Job postings from U Michigan
From:
Bryan Skib <bskib_at_umich.edu>
I would appreciate your help in sharing the following announcements, for
two senior management positions at the University of Michigan Library.
Nominations are also most welcome:
TheUniversity of Michigan Library <http://www.lib.umich.edu/>is
transforming the way libraries organize, preserve, and share access to
knowledge in service of the mission of one of the world's leading
research universities. We seek two forward-thinking, collaborative,
mission-driven, and innovative Associate University Librarians (AUL) to
join the library's leadership team, reporting to the Dean of Libraries.
Associate University Librarian for Library Information Technology
<http://www.lib.umich.edu/library-information-technology%20>(LIT)
The AUL for LIT will lead the development of information technology in
support of the university's current and emerging research needs, and the
advancement of scholarly literacy and instructional technologies.
Todirect the
development, management, and maintenance of a flexible and reliable
technology
environment, the AUL for LIT will lead 60 talented staff members in six
units: Core Services, Digital Library Production Services, Learning
Technology Incubation Group, Library Systems, User Experience, and Web
Systems. The AUL for LIT must possess the technical and conceptual
knowledge to represent the library in broad conversations about IT, and
advance the campus-wide development of emerging instructional
technologies as well as systems to enable emerging research needs,
including the management and preservation of data.
Associate University Librarian for Publishing
<http://www.publishing.umich.edu/>and Director, University of Michigan
Press <http://www.press.umich.edu/>
The AUL for Publishing will lead our unique library-based publishing
enterprise, which comprises a broad range of print and online
publications and publishing services, and whose premier imprint is the
University of Michigan Press. Toward the shared goal of ensuring that
the benefits of scholarship accrue to everyone, the AUL for Publishing
will lead 50 talented staff members in seven units: Editorial, Marketing
and Outreach, Publishing Production and Fulfillment, Publishing
Technology, Administrative Services, Copyright, and Deep Blue (U-M's
institutional repository). Our new AUL for Publishing will have a deep
understanding of the rapidly changing landscape of scholarship and
scholarly publishing, and a commitment to exploration and
experimentation to fulfill our mission to publish, disseminate, and
preserve the scholarly conversation in an expansive variety of formats
and modes.
We are searching for professionals with a deep understanding of the
myriad and changing roles of the library, who view publishing and
information technology as integral to our mission, and who can excel
within the context of a world-class research university. Because we are
committed to diversity, we ask our leaders to develop and nurture the
individual and collective skills to recognize, celebrate, and deploy
difference as a path to engagement, innovation, and the generation of
new ideas.
More information is available at: http://tinyurl.com/UMLib-AUL-LITand
http://tinyurl.com/UMLib-AUL-Pub.
Submit nominations or questions to: AULsearch_at_umich.edu
<mailto:AULsearch_at_umich.edu>.
Thanks,
Bryan Skib
Associate University Librarian for Collections
818 Hatcher Library
University of Michigan
(734) 936-2366
Received on Thu Oct 17 2013 - 03:01:43 EDT