Student job opportunities
Student employees play a vital role in keeping the library functional. Come join our team!
Work for the University Libraries
The University of Minnesota Libraries hires hundreds of students in many types of jobs all over campus. Whether you enjoy working with books, people, technology, or all of the above, a job in the Libraries can help prepare you for success. Check out our jobs listed below.
All are welcome at the University Libraries! We are committed to being a safe, open environment, for learners and employees alike. Our student job pay rates generally start at the University minimum wage.
Digital Library Services - Student Scanning Operator
Details
- Location
- West Bank
- Department
- Cataloging, Metadata, & Digitization Services
- Hours
- 8 hours minimum, up to 20 per week
- Work study
- Not required
- Hourly pay
- $16
Duties
Prepares photographs and documents for digitization:
- Identifies and reports any irregularities in materials
- Scans images, documents and other materials using appropriate scanning hardware
- Assigns departmental file naming scheme to all files
Performs Quality Control and final reviews of digitized items:
- Reviews digital images ensuring there are no missed scans, duplicates, or scanning errors
- Identifies scanning issues and works with other team members to make the proper corrections
Contributes to a positive work attitude within the DLS by working cooperatively with others.
Requirements
- High attention to detail
- Strong organizational skills
- Capacity to learn new computer technologies quickly and effectively
- Ability to handle fragile archive materials with care
- Experience with Google Suite and/or Microsoft Office
- General office/clerical skills
- Ability to work in an open, team-oriented environment
Skills preferred
Experience using photo editing software and scanning equipment.
Communications and Advancement Student Worker
Details
- Location
- West Bank, Wilson Library
- Department
- Libraries Communications and Advancement
- Hours
- Work study
- Not required
- Hourly pay
- $15/hr
Duties
Provide communications and administrative support to the Libraries Communications and Advancement team. The communications team provides marketing and communications support for the Libraries, reaching students, faculty, and staff at the University of Minnesota, as well as library donors and supporters. The Development team within Advancement raises funds to support library programs and initiatives.
Support will include updating the Libraries news blog with event and workshop information, providing routine clerical support, and providing communications support in the form of writing and/or photography, and/or videography.
The student hired for this position will be responsible for
- website updates (20%)
- various administrative/clerical tasks (50%), and
- communications: writing, photography, and/or videography (30%).
Requirements
- Enrolled at UMN as an undergraduate or graduate student in good standing
- Demonstrated strong communications skills (both verbal and written) with attention to detail
- Ability to work autonomously
- Ability to manage time, strong sense of commitment to project completion, and flexibility in scheduling
- Proficiency in Google Suite and/or MS Office, including Google Docs/Word and Google Sheets/Excel
- Experience with updating websites
- Communications experience in the form of writing, photography, or videography
Quantitative project support
Details
- Location
- Details in description
- Department
- Student Success
- Hours
- 60 hours for the entire project
- Work study
- Not required
- Hourly pay
- $16
About the position
The University of Minnesota Libraries invites undergraduate or graduate students to apply for a part-time project-based position to provide supervised research support on a short-term quantitative assessment project. Work schedule is dependent on student availability.
The student will report to the Assessment Librarian and work closely with staff across the Student Success service area.
Duties
The student hired for this position will be responsible for providing research support for a large scale quantitative data analysis project exploring the connections between student academic success and availability of affordable course materials. The duties may include
- developing a data analysis protocol (20%),
- cleaning and managing data (20%), and
- conducting statistical analysis (40%).
Requirements
- Enrolled at UMN as an undergraduate or graduate student in good standing
- Strong communications skills (both verbal and written)
- Proficiency in statistical analysis using R, SPSS or a similar program
- Ability to work autonomously
- Ability to manage time, strong sense of commitment to project completion, and flexibility in scheduling