Job Posting - Director for Research, Discovery & Information Resources at Mississippi State University Libraries

Director for Research, Discovery & Information Resources

Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor

This director level position invites candidates who are innovative, transformational, and collaborative. Mississippi State University Libraries is engaged in an exciting strategic overhaul where we are rethinking and revisioning what it means to be a new millennium academic library. This is a tenure-track position that provides essential operations management for Mississippi State University Libraries Collections Management & Strategy Division and the position reports directly to the Associate Dean. The Libraries are especially interested in a leader who has a passion for operations, analytics, creativity, and the paradigm shift going on in electronic resources from traditional cataloging to metadata, digitization and enabling open access, discovery and acquisitions. The position provides managerial efficiencies and a data driven and analytical approach for library collections and services including managing approximately seven tenure-track library faculty and ten library staff.  The successful candidate will support the Associate Dean in day-to-day operations management of the division with a focus on workflow and analytical efficiencies including resource evaluation and an eye towards making digital resources accessible and discoverable with a focus on innovation and new creative research possibilities.


Please see the link below to apply for this position:
http://explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/cw/en-us/job/505491?lApplicationSubSourceID=


Primary Responsibilities

  *   Provides leadership, strategic direction, and support for the development, assessment, and continuous improvement of the Libraries' collections that are user-centered and accessible.
  *   Directs all units and personnel in Collections Management & Strategy (7 faculty and 10 staff).
  *   Designs, implements, and evaluates innovative programs and services using evidence-based methods.
  *   Promotes organizational effectiveness through strategic leadership, policy development, planning, and resource management.
  *   Provides budget analysis, budget forecasting and strategic budget planning.
  *   Advances diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the collection and in user-centered services.
  *   Cultivates relationships with academic leadership, engages in campus-level initiatives, and builds partnerships with University and external communities.
  *   Participates in and provides opportunities for employees in professional development for the purpose of continuing education and contributing to the profession.
  *   Monitors library higher education and technology trends to guide innovation.




Minimum Salary
$80,000



Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
MSU is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy, gender identity, status as a U.S. veteran, and/or any other status protected by applicable law. We always welcome nominations and applications from women, members of any minority group, and others who share our passion for building a diverse community that reflects the diversity in our student population.
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Cathy Austin
Coordinator of Acquisitions & Collection Development, Assistant Professor
Mississippi State University Libraries
caustin_at_library.msstate.edu<mailto:caustin_at_library.msstate.edu>
(662) 325-5985


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