Student Curator

KU Libraries seek motivated and creative student curator(s) to showcase library book collections in an exhibition. This position offers the opportunity to learn about library collection development theories and practices, while curating a focused book collection that highlights a theme of personal interest and relevance to the university and others.

Responsibilities

• Research Materials for the Collection (40%) – Research selected topics to identify materials for the collection, including primary and secondary sources.
• Learn Library Collection Development (25%) – Study library collection development, including theories of collection development, attending departmental meetings, and related readings.
• Create Displays (20%) – Develop physical and electronic displays and present the collection in formats such as posters, videos, social media posts, slide decks, book talks, etc.
• Curate a Book Collection (10%) – Develop and implement selection criteria to research and curate a focused book collection for the library.
• Meet With a Librarian (5%) – Meet with a supervisory librarian at regular intervals for updates and feedback.

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills, as evidenced by application materials.
• Coursework or work experience requiring basic computer skills, as evidenced by application materials.
• 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:
  • Have been enrolled in no fewer than 6 hours in the past spring semester, or
  • Be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no fewer than 6 hours, or
  • Be enrolled in a summer session, or
  • 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.)
• Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by unit leadership and HR.
• 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.

Pay

$15.00 per hour

Schedule

Anticipated start date: Monday, September 7, 2026.