[Access-ip] Position Announcement - Rutgers University Libraries (NJ)

[Trevor A. Dawes]

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Associate University Librarian for Research and Instructional Services
Rutgers University Libraries 

RESPONSIBILITIES: The Rutgers University Libraries seek a creative,
innovative, and experienced library leader to fill the newly created
position of Associate University Librarian for Research and Instructional
Services. Reporting directly to the University Librarian, this position is a
member of the University Librarian's Cabinet, the Libraries' senior
management team. This new position is responsible for providing leadership
in the development and implementation of system-wide public service programs
that support and advance the university's mission and goals for research and
instruction across the three campuses of the university, including
reference, instruction and information literacy, access services,
interlibrary loan and document delivery, imaging services, off-campus and
distance learning, and the Web presence of the Libraries. The AUL will work
closely with other members of the Cabinet, academic administrators, and the
library and teaching faculty to plan and deliver new services that integrate
the Libraries more fully into the research and instructional programs of the
university. The AUL will have direct management responsibility, including
recruitment, appointment, evaluation, and budget authority, for the public
service units of the seventeen New Brunswick/Piscataway campus libraries and
43 library faculty, 90 staff, and a significant student and hourly support
staff. The AUL will partner with members of the Cabinet in seeking external
support for programs and initiatives through grants, gifts, and external
fund raising and will represent the Libraries within the university and the
state and on national committees and forums. 

QUALIFICATIONS: The position requires an MLS from an ALA accredited
institution; minimum of five years of significant and progressively
responsible experience managing public service operations in a research
library; ability to articulate the role of academic libraries in the support
of research and instruction in a digital environment; demonstrated ability
to engage librarians and staff in the collaborative planning and delivery of
user-centered services; knowledge of new information technologies, scholarly
communication, and the presentation of services in a Web environment;
excellent analytical, interpersonal, oral and written communication skills;
and a record of accomplishment in dealing with change. Ability to meet the
requirements of faculty tenure with a record of scholarly accomplishment and
professional service upon appointment required. Additional advanced degree
preferred. The successful candidate must be eligible to work in the U.S. 

SALARY/STATUS: Faculty rank (Librarian I or II) and salary commensurate with
qualifications and experience. 

BENEFITS: Retirement plans, life/health insurance, prescription drug, dental
and eyeglass plans, tuition remission, one month vacation. 

LIBRARY PROFILE: The Rutgers University Libraries, comprised of libraries on
the university's Camden, New Brunswick, and Newark Campuses, all reporting
to the university librarian, operate as a unified library system with
coordinated public services, technical services, and collection development.
The Libraries' holdings include more than three million volumes with a staff
of 304 and a budget of $25 million. The Libraries have particular strengths
in jazz, New Jerseyana, and women's and gender studies. The Rutgers
University Libraries belong to ARL, CNI, CRL, METRO, NERL, NMC , PALCI,
PALINET, and VALE. The Libraries use SIRSI, RLIN, OCLC, and a variety of
online resource interfaces. The university, spread over three regional
campuses, includes over 50,000 graduate and undergraduate students and 2,500
faculty engaged in numerous degree-granting, research, and professional
programs in all disciplines as well as a broad spectrum of service programs
for the state. Rutgers is a Carnegie I research institution and a member of
the Association of American Universities. 

TO APPLY: RESUMES RECEIVED NO LATER THAN January 15, 2007 WILL RECEIVE FIRST
CONSIDERATION. SUBMIT RESUME, COVER LETTER, AND NAMES OF THREE REFERENCES
TO: Sandra Troy (APP. 173), University Libraries Human Resources Manager,
Rutgers University Libraries, 169 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ
08901-1163, email: rulhr at rci.rutgers.edu, FAX: 732-932-7637 

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is an equal-opportunity,
affirmative-action employer. The Libraries are strongly and actively
committed to diversity, and seek candidates who will contribute creatively
to the University's multicultural environment. 

 

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