Hesburgh Libraries

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 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. 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”).

As a Catholic research university, Notre Dame 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.

East Asian Studies and Education Librarian

The Hesburgh Libraries at the University of Notre Dame seeks a skilled, multilingual, collaborative, and service-oriented professional for the position of East Asian Studies and Education Librarian. Reporting to the department head for Education & Engagement, the successful candidate will serve as liaison to the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies, engaging in outreach, instruction, and personalized research support for faculty and students. The East Asian Studies and Education Librarian will also manage, strengthen, and expand the East Asian Studies collection in order to support Notre Dame’s growing strengths in East Asian Studies. The ideal candidate will enable greater research productivity, sustainable publication, and the dissemination of scholarship and data.

The East Asian Studies and Education Librarian will be a core member of the Education & Engagement department, supporting departmental initiatives, projects, and goals including developing and maintaining digital learning objects, developing and facilitating student workshops, assessing student learning outcomes, and participating in instruction for foundational undergraduate courses. 

The full position posting and application instructions can be found on the Interfolio website:  https://apply.interfolio.com/167872  posting #167872

Library Staff Positions

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.

Library staff positions will be posted here as they become available.

Postdoctoral Research Positions

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Italian Studies and Zahm Dante Collection Curatorial Fellow

The Hesburgh Libraries at the University of Notre Dame invites applications for a postdoctoral research associate in Italian Studies who will also serve as visiting curatorial fellow in the Zahm Dante Collection for the 2025-2026 academic year, with potential to renew for a second year. This opportunity is open to early-career scholars with interdisciplinary expertise in Italian Studies and an interest in and aptitude for a career in library and curatorial work. While a research focus on medieval or early modern Italy is preferred, the successful candidate will curate, develop, and engage in outreach for the breadth of the Libraries’ Italian collections, from early imprints to modern film collections.

Housed in the Rare Books and Special Collections department of Hesburgh Libraries, the curatorial fellow will work alongside the department’s curatorial faculty to develop skills in research instruction, collection development, and public outreach. The fellow will work closely with faculty across the university to integrate Italian collections into course offerings; support undergraduate and graduate research projects; and provide advanced reference support and instruction for Italian Studies courses and programs.

The full position posting and application instructions can be found on the Interfolio website: https://apply.interfolio.com/166104  Posting #166104