Position opening: Texas A&M University Libraries

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Date:      Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:09:20 -0500
From:     Pamela Smith (Texas A&M) <PSmith_at_lib-gw.tamu.edu>
Subject:  Position opening: Texas A&M University Libraries

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Associate Dean for Services
Texas A&M University Libraries seeks an energetic, enthusiastic, and
knowledgeable colleague to join a user-centered leadership team,
charting the course for responsive services to the students and faculty
of one of the most dynamic universities in the country.  The position
provides wide scope for leadership in shaping a vision for positive
change and in developing and integrating both public and technical
services functions to improve the effectiveness of the library for its
users.  This is a tenure-track faculty position with responsibilities
for research and professional service.
 
Responsibilities:  In a user-centered library leadership team, under
the general direction of the Dean, serves as a member of the senior
library administration in creating and communicating a vision, setting
priorities, and developing strategies.  Participates as a member of the
Dean’s Cabinet in library planning, development and innovation. 
Provides administrative leadership for public and technical services
functions, including reference, instruction, liaison, acquisitions, and
cataloging in the main library and two branches serving business and
policy sciences/economics.

Required Qualifications: 
●	ALA accredited Masters
●	A user-centered professional philosophy 
●	Minimum of five years’ of increasingly responsible
administrative experience in academic libraries; substantial project
management experience
●	Understanding of library services and operations, assessment,
knowledge of best practices and current trends
●	Comfort with ambiguity and diversity in a changing information
landscape 
●	Exceptional interpersonal skills and excellent oral and written
communications ability
●	Analytical and problem solving ability

Desired Qualifications:
●	Advanced subject degree
●	Experience in a research extensive university environment 
●	Strong scholarly and service record 


ENVIRONMENT: Founded in 1876, Texas A&M University has an enrollment of
over 45,000 students making it the seventh largest university in the
nation. Texas A&M University Libraries is a member of Association of
Research Libraries (ARL) and is the University's principal research and
information center, providing 3.9 million volumes, 5.6 million
microforms, 49,800 print and electronic serial titles, more than 300,000
electronic books, and over 600 databases. The University Libraries rank
18th among ARL libraries in materials expenditures with an acquisition
budget of $14.5m. There is a total staff of 261 including 78 librarians
with faculty status. Librarians work in a sophisticated online
environment utilizing Voyager, SFX, Metalib, and a full range of
automated information retrieval services.
The Information and Collection Services Division comprises 57 library
faculty and 60 professional and support staff, providing the broad range
of public services and technical support services to the university
community. The Texas A&M University Libraries comprises five physical
facilities-the Evans (main) library, the Cushing Memorial Library and
Archives, the Medical Sciences Library, the West Campus Library
(business), and the Policy Sciences and Economics Library.
Salary/Benefits/Rank: Faculty rank and salary is commensurate with
qualifications and experience; salary is not less than $100,000. 
Excellent benefits include choice of health plan options and paid life
insurance; several retirement plans including TIAA-CREF; paid holidays
and vacation; no state or local income tax. 

Application: Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2007 and
will continue until the position is filled. The letter of application
should address the responsibilities, qualifications, and experiences
listed for the position and include a statement of your philosophy of
management and your vision of library service. Your letter, vita, and
the names, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers of three professional
references* may be sent (1) via email to jkthorn_at_tamu.edu or (2) faxed
to Joyce K. Thornton, 979-862-5161, or (3) mailed to Joyce K. Thornton,
Head of Personnel, Texas A&M University Libraries, 5000 TAMU, College
Station, TX 77843-5000. An Equal Opportunity Employer, TAMU Libraries is
committed to employing quality faculty who will enhance the rich
diversity of our academic community. In that regard, we are particularly
interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of qualified
people who are representative of the state’s diversity. 

For more information about the library, see http://library.tamu.edu,
about the university, http://www.tamu.edu, and about the communities,
http://www.bryan-collegestation.org. 

* The Search Committee will not contact references without contacting
the candidate first and verifying permission.


Pamela Smith
Texas A&M University Libraries
Personnel Office
979.862.4947 (Office)
979.862-5161 (Fax)
psmith_at_lib-gw.tamu.edu


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