Assistant Professor, Digital Stewardship Librarian

Location: Bowling Green, KY Category: Faculty Job Type: Full-time Posted On: Thu Mar 12 2026 Job Description:
Position Overview

Western Kentucky University (WKU) Libraries invites applications for a tenure-eligible faculty librarian to serve as the Digital Stewardship Librarian within the Department of Library Collections & Discovery. This position plays a critical role in advancing WKU Libraries' stewardship of distinctive cultural heritage collections by ensuring their long-term preservation, bridging traditional archiving while transforming them into accessible, discoverable, and usable resources.

Reporting to the Department Chair, the Digital Stewardship Librarian provides leadership across the full lifecycle of collections, including appraisal, accessioning, arrangement, description, preservation, and access. Working collaboratively with colleagues across Collections & Discovery this position aligns people, workflows, and technologies to create a cohesi...