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November 10, 2017

Associate Dean for Curation, Publishing and Preservation Services

• Grand Valley State University
• Allendale, MI

Job Overview

The Associate Deans (ADs) provide leadership within the Libraries, working collaboratively across campus, with the local community, and with national and international partners to create and support traditional and cutting edge services designed to meet the current and emergent needs of students, faculty, and staff, with a strong student experience focus in line with liberal education.

As key members of the Grand Valley State University Libraries’ senior management team, the ADs ensure organizational effectiveness and efficiency and share in responsibility for decision-making, resource management, and development of policies for operations and services as well as library-wide planning, assessment and programming. While each AD position has individual areas of responsibility, both ADs should adopt a holistic library-wide view in terms of strategic planning, communication, and fostering an environment of innovation. ADs play a leadership role in promoting teamwork, diversity, and inclusiveness within GVSU University Libraries and the campus. In addition, ADs participate in relevant campus, consortia or multi-institutional groups.

As faculty members of the Libraries, the ADs maintain a strong agenda in research, scholarly publication, and professional service activities in line with expectations at the Grand Valley State University Libraries.

Accountabilities

As members of the Executive Team, collaboratively provide executive leadership and support for the Libraries’ strategic planning, policy development, financial administration, and resource allocation in conjunction with the Dean, which includes:

• Building a shared service ethic and commitment to the success of the Libraries by supporting, communicating, and championing the mission, values, philosophy, and culture of the organization, with a particular focus on student experience, teamwork, accessibility, diversity and inclusion
• Collaboratively drafting and reviewing annual and strategic plans for the Libraries as well direction for portfolios
• Reviewing the annual budget and identifying resources required for future development through multi-year budgeting
• Contributing to and advancing the development and execution of the Libraries’ strategic goals and objectives
• Supporting and facilitating the work of the Libraries’ leadership, and in doing so sharing overall responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Libraries
  • Providing leadership and mentorship in support of Department Heads and their responsibilities
  • Sponsoring and supporting committee chairs, functions and activities in the Libraries
  • Leading and/or mentoring cross-functional task forces and/or working groups
• Serving as executive sponsor for strategic partnership and stewarding of MOUs as per portfolios
• Proactively addressing challenges in the development and execution of multi-faculty/unit and campus-wide strategies, which requires a high degree of coordination and consultation
• Building and nourishing effective partnerships within and outside of the Libraries
• Serving as a coach and mentor for library faculty and staff
• Authorizing expenses for areas of responsibility
• Acting for the Dean in his/her absence

Collection Lifecycle Management

Provides strategic planning and direction-setting for information resources:

• Provides executive support for initiatives to advance proactive development and curation of all collections with a focus on curriculum and research needs
• Oversees the interrelationships of the general collections, specialized collections such as government documents, and special collections
• Establishes policies around the full lifecycle of Libraries content: selection, acquisitions/licensing, collection management, preservation, and withdrawal.
• Ensures the effective development and fiscally responsible administration of the Library’s Acquisitions Budget for information resources
• Maintains deep understanding of legal context, copyright and licensing
• Ensure the effective development and maintenance of an integrated library system and resource discovery platform
• Oversees donor agreements, partner MOUs, collection insurance and licenses
• Serves as executive lead for vendor relations

Digital Scholarship and Preservation

Provides executive leadership for digital scholarship services, publishing and preservation efforts:

• Leads strategic initiatives and sets priorities to enhance collections discovery, ensure protection and preservation of born-digital owned content, and to advance digital scholarship and scholarly communications
• Advises the Dean on matters particularly related to digital research and digital discovery services
• Manages and coordinates assessment and innovation around digital scholarship and preservation services, as well as research data management
• Serves as executive sponsor for library as publisher program
• Advocates for open education resources, copyright, and authors’ rights
• Collaborates with Campus IT to develop and maintain relevant technology infrastructure

Either Associate Dean, based on Alignment and Organizational Need

Assessment and Planning

Serves as executive sponsor for assessment and data analytics initiatives in the Libraries and liaison for campus:

• Leads the active development and management of an assessment framework and programs, including the generation and interpretation of data to inform the Libraries’ service, collection, and investment decisions, and to demonstrate the Libraries’ value to the campus community and beyond
• Facilitates library assessment efforts to illustrate university community satisfaction and student success
• Ensures the effective development and administration of the Libraries’ operating budget, including multi-year budgeting
• Coordinates ongoing strategic and annual planning processes for the University Libraries and department, monitoring progress toward accomplishment of strategic goals and initiatives as well as departmental goals and objectives
• Ensures alignment of annual goals with the Libraries’ and the campus’s strategic plans
• Provides written reports, statistics and data to the Libraries, University and appropriate entities as needed
• Leads the development of operational implementation framework and planning

Communication and Engagement

As the strategic lead for marketing, communications, social media and outreach:

• Oversees the Libraries’ communication strategy for both internal and external audiences, interpreting the Libraries’ contributions and needs to constituencies within the Libraries and on campus
• Links staff activities and operations to the Libraries’ strategic goals and assessment plans, and develops communication strategies
• Oversees library publications, library contributions to institutional publications, and all public facing content
• Provides strategic leadership for community engagement and educational marketing content in digital and physical spaces
• Coordinates communications from the Libraries’ leadership team to the Libraries
• Manages partnership with the University’s Institutional Marketing

Strategic Workforce Management

As the strategic lead for professional development and human resources:

• Coordinates recruiting, hiring and retention of quality library faculty, staff, and student workers
• Develops and sustains the Libraries’ staff and faculty library professional development program, including initial training and succession planning
• Ensures Library compliance with legislative and procedural requirements through active partnership with campus experts including Human Resources and bargaining units
• Provides leadership in strategic planning and direction-setting with respect to workforce management as well as equity and inclusion

Qualifications

Required

• Master’s Degree from a program accredited by the American Library Association (ALA) or from a program in a country with a formal accreditation process as identified by ALA;
• Demonstrated progression of increasingly responsible, relevant, and professional work experience, with a particular expertise and passion for the delivery of user-centered services and/or infrastructure;
• Strong leadership skills, including keen analytical and conceptual abilities and demonstrated ability to lead collaborative organizational change, inspire innovation, and delegate responsibility appropriately;
• Strong interpersonal and public communication skills including ability to serve as an advocate and spokesperson for the Libraries;
• Demonstrated engagement in areas associated with portfolios;
• Strong record of collaboratively working with all levels of library personnel, as well as stakeholders and students,
• Experience with personnel development and management (faculty, staff, student and graduate student assistants, staff development, coaching, mentoring, supervision, hiring, etc.);
• Strong commitment to user experience, with the ability to view issues from Libraries and university wide perspectives;
• Evidence of partnership development and project initiation;
• Evidence of implementation of emerging trends in higher education in the areas of focus;
• Evidence of working creatively, collaboratively, and effectively in a leadership role in promoting teamwork, diversity, equality, and inclusiveness;
  Strong comfort with creative ambiguity;
• Evidence of research, publication, and service consonant with university standards for tenure.

Preferred

• Experience in developing and implementing strategic plans, operational plans and large projects;
• Experience with budget management;
• Demonstrated facility with data analysis;
• Demonstrated project management skills;
• Experience in consortia and multi-institutional program development;
• Experience in an academic library or research environment;
• Experience in publisher and vendor negotiations and collaborations.

October 18, 2017

Scholarly Communications Librarian

• West Virginia University
• Morgantown, WV

West Virginia University seeks a creative Scholarly Communications Librarian to energize our scholarly communication program. The successful candidate will have the unique opportunity to help establish a new institutional repository from the ground up, as well.  The Scholarly Communications Librarian will work closely with faculty, researchers, students, staff, and librarians to develop, promote, and advocate for change in scholarly communication endeavors on campus and supported by the Library.  This librarian will join eight subject librarians in the Downtown Library Research Services team but will work with all departments of the library and successfully manage collaborative efforts to fulfill its role.  In addition, the librarian will work with the West Virginia University Press and the Library’s Digital Publishing Institute (DPI) to develop and promote a suite of publishing options and services that meet the needs of faculty and graduate students to maximize the impact, reach, and dissemination of their scholarly work.

Responsibilities:

• Develop a comprehensive scholarly communication program for WVU, including planning for assessment of the program
• Create policies and submission guidelines for open access in WVU Institutional repository; attend to the growth and evolution of the IR in collaboration with others
• In collaboration with colleagues develop and present sessions on topics relevant to scholarly communication, including alternative publishing models, open access, data management and intellectual property rights
• Be aware of and able to advise faculty, researchers and students of intellectual property rights and options such as creative commons licenses
• Plan for assessment of WVU scholarly work and its impact
• Serve as an advocate for open access and open educational resources to all WVU campuses
• Collaborate with the WVU Digital Publishing Institute with regards to open access publishing.
• Provide support, create communication tools, and serve as resource for subject librarians in their work with faculty and students
• Actively engage with groups such as SPARC, LPC, and DLF to promote and bring awareness to the scholarly publications of WVU
• Stay current with developments in copyright, open access, scholarly publishing, open educational resource initiatives, etc.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• ALA-accredited Master’s Degree in Library or Information Science
• Two years (or more) of professional library experience in an academic library environment including scholarly communication work
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to establish positive and productive collaborations with faculty, researchers, students and librarians.
• Ability to think creatively, make decisions quickly, and work productively in a rapidly changing environment
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively to set goals
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including creating and delivering presentations.
• Knowledge of the research process and the library’s role in supporting it
• Proven ability to document workflows and procedures
• Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to effectively articulate complex concepts, such as copyright, fair use, author’s rights, and open access as they relate to the academic endeavor
• Demonstrated evidence of leadership, entrepreneurship and initiative

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with project management techniques
• Experience using institutional repository applications, such as Digital Commons
• Knowledge of scripting languages and/or XML
• Experience preparing and delivering copyright education and instructions
• Basic understanding of data curation and data management services

Application materials must include a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information for three professional references. Review of applications will begin November 8, 2017 and continue until the position is filled.

WVU Libraries value diversity and provide a supportive and inclusive environment for librarians, fostering innovation and professional development. Librarians are encouraged to engage with faculty and students to create sustained and meaningful partnerships. Librarians hold non-tenure, faculty-equivalent positions. All librarians are members of the Library Faculty Assembly and participate in the professional life of the organization.

As an integral part of a land-grant institution, West Virginia University Libraries serve the university community, with an enrollment of 31,514 students, and state residents. The library system is composed of the Downtown Campus Library, Evansdale Library, Health Science Library, West Virginia and Regional History Center, and libraries at Potomac State College and WVU Institute of Technology Beckley. Collections include more than 3.5 million books, 431,000 eBooks, and 96,000 online journals. WVU Libraries belong to the Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium, Inc. (PALCI), the Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA), the Center for Research Libraries (CRL), the Library Publishing Coalition (LPC), the Open Textbook Network (OTN), the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), and the Digital Library Federation (DLF).

Located in the scenic rolling hills of Morgantown, W.Va., West Virginia University is a land-grant institution and the state’s flagship university. It is ranked as a Research University (Highest Research Activity) in the 2016 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education and is also among the top 100 public universities in U.S. News and World Reports Best Colleges. It is a vibrant campus of 15 colleges and schools offering 193 bachelors, masters, doctoral, and professional degree programs.

West Virginia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity. The University values diversity among its faculty, staff and students, and invites applications from all qualified individuals, including minorities, females, individuals with disabilities, and Veterans.

October 17, 2017

Scholarly Communications Librarian

• West Virginia University
• Morgantown, WV

Description 
West Virginia University seeks a creative Scholarly Communications Librarian to energize our scholarly communication program. The successful candidate will have the unique opportunity to help establish a new institutional repository from the ground up, as well.  The Scholarly Communications Librarian will work closely with faculty, researchers, students, staff, and librarians to develop, promote, and advocate for change in scholarly communication endeavors on campus and supported by the Library.  This librarian will join eight subject librarians in the Downtown Library Research Services team but will work with all departments of the library and successfully manage collaborative efforts to fulfill its role.  In addition, the librarian will work with the West Virginia University Press and the Library’s Digital Publishing Institute (DPI) to develop and promote a suite of publishing options and services that meet the needs of faculty and graduate students to maximize the impact, reach, and dissemination of their scholarly work.
Responsibilities:
Develop a comprehensive scholarly communication program for WVU, including planning for assessment of the program
Create policies and submission guidelines for open access in WVU Institutional repository; attend to the growth and evolution of the IR in collaboration with others
In collaboration with colleagues develop and present sessions on topics relevant to scholarly communication, including alternative publishing models, open access, data management and intellectual property rights
Be aware of and able to advise faculty, researchers and students of intellectual property rights and options such as creative commons licenses
Plan for assessment of WVU scholarly work and its impact
Serve as an advocate for open access and open educational resources to all WVU campuses
Collaborate with the WVU Digital Publishing Institute with regards to open access publishing.
Provide support, create communication tools, and serve as resource for subject librarians in their work with faculty and students
Actively engage with groups such as SPARC, LPC, and DLF to promote and bring awareness to the scholarly publications of WVU
Stay current with developments in copyright, open access, scholarly publishing, open educational resource initiatives, etc.
Qualifications
 Required Qualifications:
ALA-accredited Master’s Degree in Library or Information Science
Two years (or more) of professional library experience in an academic library environment including scholarly communication work
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to establish positive and productive collaborations with faculty, researchers, students and librarians.
Ability to think creatively, make decisions quickly, and work productively in a rapidly changing environment
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively to set goals
Excellent oral and written communication skills, including creating and delivering presentations.
Knowledge of the research process and the library’s role in supporting it
Proven ability to document workflows and procedures
Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to effectively articulate complex concepts, such as copyright, fair use, author’s rights, and open access as they relate to the academic endeavor
Demonstrated evidence of leadership, entrepreneurship and initiative
Desired Qualifications:
Experience with project management techniques
Experience using institutional repository applications, such as Digital Commons 
Knowledge of scripting languages and/or XML
Experience preparing and delivering copyright education and instructions
Basic understanding of data curation and data management services
Application materials must include a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information for three professional references. Review of applications will begin November 8, 2017 and continue until the position is filled. 
 
WVU Libraries value diversity and provide a supportive and inclusive environment for librarians, fostering innovation and professional development. Librarians are encouraged to engage with faculty and students to create sustained and meaningful partnerships. Librarians hold non-tenure, faculty-equivalent positions. All librarians are members of the Library Faculty Assembly and participate in the professional life of the organization.
As an integral part of a land-grant institution, West Virginia University Libraries serve the university community, with an enrollment of 31,514 students, and state residents. The library system is composed of the Downtown Campus Library, Evansdale Library, Health Science Library, West Virginia and Regional History Center, and libraries at Potomac State College and WVU Institute of Technology Beckley. Collections include more than 3.5 million books, 431,000 eBooks, and 96,000 online journals. WVU Libraries belong to the Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium, Inc. (PALCI), the Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA), the Center for Research Libraries (CRL), the Library Publishing Coalition (LPC), the Open Textbook Network (OTN), the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), and the Digital Library Federation (DLF).
Located in the scenic rolling hills of Morgantown, W.Va., West Virginia University is a land-grant institution and the state’s flagship university. It is ranked as a Research University (Highest Research Activity) in the 2016 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education and is also among the top 100 public universities in U.S. News and World Reports Best Colleges. It is a vibrant campus of 15 colleges and schools offering 193 bachelors, masters, doctoral, and professional degree programs.
West Virginia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity. The University values diversity among its faculty, staff and students, and invites applications from all qualified individuals, including minorities, females, individuals with disabilities, and Veterans.