Associate Dean for Collections and Discovery Services

4 weeks ago

San Diego, California, United States San Diego State University Full time

Job Summary

The San Diego State University Library invites applications for an Associate Dean for Collections and Discovery Services. This is a 12-month, management position that provides leadership for the design and implementation of strategies for the acquisition, access, discovery, development, management, and long-term stewardship of its collections, information resources, and discovery platforms.

The Associate Dean will work closely with the Dean and others to provide strategic leadership in leveraging consortial managed resources, Primo VE, Scholarworks, and other discovery platforms. This position will collaborate to ensure that students and faculty are connected to information critical to their research, teaching, and learning.

Responsibilities

  • Provide leadership for the University Library's Collections, Discovery Services, Digital Collections, and Content Organization and Management (COM)
  • Coordinate workflow and activities to promote efficient and effective library operations in support of high-quality, user-centered collection and discovery services
  • Evaluate resources and services using appropriate assessment techniques to promote evidence-informed decision making
  • Communicate regularly with faculty, staff, students, and community members and solicit feedback relevant to planned initiatives or to improvement in services
  • Collaborate with the Associate Dean for Teaching, Learning, and Research Services to supervise relevant library initiatives, including scholarly communications, Open Educational Resources, and digital scholarship and data services
  • Collaborate with the Director of Library Technology to ensure effective management of enterprise systems essential to collections and discovery services
  • Supervise library faculty and staff in units of assigned responsibility
  • Promotes an inclusive and collaborative approach to decision-making in units of assigned responsibility
  • Fosters an environment committed to the goals of diversity, equity, and inclusion articulated in the Library Diversity Plan
  • Pursue professional development activities that demonstrate a continuous record of contributions in the profession

Qualifications

  • Graduate degree from an ALA-accredited program or foreign equivalent
  • Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in an academic or research library, including at least 3 years with responsibility for program management or personnel supervision
  • Demonstrated understanding of the role of the library in providing scholarly resources, data, and/or digital collections in support of teaching, learning, scholarship, and student success
  • Experience with assessment of scholarly resources and services and with evidence-informed collection development and management strategies
  • Knowledge of issues and trends in scholarly and scientific communications, including trends in publishing across disciplines
  • Demonstrated expertise in one or more areas of the position's general responsibilities, including collection development and management, cataloging, electronic resource management, resource acquisitions or licensing, or digital collections
  • Demonstrated leadership experience and evidence of past initiatives implemented at an academic or research library

Preferred Qualifications

  • Knowledge of, and commitment to, innovation in academic library services
  • Knowledge of issues and trends in scholarly and scientific communications
  • Knowledge of information technology used in academic library settings for the acquisition, description, and management of scholarly resources or for the creation and curation of digital collections
  • Effectiveness in supervising and mentoring library faculty and staff
  • Initiative, creativity, and flexibility in change management
  • Effectiveness in budget management, personnel management, and project management
  • Ability to identify issues, define problems, collect data, analyze findings, and draw conclusions supporting evidence-informed decision making
  • Ability to lead operational and strategic planning efforts and to supervise action plans to achieve organizational change and strategic initiatives
  • Ability to effectively communicate and present complex information or ideas
  • Ability to successfully collaborate across organizational boundaries and to lead self-directed teams of library faculty
  • Ability to lead in a shared governance and collective bargaining environment
  • Ability to establish, maintain, and promote cooperative and collegial working relationships within a diverse and inclusive academic environment
  • Capacity to serve in a senior leadership role in the University Library and to represent the library at the campus, CSU, national, or international levels

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