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 package including:

• Medical and prescription insurance

• Dental insurance 

• Vision insurance 

• Flexible benefit plan 

• Basic term life insurance 

• Voluntary term life and AD&D Insurance 

• Long-term disability insurance 

• Employee assistance program 

• Travel accident insurance 

• Voluntary critical illness and accident insurance 

• Annual and sick leave

• Retirement plans

• Employee and dependent tuition discounts

• State employee discounts via BenefitHub
   

Other incentives include various on-campus event, recreation, and meal discounts.

About Pueblo, Colorado 

The city of Pueblo is a historically and culturally rich, diverse city of more than 100,000, located in the southern part of the state along the Arkansas River near the Wet Mountains and the majestic Sangre de Cristo range. Pueblo enjoys ideal year-round climate with four distinct mild seasons, crisp mountain air, and 300+ days of sunshine per year. Pueblo attracts outdoor enthusiasts to a full slate of summer and winter recreational activities, encompassing water sports at Lake Pueblo, biking or running along Pueblo's beautiful river trail system, golfing, tennis, hiking, or skiing in the mountains to the west.  The region is heavily agricultural, with large and small-scale farming and ranching, and a diverse mix of service, manufacturing, and technology industries.
 
CSU Pueblo is committed to providing a safe and productive learning and living community. To achieve that goal, we conduct background investigations for all final candidates being considered for employment. Background checks may include, but are not limited to, criminal history (felony and misdemeanor), national sex offender search, and/or motor vehicle history. Candidates who are extended an offer of employment must submit to and pass a background check prior to beginning employment. Some positions depending on the job duties may be required to complete a DMV and/or credit check.
 
The University reserves the right to check additional references, with prior notification given to the candidate.

Note: The successful candidate must provide official transcripts of academic work completed and, under U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations, be able to submit evidence of the ability to accept work in the U.S. by the day employment begins.
 
In compliance with the Clery Act of 1990, the University's annual security report is available at: https://www.csupueblo.edu/campus-safety. 
 
Colorado State University Pueblo is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Additionally, the University complies with all other relevant, federal, state, and local laws regarding employment practices. 

It is the policy of Colorado State University Pueblo to provide reasonable accommodation for employees and applicants with disabilities. If you need accommodation, please contact the Office of Civil Rights Compliance & Title IX at crc@csupueblo.edu.

All employees of Colorado State University Pueblo (CSU Pueblo) are required to complete training on policies and procedures administered by the Office of Civil Rights Compliance & Title IX (CRC), under the supervision of the Director of Civil Rights Compliance & Title IX Coordinator. Required training includes: understanding and reporting conduct prohibited by the Discrimination, Protected Class Harassment, and Retaliation policy and the Title IX, Sexual Harassment, and Gender Discrimination policy. All employees are required to report conduct prohibited under this policy, and student disclosures of pregnancy or related conditions directly to the CRC and to provide the CRC’s contact information to any student disclosing pregnancy or related conditions. More information is available at: Policies and Resolution Procedures | Office of Civil Rights Compliance & Title IX (Policies and Procedures).