Associate Dean for Collections and Discovery Services

4 days ago


San Diego, California, United States San Diego State University Full time
Job Title: Associate Dean for Collections and Discovery Services

The San Diego State University Library invites applications for a 12-month management position. The Associate Dean for Collections and Discovery Services provides strategic leadership for the acquisition, access, discovery, development, management, and long-term stewardship of the library's collections, information resources, and discovery platforms.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide leadership for the design and implementation of strategies for collection development and resource sharing.
  • Collaborate with the Dean and other library leaders to provide strategic leadership in leveraging consortial managed resources, Primo VE, Scholarworks, and other discovery platforms.
  • Work closely with the Associate Dean for Teaching, Learning, and Research Services to design and deliver services associated with scholarly communications and open educational resources.
  • Partner with the Director of Library Information Technology to manage enterprise systems essential to collections and discovery services.
  • Develop and implement assessment strategies to evaluate the effectiveness of collections and discovery services.
  • Communicate regularly with faculty, staff, students, and community members to solicit feedback and promote the success of library initiatives.
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.
  • 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.
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.
Application Instructions:

This position will remain open until filled. Review will begin immediately, with preference given to applications received by March 29, 2024. Applicants must apply via Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/12345.

San Diego State University is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against persons on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, or covered veteran status.



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