The University of Texas Libraries welcomes and respects all individuals and communities by valuing and consciously maintaining awareness of diverse perspectives and experiences. We believe inclusivity is critical to fostering excellence in all of our endeavors.
If you’d like the chance to be part of the Libraries, we offer employment opportunities as staff, professional librarians, graduate research assistants, and student workers.
Benefits of working as a full-time staff member at the Libraries:
- The University of Texas at Austin offers a competitive benefits package that includes insurance coverage and retirement benefits in addition to other programs and services. Read more about Prospective Employee Benefits.
- The Libraries aims to create a work life balance for employees, offering telecommuting and flexible schedules when possible.
- The university offers an average of 14 paid holidays annually, as well as vacation and sick time accruals monthly.
- After one year of service, employees are able to take advantage of the Staff Tuition Assistance Program, which covers the cost of one undergraduate or graduate course per semester.
- Staff IDs provide free access to all CapMetro services.
- The university provides various resources and discounts to employees.
Classified Employment
Administrative & Professional Employment
Research Data Coordinator
The Research Data Coordinator will assist UT faculty, students, and staff with publishing research data and related outputs. They will work in coordination with campus partners to support university researchers by offering personalized consultation sessions, building resource guides, developing scripted processes, leading instructional programming, and coordinating events. Their work will facilitate researcher use of the Texas Data Repository and help ensure that deposited data and related products are curated in accordance with FAIR principles to foster research reproducibility. The Research Data Coordinator will be housed in the University of Texas Libraries (UTL) within Research and Scholarship and will report to the Head of Research Data Services.
Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)
View available GRA positions
These positions are available for currently enrolled university graduate students to work in various areas of the Libraries from circulation to IT. Some positions may include benefits such as a monthly stipend and in-state tuition.
Student Employment
View available Hourly Student Positions
Interested in working for the Libraries this semester? Please check our internal Hourly Students page for current opportunities! We are currently hiring for several different departments, so we advise checking back frequently for new opportunities.
Library Human Resources
PCL 3.102
Perry-Castañeda Library
Austin, Texas 78712
Lib-HR@lib.utexas.edu