Associate Dean for Collections
University of Cincinnati
- Cincinnati, OH
- $130,000-150,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Collaborates with the Dean and senior leaders to identify UC Libraries’ needs, establish priorities, and develop goals, objectives, actions, and measures of success.
- Takes ownership of goals and initiatives within the strategic plan that relate to areas of responsibility.
- Leads the overall strategy and direction for units associated with collections, including acquisitions, metadata, digital projects and digitization, e-resource management, physical collections management, and preservation.
- Develops and implements policies, procedures, and best practices surrounding collection development and content strategy, including acquisition, licensing, description, preservation, and withdrawal.
- Promotes the accessibility and use of special collections and archives to provide distinctive materials for learning and research.
- Plans and administers UC Libraries’ collections budget; collaborates with the business office and Content Services on budget reporting, monitoring and forecasting, invoice payment, and fiscal year open/close.
- Determines budget allocations for UCL selectors and offers direction on budgets, renewals and licensing, vendor relations, and related topics.
- Serves as the primary contact for vendors around a wide range of collections and related items paid on collections funds.
- Collaborates with internal UC offices, such as the Office of General Counsel, on processing license agreements and contracts related to collections.
- Collaborates with the UC Controller’s Office and Enterprise Risk Management regarding library collections valuation and statistics for the purpose of capital asset calculation and property insurance determination.
- Collaborates with department heads and the Associate Dean for Operations & User Services on facilities improvements with an emphasis on accessibility and safety.
- Represents UC Libraries on relevant OhioLINK committees for collections and leads strategies for collaborative collections.
- Promotes a culture of evidence-based decision making through developing and supporting evaluation and assessment in areas of responsibility.
- Leads the development of collections statistics for annual reporting to national agencies and professional associations.
- Recruits, hires, evaluates, develops, and retains faculty and staff which meet or exceed user expectations.
- Achieves organizational effectiveness through the successful management of financial and personnel resources.
- Fosters a culture of excellence through creating a respectful workplace environment.
- Chairs and serves on committees related to areas of responsibility or assigned by the Dean.
- Represents UC Libraries at regional, national, and global professional engagements with the expectation of raising UC Library’s visibility and reputation.
- Progressive leadership and management experience, including senior level management experience in an academic research library or equivalent.
- Experience with collections management in an academic library setting.
- Knowledge of higher education, including emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities.
- Leading change across an organization, including, but not limited to within a culture of higher education and in collaboration with a variety of individuals and groups.
- Superior interpersonal and communication skills, especially in understanding user needs and motivating team members. Strong written, oral, and listening skills needed to establish dialogue with faculty, staff, and students.
- Demonstrated complex analytical, problem-solving and project management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to cultivate and advocate for an environment of excellence.
- Evidence of previous scholarly activities including publications, presentations, and professional association participation at the regional, national, and international level.
- Prior success in writing grant proposals and successful grant administration.
- Experience in the promotion of distinctive collections.
- Demonstrated experience and leadership in developing complex and collaborative projects.
- Office environment/no specific unusual physical or environmental demands.
- Competitive salary range of $130,000 - $150,000 dependent on the candidate's experience.
- Comprehensive insurance plans including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage.
- Flexible spending accounts and an award-winning employee wellness program, plus an employee assistance program.
- Financial security via our life and long-term disability insurance, accident and illness insurance, and retirement savings plans.
- Generous paid time off work options including vacation, sick leave, annual holidays, and winter season days in addition to paid parental leave.
- Tuition remission is available for employees and their eligible dependents.
- Enjoy discounts for on and off-campus activities and services.