Library Jobs for Students
The positions listed below are open only to current graduate and undergraduate students of Duke University. These are not "paid-to-study" jobs. We are looking for confident, patient, detail-oriented individuals who can work in a dynamic environment within a well defined range of duties.
Circulation Clerk
Now hiring for Fall 2009.
Description of Duties:
- Circulating library materials both online and manually
- Answering patrons' directional and policy (not reference) questions
- Sorting and re-shelving returned materials
- Assisting the Collection Services Librarian and other library staff as needed
Job Requirements:
- Promptness and dependability a must.
- Ability to perform detailed tasks with and without supervision.
- A calm and even temperament is indispensable; good "people skills".
- Ability to perform repetitive, but essential tasks.
Preferred Skills:
- Previous work experience in libraries, especially circulation.
- Familiarity with Library of Congress classification system.
- Familiarity with microcomputers, the Web, and automated Library catalogs.
Starting Salaries:(work-study not required)
- $8.75/hr undergraduates (new hires at Fuqua)
- $9.00/hr undergraduates (1 yr. experience at Fuqua)
- $9.75/hr graduate student (new hires at Fuqua)
- $10.25/hr graduate student (1 yr. experience at Fuqua)
- $11.50/hr Phd. students
Questions? Send an eMail to the Collection Services Librarian . Apply online here.
Serials Clerk
No openings currently available.
Description of Duties:
- Filing, sorting, & organizing faculty requests
- Photocopying articles at Fuqua, Perkins, or other libraries on campus
- Bibliographic searching
Job Requirements:
- Promptness and dependability a must.
- Ability to perform detailed tasks with, and without supervision.
Preferred Skills:
- Previous work experience in libraries.
- Familiarity with Library of Congress classification system.
- Familiarity with microcomputers, the Web, and automated Library catalogs.
Starting Salaries:(work-study not required)
- $8.75/hr undergraduates (new hires at Fuqua)
- $9.00/hr undergraduates (1 yr. experience at Fuqua)
- $9.75/hr 1st yr. MBA students
- $10.25/hr 2nd yr. MBA students
- $11.50/hr Phd. students
Questions? Send an eMail to the Library Assistant, Acquisitions.
Apply online here.
Updated on: 07/24/09