Join the Hesburgh Libraries

The Hesburgh Libraries system and the flagship Hesburgh Library building are named in honor of Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C. (1917-2015), who served as Notre Dame's 15th president for 35 years. As Fr. Hesburgh first envisioned, the library serves as the academic heart of the University, advancing academic excellence and the pursuit of truth on Notre Dame’s campus and around the world.

The Hesburgh Libraries system includes the Hesburgh Library and satellite Architecture, Music, and Business libraries. Specialty departments within the Hesburgh Library include the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship, the Medieval Institute Library, Rare Books & Special Collections, and the University Archives. 

The fourteen-story Hesburgh Library, along with the Main Building and the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, is one of three iconic buildings that define the skyline of the Notre Dame campus. The Library also features the world-famous Word of Life mural (popularly known as “Touchdown Jesus”).

The organization employs over 140 people, including nearly 50 library faculty, and is a longstanding member of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), the Center for Research Libraries (CRL), the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), the Northeast Research Libraries Consortium (NERL), HathiTrust, and the OCLC Research Library Partnership.

The University of Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame is a highly selective Catholic research university in northern Indiana’s Michiana region, located about 90 miles east of Chicago. As a Catholic academic community of higher learning, Notre Dame is dedicated to the pursuit and sharing of truth for its own sake. The University is committed to defending the dignity of every human person, to promoting a just society in which every person can flourish, and to attending particularly to the needs of the most vulnerable. We seek candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students, faculty, and staff of all identities and backgrounds.

Library Faculty Positions

Librarians at Notre Dame are appointed to the University’s regular faculty. Faculty appointment, salary, and rank are nationally competitive with peer ARL members and commensurate with experience and qualifications. Learn more about our standards and criteria for faculty appointments and promotions. For more information on employment at Notre Dame, visit hr.nd.edu/employment.

Special Collections Conservator

The Special Collections Conservator plays a vital role in ensuring the accessibility and preservation of Hesburgh Libraries special collections in support of diverse teaching and research uses. As part of a well-established Preservation Department with expanding conservation capacities, and in collaboration with others including curators and archivists, the incumbent develops and executes conservation treatment solutions that stabilize individual items and collections of items in support of a range of current and future uses, including teaching, research, exhibition, digitization, and loans. The position is a regular library faculty appointment.

The full position posting and application instructions can be found on the Interfolio website:  https://apply.interfolio.com/181007 posting number 181007

Library Staff Positions

Library staff positions will be posted as they become available.

Notre Dame offers an outstanding benefits package and was recently named America’s best large employer by Forbes Magazine. For more information on employment at Notre Dame, visit hr.nd.edu/employment.