangements, ordering, and organizing supplies, and submitting facilities maintenance requests. The Research Services Specialist will report to the Curator, Western History Collections. Requisition #241994
Student
University Libraries student employee positions may be found at OU Jobs.