Faculty Employment Opportunity

POSITION:

The University Library at California State University, Stanislaus invites a solution-oriented, collaborative, and versatile librarian to join the library faculty as the Technical Services and Collection Management Librarian. This is a full-time, 12-month, faculty appointment beginning spring 2026. The successful candidate will manage access to diverse collections, ensure the accuracy and discoverability of bibliographic and authority records, and contribute to the ongoing development and stewardship of library collections at the Turlock and Stockton campuses. The position also supports research assistance, instruction, and liaison activities, helping fulfill the library’s mission of providing access to information resources and services that facilitate teaching, learning, and research.

This is a full-time, on-site, 12-month, tenure-track faculty position and appointed at the Senior Assistant Librarian level. Library faculty work collaboratively under the direction of the Dean of Library Services to formulate, implement, and assess library practices and policies.

The University Library, one of twenty-two in the California State University System, supports the mission of the University in creating an inclusive learning environment that encourages all members of the campus community to expand their intellectual, creative, and social horizons. The recently renovated Vasché Library offers technology-enabled learning spaces, a reading room, mobile shelving stacks, and state-of-the-art study environments.

The library dean, faculty, and staff strongly support providing high-quality services to all who enter the library in-person or use library services virtually.

Primary Responsibilities
• Lead and coordinate the work of staff supporting metadata, acquisitions, and collection management, ensuring effective workflows, training, and quality standards.
• Perform original and complex cataloging for a variety of resources (print, digital, media, serials) using current metadata standards (e.g., MARC 21, RDA, LCSH, LCNAF, Dublin Core, MODS, EAD).
• Oversee the library’s acquisitions budget by monitoring departmental allocations, managing interagency financial transactions with the Chancellor’s Office, and compiling collection and budget-related data for institutional reporting and surveys.
• Ensure quality and interoperability across systems by developing and maintaining metadata and cataloguing documentation, workflows, and quality control procedures.
• Oversee and implement metadata projects in Ex Libris Alma and Primo VE, including creation, transformation, remediation, and authority control.
• Manage collection of and access to government information from all levels, including coordinating the library’s participation in the Federal Depository Library Program.
• Collaborate with faculty on collection management and development in assigned subject areas to support curriculum and research needs.
• Collaborate with library faculty in the management of acquisitions and collection data, including vendor relations, resource licensing, collection analysis, and deselection/weeding to optimize access and use.
• Collaborate with library faculty and library IT to support systems and data management by configuring, testing, and troubleshooting discovery and access tools that contribute to system interoperability.
• Provide instruction and reference services, integrating information literacy, research support, and activities that support the promotion of resources and services.
• Engage in professional development, service, and scholarship, contributing to library, campus, and CSU system committees and advancing the library’s strategic goals.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

ALA-accredited or equivalent graduate degree if earned from outside the U.S. or Canada. Demonstrated knowledge of MARC 21, RDA, LCSH, LCNAF, and at least one non-MARC metadata schema (e.g., Dublin Core, MODS, EAD). Experience using Ex Libris Alma and Primo VE. Minimum of two years leading and coordinating the work of library staff. Minimum two years overseeing government information collections in a library setting. Strong analytical, organizational, and project management skills. Strong communication skills; ability to maintain good working relationships with colleagues and students in an academic environment. Ability to meet expectations for professional growth.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Second master’s degree. Experience in conducting library instruction sessions in an academic environment. Experience designing online instructional guides and tutorials. Demonstrated ability to understand and monitor budget lines related to acquisitions. Collection development experience. Minimum of three years of professional experience in cataloging and/or metadata management in an academic or research library. Experience as a Federal Depository Library Coordinator. Proficiency with metadata editing or similar batch-editing utilities.

HOW TO APPLY & DEADLINE:

A complete application must include: an application letter specifically addressing the position description and qualifications; unofficial photocopies of graduate transcripts; professional curriculum vitae, including the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three references. Official transcripts will be required at the time of hire.

To apply for this position, please click the "Apply Now" button on this page.
If you have questions regarding the position, please contact:

Kevin Augustine, Committee Chair
University Library
Email: kaugustine@csustan.edu 
Phone: (209) 664-6557

Position is open until filled. Full consideration will be given to complete applications submitted by December 23, 2025. The position is available to start spring 2026; the start date is negotiable.

Please note that the CSU does not use automated decision systems or artificial intelligence tools in making hiring or selection decisions. All applicant evaluations and employment decisions are made by human reviewers, using structured candidate responses and job-related criteria to ensure fairness, consistency, and compliance with FEHA.

COMPENSATION:

Commensurate with qualifications and experience.  Anticipated hiring range is $7,228 - $7,376 per month for Assistant Professor (12 monthly payments per academic year).  As a member of the 23-campus CSU System, we offer an extremely competitive benefits package.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT and THE COLLEGE, CAMPUS, AND AREA: 

California State University, Stanislaus serves the San Joaquin Valley and is a critical educational resource for a six-county region of approximately 1.5 million people. The University is fully committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture – one in which every person in the University community feels safe to express their views without fear of reprisal. Widely recognized for its quality academic programs, the University has 10 nationally accredited programs and 662 faculty members. 94 percent of full-time faculty holds doctorates or terminal degrees in their fields. The University offers 43 undergraduate majors, 16 master's programs, 7 CSU post-graduate credentials, a doctorate in education and serves more than 10,000 students. New instructional facilities have been built for the unique pedagogy of professional programs, laboratory sciences and performing arts.

Stanislaus State continues to receive national recognition with its ranking as by U.S. News and World Report in its top 10 among public universities in the West, while Washington Monthly honored Stanislaus State as the West’s No. 1 university for the money. Stanislaus State also is recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) by the U.S. Department of Education.

Stanislaus State values shared governance: Statement on shared governance

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

The university is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against persons on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, National origin, sex, sexual orientation, covered veteran status, or any other protected status. You can learn more about federal equal employment opportunity protections by accessing the Department of Labor’s notices: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf 

Individuals with disabling conditions who require accommodation during the recruitment process may contact the ADA Coordinator at (209) 667-3159.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. The CSU is a state entity whose business operations reside within the State of California. The CSU prohibits hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside California.

Stanislaus State is not currently sponsoring faculty for H-1B work status if they are subject to the $100,000 fee established under the Presidential Proclamation: Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers issued on September 19, 2025. For faculty already in the United States who hold a valid nonimmigrant visa (such as F-1, J-1, or O-1), Stanislaus State is able to consider filing a petition to change their status to H-1B based on the current determination that the fee does not apply. For questions, please contact the Office of Faculty Affairs at facultyaffairs@csustan.edu. We strongly recommend that faculty review their individual circumstances carefully with their personal immigration legal counsel.

MANDATED REPORTER PER CANRA

The person holding this position is considered a ‘mandated reporter’ under the California Child Abuse And Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083, revised July 21, 2017, as a condition of employment.

CLERY ACT DISCLOSURE

Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, the annual security report (ASR), is now available for viewing at https://www.csustan.edu/epc/clery-safety-reports The ASR contains the current security and safety-related policy statements, emergency preparedness and evacuation information, crime prevention and sexual assault prevention information, and drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains statistics of Clery Act crimes for Stanislaus State for the previous three years. A paper copy of the ASR is available upon request by contacting the office of the Clery Director located at One University Circle, Turlock, CA 95382.

CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CLEARANCE NOTICE

The university requires a criminal and/or child abuse background check to be completed for many of its new employees, current employees seeking promotional or transfer opportunities, and current employees assigned new duties. Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check) is required for employment. CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position. Failure to consent to any background check will disqualify an applicant from further consideration. Additionally, an applicant who fails to provide the necessary information or who provides false or misleading information may also be disqualified from further consideration. Later discovery of false or misleading information related to the background check may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn or subject the employee to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.