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University Libraries
The University of Arizona Libraries offers exciting opportunities for progressive professionals who want to join us at a critical time to help invent the research library of the 21st century. We are actively engaged in redefining research libraries as critical partners on campus, reflecting and advancing University priorities. We leverage our resources to become key players in every component of the University’s Never Settle strategic plan.
Our talented staff are creating an organizational culture that embraces learning and growth through risk and experimentation; and we are eager to partner with other campus units, with other academic libraries, and with private enterprise to pioneer new ways to enhance scholar productivity, empower learners, and participate in the entire lifecycle of the research, creative, teaching, and learning processes.
Supported by an operating budget of $22 million, including $11 million for collections, and a staff of 200, the University Libraries system includes the Main Library, Science & Engineering Library, Fine Arts Library, Special Collections, University of Arizona Press, and the Arizona Health Sciences Library. Consistently well ranked among Association of Research Libraries institutions, the Libraries also hold membership in the Greater Western Library Alliance, AMIGOS Library Consortium, HathiTrust, Center for Research Libraries, Western Regional Storage Trust, Arizona University Libraries Consortium (member of International Coalition of Library Consortia), Digital Preservation Network, OCLC Research Library Partnership, Coalition for Networked Information, and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries.
The University of Arizona
Founded in 1885, the University of Arizona is the state’s oldest university and only land-grant institution. Our research and development expenditures place us among the nation's top public universities, and we have membership in the Association of American Universities. We are classified as RU/VH: Research Universities (very high research activity) by the Carnegie Foundation. In addition to the main campus in Tucson, we have a branch campus in Sierra Vista, additional research sites (such as Biosphere 2), and jointly operate the Phoenix Biomedical Campus.
The University provides distinguished undergraduate, graduate, and professional education; excels in basic and applied research and creative achievement; and promotes activities that advance Arizona's economy. We have a total enrollment of over 40,000 full-time and part-time students. As a land-grant university, we maintain programs in production agriculture, mining, and engineering, and serve the state through our cooperative extension services, technology transfer, economic development assistance, distributed education, and cultural programming.
Benefits
The University of Arizona offers an outstanding benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long-term disability programs; state retirement and pre-tax savings programs; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for employee & qualified family members; paid holidays, vacation, sick and professional leave; child care and other life/work resources; wellness programs; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more. The University of Arizona is an Equal Employment Opportunity – Affirmative Action Employer-M/W/D/V.