Digital Matters Assistant

Details
Open Date 07/28/2026

Requisition Number PRN17288N

Job Title UU Student - Library

Working Title Digital Matters Assistant

Career Progression Track SJ

Track Level

FLSA Code Nonexempt

Patient Sensitive Job Code? No

Type Non Benefited Staff / Student

Temporary? No

Standard Hours per Week 19

Full Time or Part Time? Part Time

Shift Day

Work Schedule Summary

19 hours a week between 8 am – 6 pm Monday – Friday (flexible around school schedule)

Is this a work study job? No

VP Area Academic Affairs

Department 00790 - Marriott Library - Operations

Location Campus

City Salt Lake City, UT

Type of Recruitment External Posting

Pay Rate Range 16.00

Close Date 09/08/2026

Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)

Job Summary

Digital Matters at the University of Utah seeks a candidate to assist in the daily operations of building a digital humanities and digital scholarship program, at the intersection of technology and the humanities. The successful candidate will coordinate with the administrative staff to organize, support, and facilitate programming, events, lectures, workshops; conduct outreach and publicity online and in person; document policy and procedures; track and organize scheduling; and staff the reception area.

This position has an anticipated start date in August 2026. The successful applicant will work 19 hours per week in fall and spring semesters. Summer employment will be reviewed annually.

For the Library to be able to appropriately monitor hours worked, part-time employees are generally asked to restrict their work with the University of Utah to Library employment only, unless an exception is granted.

Responsibilities

Be the first point of contact, receive visitors, answer questions and direct queries to relevant parties.

Maintain the Digital Matters web site, upload and update images, posts, blogs, and the event calendar. Communicate and advertise to faculty, staff, and students on events, lectures, talks, workshops, and other DML activities. Broadcast DML events on social media. Take photos, where appropriate, at events for communications purposes. Maintain and update mailing lists. Work with Marriott Library Public Relations office on advertising, graphics, flyers.

Coordinate and set up events, speaker series, workshops, exhibitions, showcases, reading groups, classes. Book rooms, vendors, and/or caterers as needed. Communicate and coordinate with visiting lecturers, guests.

Maintain and update the number of participants at events. Track number of applications for internal grants and fellowships.

Work with the administrative leadership to document policy and procedure.

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