Job Opening: Book Arts & Preservation Librarian
Posted January 8, 2026 in Employment: Faculty Positions, Featured News, JMU Libraries News, Special Collections News
JMU Libraries seeks an enthusiastic and innovative leader for the new position of Book Arts & Preservation (BAP) Librarian in the Digital Scholarship & Distinctive Collections (DSDC) department. DSDC stewards rare books, manuscripts, and archives; supports digital scholarship methods in teaching, learning, and research; and preserves general and distinctive collections at JMU.
The BAP Librarian will lead the Book Lab, a highly visible preservation space in the renovated and expanded Carrier Library (opening August 2026), and will support teaching, learning, and making in the JMU community. The position will embrace the opportunity to shape the Book Lab as both a working space for collections preservation and a site of active learning for students, faculty, and staff.
This is a full-time Administrative & Professional Faculty position. The starting salary range is $62,000 – $67,000.
Application review will begin on January 26, 2026.
Learn about the position in an online info session
We are hosting information sessions on Zoom for interested applicants in advance of the review date. Please consider joining one of these optional sessions to learn more about the position and the organization, meet the supervisor (Director of Digital Scholarship & Distinctive Collections), ask questions confidentially, and get answers.
Join one of our info sessions:
- Thursday, January 15 from 3-4 p.m. (EST) – sign up
- Tuesday, January 20 from 12-1p.m. (EST) – sign up
Confidentiality will be ensured, as the attendee list for each Zoom “webinar” session will be hidden. Live captioning will be provided.
Questions about these sessions? Please contact Caitlin Birch, Director of Digital Scholarship & Distinctive Collections (birchjc@jmu.edu).
About JMU Libraries
This is an exciting time to join the JMU Libraries. We’re renovating and expanding Carrier Library, our flagship library location on the Quad.
Our team comprises about 150 staff and faculty and approximately 100 undergraduate and graduate student workers.
View our Magazine or our About the Libraries pages to learn more about what we do at JMU Libraries—and apply today!
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