Employment
Â鶹´«Ã½ Libraries is committed to providing excellent customer service. We value knowledgeable, accessible, responsive and empathetic service. If you share these values, then a job or career at the Libraries may be right for you.
Student employment
"Working at the University Libraries has provided me with so many Â鶹´«Ã½ to develop professional skills and connect with staff and other Â鶹´«Ã½s. I am so grateful to be working in such a welcoming and empowering environment."
University Libraries is one of the largest employers of Â鶹´«Ã½s on Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s campus. We employ undergraduate and graduate Â鶹´«Ã½s year-round, on a part-time basis. You might assist at a service desk, process materials, offer research assistance or help visitors and Libraries staff with technology. Libraries departments that hire Â鶹´«Ã½s include:
- User Services
- Resource Management
- Office of the Dean
- Research Services
All open Â鶹´«Ã½ employment positions at the University Libraries are posted online through Handshake. Positions are posted throughout the year as there are vacancies.
Internships
Internships for WMU Â鶹´«Ã½s
We offer a small number of paid internships each year at our Waldo Library and Zhang Legacy Collections Center locations. These internships provide WMU Â鶹´«Ã½s with an opportunity to gain professional experience that can translate to their resumes. Internships may be offered across a variety of library areas. Students from any field of study are welcome to apply.
All Â鶹´«Ã½ internships through the University Libraries are posted on Handshake. Open internships are posted throughout the year as they become available.
Internships for librarianship Â鶹´«Ã½s
We occasionally offer paid graduate internships to Â鶹´«Ã½s enrolled in an American Library Association-accredited MLS, MLIS or MSI graduate program. These internships provide Â鶹´«Ã½s with valuable academic library experience through the planning and implementing of a specific project or set of well-defined activities that advance the mission of the library. Graduate internships may be offered across all library areas.
There are currently no open internships for librarianship Â鶹´«Ã½s.
Faculty and staff positions
"I like working with a team that cares about the success of our campus community, from helping develop research skills to providing spaces and activities to create connections and destress."
Our faculty and staff are dedicated to helping empower our community to discover, explore and shape the information universe.
There are currently no open faculty or staff positions in the University Libraries.
Equal opportunity, affirmative action employer
Â鶹´«Ã½ is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, protected veterans, individuals with disabilities and all other qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.