Why Working in the Library is a Great Choice for your Undergraduate Experience
- Albertsons Library provides a collaborative and creative work environment
- Student employees are empowered to use their skills to make connections and support peer to peer learning
- The library provides a community of learners with similar interests in a positive university environment
- Student employees gain critical job skills including communicating about technologies, how to use a variety of emerging technologies, and meeting user or audience needs
- Faculty and staff mentor and support students to fulfill their dreams
- Some positions provide research experience with faculty, often an important component of graduate school
- Student employees in the library are eligible for a scholarship
- Flexibility around your classes
Student Employment at Albertsons Library
Work-Study
Due to limited department funding, students that have been awarded Work-Study through Financial Aid will be given preference.
What is Work-study?
Federal Work-Study jobs help students earn money to pay for college or career school.
Undergraduate and graduate students with work-study jobs will work part-time on or off campus while enrolled. Federal Work-Study provides part-time jobs for undergraduate and graduate students with financial need, allowing them to earn money to help pay education expenses. The program encourages community service work and work related to the student’s course of study.
Federal Work-Study Quick Facts
- It provides part-time employment while you are enrolled in school.
- It’s available to undergraduate, graduate, and professional students with financial need.
- It’s available to full-time or part-time students.
- It’s administered by schools participating in the Federal Work-Study Program. Check with your school’s financial aid office to find out if your school participates.
What kinds of jobs are there?
The Federal Work-Study Program emphasizes employment in civic education and work related to your course of study whenever possible.
Are jobs on campus or off campus?
Both. If you work on campus, you’ll usually work for your school. If you work off campus, your employer will usually be a private nonprofit organization or a public agency, and the work must be in the public interest.
Some schools might have agreements with private for-profit employers for work-study jobs. These jobs must be relevant to your course of study (to the maximum extent possible). If you attend a proprietary school (i.e., a for-profit institution), there may be further restrictions on the types of jobs you can be assigned.
If you’re interested in getting a Federal Work-Study job while enrolled in college or career school, be sure you apply for aid early. Funds are limited.
How much can I earn?
You’ll earn at least the current federal minimum wage. However, you may earn more depending on the type of work you do and the skills required for the position.
Your total work-study award depends on
- when you apply,
- your level of financial need, and
- your school’s funding level.
How will I be paid?
How you’re paid depends partly on whether you’re an undergraduate or graduate student.
- If you are an undergraduate student, you’re paid by the hour.
- If you are a graduate or professional student, you’re paid by the hour or by salary, depending on the work you do.
- Your school must pay you at least once a month.
- Your school must pay you directly unless you request that the school send your payments directly to your bank account or use the money to pay for your education-related charges (e.g., tuition, fees, food, and housing).
Can I work as many hours as I want?
No. The amount you earn can’t exceed your total Federal Work-Study award. When assigning work hours, your employer or your school’s financial aid office will consider your class schedule and your academic progress.
Not sure you have Work-Study?
If you are not sure if you have been awarded Work-Study, please contact the Financial Aid Office at (208) 426-1664, financialaid@boisestate.edu, or in room 113 of the Administration Building.
Working at Albertsons Library
- How to apply: Please complete the online application posted after the job description below that you are interested in.
- Waiting List: Applications are held on a waiting list until the end of the current semester only. If you do not wish to remain on the list, please email libraryjobs@boisestate.edu and ask to have your application(s) removed. Please re-submit an application for every semester.
- Library Administration Hours: Monday – thru – Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
- For more information: Please contact Ash Whitwell at (208) 426-1234 or email libraryjobs@boisestate.edu.
Acquisitions & Collections
- Generic Title: Student Library Assistant 1 ($10.50)
- Specific Title: Acquisitions Student Assistant WS
- Description:
The Interlibrary Loan Unit, one small but active part of Albertsons Library, is looking to hire a work-study student to primarily assist with the processing of lending and borrowing requests. Students should be comfortable using the Windows operating system and digitization using scanners. Minimal experience required. Shifts are available from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday thru Friday.
- Current openings: 1
Apply Here for Acquisitions Student Assistant- Waiting List
Administration
- Generic Title: Student Research Technician 1 ($12.00)
- Specific Title: Assistant Data Analyst
- Description: Do you love gathering, synthesizing, and visualizing data? The Albertsons Library could use your talents as a work study student employee! This is an entry level position designed to give students the opportunity to collaborate on assessment projects, help create data visualizations, assist with user needs research, report findings, and develop and maintain documentation! Knowledge of tools such as Excel, Tableau, or Python is helpful but not required. *At this time, we are only considering Work Study applicants.*
- Current Openings: 0
Archives – Public Services
- Generic Title: Student Library Assistant ($11.50)
- Specific Title: Archives Student Assistant
- Description: Student Assistants in Special Collections & Archives will assist in the digitization and scanning of materials (including paper, photographs, negatives, and audio-visual materials), add metadata about individual items, edit images in Photoshop, re-shelve books, and perform clerical duties. Experience with scanning and Photoshop is helpful but not required.
- Current openings: 2
Apply Here for Archives Student Assistant
Library Student Assistant – Public Services
- Generic Title: Student Assistant ($11.50)
- Specific Title: Library Student Assistant Public Services
- Work Study: Required.
Description: We are looking for individuals willing to adopt a growth mindset, who can reflect and learn from their experiences. As a Library Student assistant, you will: Become a part of an active team of staff who work to support and promote library services through a welcoming and comprehensive approach to research and assistance. Work at a busy and active service point handling patron interactions including material checkouts, directions, information, and computer lab troubleshooting. Assist in the digitization and scanning of materials (including paper, photographs, negatives, and audio-visual materials), support functions for computers, printers (including 3D and large format printers), laser cutting, CNC machine, video production and sound studios, and learn about producing print and digital media content that supports student life on campus.
Specifically looking for people for evenings and weekends.
- Current openings: 10
Apply Here for Library Student Assistant – Public Services
MakerLab Student Assistant – Public Services
- Generic Title: Student IT Assistant 1 ($11.50)
- Specific Title: MakerLab Coach
- Description: Students in the makerlab assistant position will teach, coach, mentor, and assist makerlab users. We are looking for individuals willing to adopt a growth mindset, who can reflect and learn from their experiences.
- Students in this position will gain experience: gain experience using and talking about emerging technologies.
- Current openings: 10
Serials Student Assistant
- Generic Title: Student Library Assistant 1 ($10.50)
- Specific Title: Serials Student Assistant
- Description: The Serials Unit, one growing, active, and essential part of Albertsons Library, is looking to hire a work-study student to primarily assist with electronic resource projects, inventory projects, data entry, digitization projects, and assist library staff as needed. Minimal experience required. Students should be comfortable using Windows operating system, Google Sheets or Excel, and have good attention to detail and accuracy. Shifts are available from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday.
- Current Openings: 2
Apply Here for Serials Student Assistant 1
For additional student jobs within the Boise State Community, please visit Handshake.