Research and Instruction Librarian (Assistant Professor of Library Services)

Job Description

The University mission is to establish CSU Pueblo as the people’s university of the southwest United States by 2028. Our success will be measured by the resilience, agility, and problem-solving abilities of our diverse population, and the ways in which our graduates are able to navigate work in a rapidly changing world.

The Colorado State University Pueblo Library actively develops and empowers the campus community by integrating information literacy across the curriculum and providing collections, spaces, and services that facilitate learning, research, and innovation for a diverse and inclusive community.

Start your librarianship career in a role where you’ll be both supported and empowered to make a difference. As a Research and Instruction Librarian at CSU Pueblo, you’ll work closely with a small, experienced team to teach information literacy, collaborate with faculty, and guide students—many from diverse and high-need backgrounds—through every stage of the research process.

You’ll create engaging research guides and learning tools, provide reference support across in-person and virtual formats, and help shape programs that bring the library’s services into the heart of campus life. You’ll also take on a leadership role in the library’s Learning, Innovating, and Networking Center (LINC), supervising full-time and student staff and helping create a vibrant space where technology, tutoring, and collaboration come together.

With mentorship, opportunities for scholarship, and meaningful outreach work, this is an ideal position for an early-career librarian eager to grow, contribute, and support student success in a dynamic, inclusive environment.

Primary Duties

Support User Services and Manage LINC

Supports the User Services department:

• •Provides information literacy instruction sessions,
• •Participates in library assessment processes for student learning outcomes
• •Creates research guides and/or instructional videos
• •Provides consultation to faculty and students related to research, information literacy, and scholarly communication.
• •Provides reference services in multiple modalities including face-to-face, chat, video, and email as scheduled (possibly including some nights or weekends)

Manage the LINC :

Hires, trains, supervises, and evaluates student staff

Collaborates with other User Services librarians to train students for Tier 1 Reference services

Supervises LINC event and innovation lab coordinator

Supervises Circulation Supervisor

Coordinates with other campus constituents to facilitate use of the LINC

Coordinate Library Outreach

• •Coordinates communication with library constituents across the campus and community to market library services including email, social media, and print based communication:
• •Promotes the role and value of the library to campus constituents
• •Cooperates with campus communications staff
• •Assists the Dean with community outreach
• •Assists the Dean’s office with event planning and management

Scholarship and Service

• •Performs sustained inquiry into one’s discipline leading to practical application within the library as well as research resulting in published or presented scholarly output.
• •Serves the library, the university, and the profession through active membership on boards, committees, panels, etc.

Minimum Qualifications

Master’s degree in Library Science (M.L.S. or equivalent) from an ALA accredited institution

Preferred Qualifications

• •Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Educational Technology, Communications, Marketing, or related field
• •Reference and instruction experience in an academic library
• •Demonstrated knowledge of a wide variety of educational technology applications.
• •Experience in a position requiring collaboration with diverse groups and effective communication of ideas.
• •Demonstrated planning and leadership skills, with prior experience requiring working independently, taking initiative, and setting goals and priorities.
• •Demonstrated experience in a position requiring management of a team of employees to achieve results. Experience with marketing or outreach.
• •Experience with event planning.
• •Project management experience.
• •Experience at a regional comprehensive university.
• •Experience in a position that required excellent customer service

Additional Job Description

Employment-Based Immigration Sponsorship is not available for this position.

This position is on-site for the Pueblo campus.

Salary

$50,000 to $58,000

Applicants must attach the following documents, in order to be considered for this position:

• •a letter of intent (cover letter) describing the means in which you meet the qualifications for this position
• •unofficial or official transcripts showing required degree(s) conferred

Early submission of application materials is encouraged. Applications received by 8:00 AM (MST) on October 15th, 2026 will receive full consideration. Screening of applications will begin only after this deadline is met, and will continue until the position is filled.

About Colorado State University Pueblo

Work Location: Unless otherwise stated in the job announcement, positions at Colorado State University Pueblo are expected to be performed in person at a University work location. Any remote or hybrid work arrangements will be explicitly identified in the position announcement.

Colorado State University Pueblo is a comprehensive state university with an enrollment of 4,000 students. CSU Pueblo provides relevant professional coursework and superior instruction with a small student-to-faculty ratio for an ever-changing global economy. Students can choose from 38 undergraduate programs with 70 fields of study in the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics; the Hasan School of Business, the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences; and the College of Health, Education, and Nursing; and 15 graduate programs.

CSU Pueblo is dedicated to interdisciplinary learning and entrepreneurship that elevates our people and our community, creates educational opportunities, fosters unique collaborations, and supports inclusion, access, and affordability as a gateway to the world. CSU Pueblo is equally committed to serving the diverse population of the region; this emphasis is reflected in the demographic characteristics of the student body. Because more than 25 percent of our students are Hispanic, the Federal Government has designated CSU Pueblo a Hispanic Serving Institution. Besides reflecting our commitment to serve this critically important and rapidly growing segment of the student population, that designation also allows the University to compete for certain federal grant funds to support its ability to better serve all students.

Among its unique features, CSU Pueblo is one of seven schools in the nation to offer a degree in mechatronics, which combines electrical and mechanical engineering. The Hasan School of Business ranks among the top 15 percent of all business schools internationally with graduate and undergraduate programs in business administration accredited by the AACSB International Board of Directors. The College of STEM houses an undergraduate engineering program that was ranked in the nation's top 100 by U.S. News and World Report . CSU Pueblo has an ever-changing campus landscape that features a newly renovated Library, a new general academic classroom building, and a newly renovated and expanded student center.

At CSU Pueblo, Student Life offerings have increased significantly with the transition of the campus from a commuter environment to a more traditional collegiate experience. Competing at the NCAA Division II level, CSU Pueblo is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and offers 22 varsity intercollegiate sports and also has active intramural and club sports teams that allow students to get involved in campus life.

Colorado State University Pueblo offers a comprehensive benefits pac