Jobs and Funding Opportunities
Funding Opportunities
Open Access Publishing Support Program
Open access publishing has received considerable attention in recent years and has increasingly become a viable means for faculty and staff authors to make their works available to the scholarly community in a timely manner. To encourage open access publishing and to help faculty and staff authors address any associated financial challenges, Pepperdine Libraries, in partnership with the Office of the Provost, now offers open access publishing support stipends. Faculty and staff authors may apply for up to $3,000 in award money each academic year.
Jobs
Student Assistants
Payson Library seeks energetic, service-oriented students to join the team. Faculty, staff, and students depend upon local library services, interlibrary services, and resource sharing to support their research and educational needs. Library student workers play a key role in helping the Libraries achieve these goals. The Libraries support the research and instructional needs of the campus community. Operations encompass a wide variety of activities that range from shelving library materials and basic data entry to complex office/business activities and public service. Library student workers support these activities as well as provide the majority of staffing on weekday evenings and weekends.
For undergrad students wishing to apply for a position at Payson Library, please complete the online application.
For graduate student assistant positions at our Graduate Campus Library locations, please contact
the appropriate Campus Library for additional information.
IP Library Ambassador 2026-2027 Application Open
Student employees are vital to our operations in the Libraries, especially in our International Programs locations. Each IP location (with the exception of Washington D.C. and Kyoto) has an International Programs Library Ambassador (IPLA). The IPLA position offers students the opportunity to learn new skills, develop a better understanding of library work, and make lasting connections within the Pepperdine community.
Read about the work of IPLAs on our Library News site!
We are currently accepting applications to fill one International Programs Library Ambassador position in each library abroad. The deadline to submit your application is Monday, April 13, at noon. No particular major is needed to apply — we know the Library Ambassador position will be a valuable addition to your resume regardless of your career goals.
If selected for this paid position, you will:
- Manage the physical IP library collections
- Assist students and faculty with research and reference questions
- Provide technical support for ebooks
- Serve as the peer writing consultant
- Act as a liaison between the IP campus and the Malibu campus
- Promote library resources at the IP campus
- Complete additional projects as assigned
The person in this position is expected to work 5 hours per week (which includes office hours). The IPLA is encouraged to build their own schedule, which may include weekends if they'd like, but most often falls Monday–Thursday.
Staff/Librarian Positions
Full-time professional positions are listed on the Pepperdine Jobs website and are occasionally reposted here.