POOL: Student Assistant - Map Library Job Lawrence area,Kansas USA,Administrative/Clerical

Position Overview

Successful candidates for the Student Circulation Assistant positions at Anschutz Library will perform a variety of library duties, including the following:

Provide helpful and friendly assistance to library users in-person.
Answer library user questions and provide general information, directional guidance, and referrals to University sources using appropriate library resources and the internet.
Shelve library materials.
Assist library users with library equipment and technology.
Perform a variety of collection maintenance duties, such as processing and organizing.
Other related duties as assigned.

The work schedule for this position will fall within the hours of Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM. These are year-round positions. Availability over the breaks and summers is strongly preferred.

Job Description

30% - Processing, sorting, and shelving items.
25% - Sorting and filing maps.
20% - Provide assistance to library users.
15% - Finding and scanning Government documents and microforms.
10% - Other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment, as evidenced by application materials.

Previous work experience which required excellent customer service skills, as evidenced by application materials.

Preferred Qualifications

Recent public service work and/or volunteer experience, as evidenced by application materials.

Library work experience and/or familiarity with KU Libraries as a user, as evidenced by application materials.

Well-developed computer and research skills, including: database, web searching, and word processing, as evidenced by application materials.

Availability to work over breaks and summers, as evidenced by application materials.

Work study eligibility.

Position Requirements

During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre‑enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester.

Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).

Employment Conditions

(1) Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.

(2) This is an hourly/non‑exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non‑exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.

Additional Candidate Instructions

In addition to the online application, the following documents are required to be considered for this position:

Resume
Cover letter addressing how the required and preferred qualifications are met

Final date to receive applications

Sunday, 8/2/2026, by 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.

Contact Information

Victoria Williams
vwilliam

Advertised Salary Range

$11.00 per hour

Anticipated Start Date

Monday, August 24, 2026

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