The Pan African University Life and Earth Sciences Institute (including Health and Agriculture), known as PAULESI, is recruiting a Library Assistant at its University of Ibadan location in Ibadan, Nigeria.
The position offers an all-inclusive monthly remuneration of ₦330,000. Applications close on 8 December 2026.
Qualifications and skills
Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree in Library Science (B.Sc., B.A. or B.Ed./BLS) or a good first degree in another discipline together with a Postgraduate Diploma in Library Studies (PGDL) from a recognised university.
Candidates should also have strong organisational skills, basic computer proficiency and familiarity with library cataloguing software, as well as effective written and verbal communication skills.
Library Assistant duties
The successful applicant will carry out duties including:
- Locating books, periodicals, DVDs and other library materials.
- Checking out books and processing returns at the circulation desk.
- Shelving and arranging collections using library classification systems such as Dewey Decimal Classification or Library of Congress Classification.
- Answering library users' questions about resources and events.
- Filing paperwork and updating library records.
- Unpacking and cataloguing newly acquired materials.
How to apply
Applicants should prepare an application letter in PDF format and attach their CV and relevant academic and professional certificates as a single PDF document.
Applications must be submitted through the PAULESI Library Assistant application page by 8 December 2026.
PAULESI is an institute of the Pan African University, an African Union initiative, based at the University of Ibadan.
