Employment Opportunities
Open Library Faculty, Academic Professional, and Staff Positions
Please search for open positions in the Library using the University’s careers database.
Student Employees at the Library
Available student assistant positions are posted to Handshake, PSU’s Student Career Portal.
The Portland State University Library employs students to staff service desks, shelve materials, process new materials and support library systems and technologies.
Apply for Library student positions through Handshake, PSU’s Student Career Portal. You’ll need to create a profile and will be asked to upload your resume and cover letter. The Library only accepts applications and resumes through Handshake while jobs are posted.
The Library posts open positions on Handshake and on our Library Instagram account @psulibrary. Supervisors often only hire a few new student employees each year on an irregular schedule.
Student employees start at the current Portland metro minimum wage. Minimum wage increases each year on July 1st.
We hire all kinds of students, including those with and without work study awards and international students.
When you submit your application, you will be part of a pool of very strong candidates for the job. The hiring process may take a little time. The supervisor will carefully review and evaluate all the applications and will select candidates for interviews. Following the interviews, the supervisor may check your professional references.
After the supervisor has filled the position, you will be notified that the search has been completed. Because each search process is so different, we aren’t able to say exactly when we’ll be able to reach out. It is not necessary or recommended to contact supervisors after you have submitted your application.