Resource Acquisitions Assistant

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students.  Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.

Job Description

We are seeking a full-time paraprofessional to join the Resource Acquisitions & Management team at Boston College Libraries. The Resource Acquisitions Assistant will share responsibility for ordering and invoicing of monographic resources in various formats, supporting research and learning needs across several academic areas, with a particular focus on supporting the material purchasing needs for the School of Theology and Ministry Library. 

Responsibilities:

• Place orders with appropriate vendors for monographic acquisitions, according to established guidelines.
• Use an integrated library system (Alma) to maintain records relating to: orders, vendors, and inventory.
• Troubleshoot and resolve order and/or invoicing questions and problems.
• Receive new material in Alma, routing it to appropriate departments for additional processing.
• Develop and foster good working relationships with vendors, sales representatives, Library selectors, and other University staff.
• Contribute to the unit’s goals by completing special projects as needed

This is an IN-PERSON position

Boston College Libraries operate in accordance with our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion values statement (library.bc.edu/edi), which is central to our mission. We acknowledge historical, structural, and systemic injustices and are actively working to build a culture that recognizes, values, and empowers all people and provides space for discourse and growth. We expect applicants for this position to demonstrate a commitment to sustaining a respectful, accountable, and intentionally inclusive culture.

Please submit BOTH a cover letter and resume when applying

The hiring range is $41,300-$51,600; commensurate with experience.   

Requirements

• Post-secondary education.
• One to two years academic library experience in technical services areas.
• Experience with acquiring library materials including print and electronic monographs.
• Commitment to excellent customer service.
• Knowledge of OCLC, Library ILS (Alma preferred), and vendor platforms.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and superior attention to detail.
• Computer literacy; comfort with rapidly changing technologies.

Note: We expect all staff to learn and grow in their jobs, therefore applicants who do not meet all of the preferred qualifications are encouraged to apply.

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

●     Tuition remission for Employees
●     Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
●     Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
●     Low-Cost Life Insurance
●     Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
●     Paid Holidays Annually
●     Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
●     Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

• Tuition remission for Employees
• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Low-Cost Life Insurance
• Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
• Paid Holidays Annually
• Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
• Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity .

Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination .