Library Employment and Fellowship Opportunities
Student Positions
Applications are taken only for open positions. Open positions for the Seattle, Bothell, and Tacoma campuses are listed on this page. To apply, read the job details carefully and follow the application instructions. Most positions require you to login using your UW NetID to upload a completed application.
Open Student Positions
- Cataloging and Metadata Services, Slavic quick cataloger
- Open until 11:45 pm, 13 January, 2013. Posted 05 December 2012.
- Student Technology Consultant - Bothell
- Open until filled. Posted 20 November 2012.
- ITS - Systems Assistant
- Posted 28 December, 2012. Open until filled.
- Access Services Assistant (UW Tacoma Library)
- Posted 7 December, 2012. Open until filled.
Graduate Student Positions
Jobs are posted as they become available.
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Fellowships
- Joseph and Jill McKinstry Libraries Endowed Fellowship
- UW Libraries offers a unique fellowship to MLIS students at the iSchool that combines a scholarship with a paid work experience in the University Libraries system. The successful fellow receives a scholarship and an assignment in a University Libraries unit(s) based on the recipient's interests.
- Guy and Charlotte Springsteel Graduate Fellowship
- This fellowship was established by Frederick Springsteel in honor of his parents, Guy and Charlotte, who met at Western Washington University.
HuskyJobs for UW Students
See additional campus listings on the HuskyJobs website (follow links to "Campus Hourly/Work Study")
The link address is: http://careers.washington.edu/HuskyJobs/Students
Librarian Positions
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Classified and Professional Staff Positions
When available, jobs are posted at the central UW employment website, with brief descriptions and links listed here.
- Senior Conservator
- Reporting to the Head of Preservation Services, the Senior Conservator will plan, document and perform complex item-level conservation treatments on both bound and unbound special collection materials, including rare books, manuscripts, prints, maps and drawings on paper or parchment. In consultation with collection managers and preservation staff, establish priorities for treatment and coordinate the workflow of treatments through the conservation unit. The Senior Conservator will work on unique and diverse collections from special collections and international studies and will provide professional advice and education to staff, interns, and other libraries and cultural heritage institutions in the region, as needed. Open until filled.
- HEAL-WA Web Specialist
- This position will develop, maintain and enhance the Linux-based webserver to support the Health Evidence Resource for Washington State (HEAL-WA) program. This position will also be responsible for integrating hardware, server software and web applications to deliver health-related information in a variety of formats to include mobile applications, websites, blogs, and other electronic resources.
- Circulation Supervisor
- As part of the Central Circulation Supervisory Team, this evening/weekend position helps manage daily operations of Central Circulation services and stacks activities for both Suzzallo/ Allen and Sand Point collections.


