Associate University Librarian, Scholarly Resources and Services

SUMMARY

The individual who earns this appointment will be an effective leader and supervisor who will excel at managing the Hesburgh Libraries' largest division (by FTE, with the largest percentage of non-tenure Library faculty) and the division that has the most public-facing units. The candidate we choose also will excel at managing a nine-figure scholarly resources portfolio, public and community scholarly services, and their synergy in ways that elevate, reinforce, and promote the Hesburgh Libraries and the scholarly output of the University’s academic core, the consistent excellence of which is critical to the Hesburgh Libraries' organization being able to meet or exceed the standards within its new strategic framework.

RESPONSIBILITIES

40 percent = Leadership, Supervision, and Management

- Stewards, supervises, and manages the Hesburgh Libraries’ Scholarly Resources and Services (SRS) Division, its personnel, and its resources in ways that advance the mission, vision, strategic priorities, goals, objectives, key results, and values of the University of Notre Dame and its main library system. The SRS Division has stewardship and oversight responsibilities for functions that manage the Libraries' largest division by FTE and largest percentage of non-tenure Library faculty, including collections and acquisitions; distinctive collections and archives; metadata, classification, and bibliographic control; patron and public services; and scholarly communications

- Develops annual and multiyear operational plans for the SRS Division that will meet or exceed University and Hesburgh Libraries priorities, goals, and aspirations, using effective and viable means that always remain in fiscal, political, and strategic alignment with the Edward H. Arnold Dean, Hesburgh Libraries and University of Notre Dame Press and University leadership

- Collaborates with others to ensure that SRS Division departments and functions serve and advance all University, Hesburgh Libraries, and research libraries stakeholders as effectively and efficiently as possible in ways that sustainably advance past, present, and future access to knowledge and optimize the University's traditional excellence in teaching and instruction

25 percent = Policy Management

- In coordination with the Hesburgh Libraries Executive Team (HLET), establishes, oversees, maintains, updates, and publishes a centralized and accessible compendium of Hesburgh Libraries' policies, procedures, and best practices that govern (1) acquisition, curation, access, archiving, and management of a scholarly resources portfolio (including distinctive collections and University archives) that has a combined economic value of nearly $500 million and (2) standards-based bibliographic control for that scholarly resources portfolio

- Ensures that the Hesburgh Libraries Executive Team (HLET) and other relevant key stakeholders remain aware of and in compliance with relevant global, national, local, and institutional policies, procedures, standards, laws, regulations, and best practices that impact or improve the optimal operation of an academic research library system that is housed within a Carnegie Classified R1 doctoral university with very high research activities

- In consultation with the Hesburgh Libraries Executive Team (HLET) and other key stakeholders, establishes and manages a method for creating, reviewing, defining, discontinuing, and retiring Hesburgh Libraries' policies, procedures, and best practices for scholarly resources (including distinctive collections and University archives) and bibliographic control for those scholarly resources

- Ensures that relevant campus stakeholders remain aware of and in compliance with open access mandates that impact United States researchers, especially University of Notre Dame faculty and doctoral students

20 percent = Teaching Standards and Management

- Establishes, oversees, maintains, and regularly tracks results from a program that standardizes librarian teaching efforts, methods, assessments, and evaluation while aligning this program to direct or supplemental pedagogical needs within the University's colleges and schools

- Develops and implements plans for scaling librarian teaching efforts through in-person, synchronous, asynchronous, or multimodal delivery

- Ensures that Library faculty and other relevant key stakeholders remain aware of and in compliance with relevant global, national, local, and institutional policies, procedures, standards, laws, regulations, and best practices that impact or improve in-person, synchronous, asynchronous, or multimodal teaching that is on par with the expectations for tenure-track faculty within a Carnegie Classified R1 doctoral university with very high research activities

15 percent = Other Executive Contributions

- Performs activities that expand knowledge and abilities in ways that positively impact her or his performance, service to the Hesburgh Libraries, the University of Notre Dame, or the research library profession

- Maintains or improves executive or technical skills through an annual program of professional development that directly advances the mission, vision, and aspirations of the Hesburgh Libraries

- Performs any other executive duties as necessary to advance the mission, vision, and aspirations of the Hesburgh Libraries

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Completed masters from a graduate program that is accredited by the American Library Association OR a doctoral degree from an accredited university whereby the thesis subject matter covers one or more functional areas that this position will supervise

- Supervisory experience within academe

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Sufficient relevant experience, reputation, achievement, and credentials within academe that are reasonably likely to present a strong case for appointment to Library faculty by Notre Dame's Office of the Provost at the non-tenure level of associate librarian or higher, as the non-tenure associate librarian rank is described by the University’s “Academic Articles” and the Hesburgh Libraries’ information circular “Criteria for Library Faculty Appointment and Promotion.” Both documents are available in the “Library Faculty Positions” section of Hesburgh Libraries’ Employment Opportunities web page.

- Demonstrated experience in stewarding, or overseeing the stewardship of, a unit that has productively and effectively managed (1) a bibliographic control or classification unit, OR (2) a distinctive collections or archival portfolio, OR (3) a multimillion volume research collections portfolio

THE FULL PROFILE FOR THIS POSITITION IS AVAILABLE HERE.

SALARY AND BENEFITS

Faculty appointment, salary, and rank are nationally competitive with peer Association of Research Libraries (ARL) members and commensurate with experience and qualifications. Per the University’s Academic Articles, librarians at Hesburgh Libraries qualify for non-tenure library faculty appointments.  Candidates may learn more about Library faculty status through the University’s “Academic Articles” and the Hesburgh Libraries’ information circular “Criteria for Library Faculty Appointment and Promotion”. Both documents are available in the “Library Faculty Positions” section of Hesburgh Libraries’ Employment Opportunities web page, at

In addition, the University of Notre Dame offers an outstanding benefits package. Candidates can view summaries of benefits at Human Resources’ Benefits Summaries web page. For this role, view the summary entitled “Regular Faculty {Full-Time}.”

Finally, the University of Notre Dame supports the needs of dual career couples and has a Dual Career Assistance Program to assist relocating spouses and significant others with their job search. Candidates can view summaries of this program at Human Resources’ Dual Career Assistance Program web page, at https://hr.nd.edu/employment/dual-career-assistance-program/

ENVIRONMENT

The University of Notre Dame is a highly selective global Catholic doctoral research university with very high research activity whose idyllic campus is located in northern Indiana’s Michiana region, and about 90 miles east from Chicago. For more information about the University of Notre Dame, please visit the University of Notre Dame homepage. 

The Hesburgh Libraries at the University of Notre Dame advances institutional priorities by utilizing a talent process that maximizes professional and personal potential, implementing innovative services that further intellectual inquiry, and facilitating access to knowledge across a wide range of scholarly resources in numerous disciplines and formats.

As the primary library system on Notre Dame's campus, Hesburgh Libraries is a dynamic organization that features the flagship Hesburgh Library. Hesburgh Library, along with the Main Building and the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, is one of three iconic buildings that define the skyline of the Notre Dame campus. It also features the world-famous Word of Life mural (affectionately known as “Touchdown Jesus”).

The Hesburgh Library building houses the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship, the Medieval Institute Library, Rare Books & Special Collections, University Archives, and the Visual Resources Center. The Hesburgh Libraries organization also includes three specialty libraries located across the Notre Dame campus (Architecture Library, Business Library, and Music Library).

In 2022, the Hesburgh Libraries developed a new mission, vision, and strategic framework [pdf] designed to help advance Notre Dame's aspirations to become one of the world's leading research universities while prioritizing human and professional flourishing. Within this new framework, each member of the library community plays a key role in advancing strategic goals and objectives, sustaining critical operations, and defining shared values.

The Hesburgh Libraries organization employs nearly 200 people, including more than 50 library faculty members, and has been a longstanding member of several organizations, including Association of Research Libraries (ARL), Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), Northeast Research Libraries Consortium (NERL), HathiTrust, and the OCLC Research Library Partnership.

Additional information about Hesburgh Libraries can be found on the Libraries’ website. For additional information about working at the University of Notre Dame and various benefits available to employees, please visit http://hr.nd.edu/why-nd. 

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

We expect that the successful candidates will increase the diversity of voices within research libraries, higher education, and cultural heritage institutions. As integral prospective members of the Hesburgh Libraries Executive Team (HLET), each of these new associate university librarians not only will be sensitive to the history of exclusion within libraries and other information enterprises, but also will be willing and able to identify, challenge, and eliminate bias or exclusion that may hamper or impair the Libraries’ optimal performance. Through their materials, applicants should clearly demonstrate how they have embodied, fostered, or implemented an equitable culture that considers diversity to be a competitive advantage.

While the University of Notre Dame welcomes and actively seeks Catholic intellectuals, what the University asks of all its scholars and students is not a particular creedal affiliation, but a respect for the objectives of Notre Dame, and a willingness to enter the conversation that gives it life and character. Therefore, the University insists upon academic freedom that makes open discussion and inquiry possible.

The University of Notre Dame is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to building a culturally diverse workplace. Moreover, Notre Dame prohibits discrimination against veterans or disabled qualified individuals, and requires affirmative action by covered contractors to employ and advance veterans and qualified individuals with disabilities in compliance with 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a).

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

This position posting and application instructions can be found on the Interfolio website: apply.interfolio.com/117703

Review of applications will begin in January 2023. The application period ends at 11:59 PM ET on March 1, 2023. Candidates may apply simultaneously for up to two of the open associate university librarian roles. Candidates who wish to apply for two (2) associate university librarian roles must submit two applications, one for each role. Candidates who are interviewing for two roles will be interviewed twice, once for each role, and the Search Committee will adjudicate each interview separately. If a candidate who has applied for two roles advances to the campus interview round, however, she or he will need to visit campus only once and submit only one set of professional references.

Interested candidates should assemble four (4) items, in the following sequential order, in a single, unlocked Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) file:

(1) A formal letter of application (3 pages maximum), addressed to:

Michelle Savoie 
Personnel Specialist
Hesburgh Libraries
University of Notre Dame
284 Hesburgh Library
Notre Dame, IN 46556
 

(2) A résumé or curriculum vitae (15 pages maximum);

(3) Final, accepted, or complete draft publication or comparable non-confidential writing sample (10 pages maximum); and

(4) The name, title, institution, and email address of five (5) professional references. At least one of these references must have been your direct supervisor within the past three years. (Hesburgh Libraries search representatives will begin contacting professional references once selected candidates accept an invitation for a campus visit.)

Please name the submitted Acrobat file as follows:

hesburghlibraries2023-AUL_lnamefirstinitial

(Example: hesburghlibraries2023-AUL_savoiem)

Failure to comply with these directions may disqualify your application from being considered or delay review of your materials.