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Associate Vice Provost

Employer
University of Oregon
Location
Oregon, United States
Salary
Salary Not specified
Date posted
Oct 28, 2021

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Associate Vice Provost & University Librarian (AVPUL) for Collections and Discovery Services

Job no: 528441
Work type: Faculty - Career
Location: Eugene, OR
Categories: Administrative/Professional, Executive/Management/Director, Library

Department: Library
Rank: Associate or Senior Librarian
Annual Basis: 12 Month

Review of Applications Begins
November 28, 2021; position open until filled.

Special Instructions to Applicants
Along with your online application, please upload a current resume or CV, and a cover letter.

Department Summary
About the UO Libraries:
The University of Oregon Libraries is an essential partner in the University's educational, research, and public service mission. With five locations on the Eugene campus and branches at UO Portland and at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, the Libraries offers many flexible, service- and technology-rich environments for our users' research and learning needs. The UO Libraries is committed to supporting and enhancing the diversity of the university community, providing a culturally inclusive environment where diversity of thought and expression is valued and respected, and disrupting systemic inequalities. With a focus on equity in service, we strive to create a powerful learning community, a welcoming space where faculty, students, and patrons of all ages and cultural and ethnic backgrounds can access the information necessary to achieve their personal and professional goals. Our mission is to actively support the student learning experience, enable the creation and stewardship of knowledge, and contribute to advancements in teaching, research, scholarship, and public service. We value intellectual freedom, user-centered service, evidence-based approaches, transparency, innovation, teamwork, diversity, and integrity.

The University of Oregon Libraries is the only Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member in Oregon. The library is a member of the Orbis Cascade Alliance, SPARC, Center for Research Libraries, DuraSpace, the Council on Library and Information Resources, Coalition for Networked Information, EDUCAUSE, and other major organizations. For more information about the UO Libraries, go to https://library.uoregon.edu/overview.

About Collection and Discovery Services:
Collections and Discovery Services (CDS) is responsible for acquiring, describing, preserving, and disseminating all types of scholarly and creative outputs to advance the research, teaching, and learning work of the University of Oregon community. CDS offers a range of reference, consulting, and instructional services to the users and creators of these collections. CDS encompasses four major areas: Digital Scholarship Services, Electronic Resources and Acquisitions, Cataloging, Metadata and Preservation Services, and Special Collections and University Archives. CDS endeavors to build strong partnerships, within the UO Libraries and with regional partners, to be a leader in advancing practice, and to contribute with increasing effectiveness to local, regional, and international resource collection and curation efforts. For the current organization chart, go to https://library.uoregon.edu/general/about/orgchart.

Position Announcement
The University of Oregon Libraries is seeking its next Associate Vice Provost and University Librarian for Collections and Discovery Services (AVPUL-CDS) to move an ambitious agenda forward. Emerging from a year of pandemic-affected operations, we are rebuilding our personnel ranks and re-thinking the way we work and serve our community. The successful candidate will join a newly formed leadership team at a time when the Libraries are embarking on the development of a fresh vision and a novel strategic design for a sustainable, global, and just information future.

The AVPUL-CDS will collaborate with the Libraries' administrative team and libraries leadership team to achieve overall organizational goals and build a strong culture of collaborative leadership. The AVPUL-CDS will be responsible for the overall leadership and administration of the Collections and Discovery Services division, which includes four departments:
  • Cataloging, Metadata, and Preservation Services
  • Digital Scholarship Services
  • Electronic Resources and Acquisitions
  • Special Collections and University Archives

    The successful candidate will shape organizational structure, allocate funding to greatest effect, and leverage external partnerships to build collections and discovery services. The AVPUL-CDS will help us develop long-range and comprehensive plans around collections storage and preservation, exhibits, discovery of and access to electronic collections, digitization and preservation of all formats of collections, and growth of the library as a laboratory for scholars in the humanities and beyond.

    The most competitive candidates will be able to discuss approaches to and experience with change management, communication, fostering innovation, the development of high-trust, high-performing teams, and commitment to organizational equity and inclusion. The new AVPUL-CDS can look forward to working in a supportive and collaborative environment where new ideas are rewarded, growth is expected, and success is shared.

    If you've been waiting to fulfil your potential as a leader in collections and discovery services, consider joining us.

    Minimum Requirements
    Minimum qualifications for the rank of Associate Librarian:
  • Master's Degree in Library/Information Science from an ALA-accredited institution, or international equivalent.
  • Six years post-MLIS or post-international equivalent progressively responsible library services leadership/management experience in an academic or research library, to include supervisory experience.

    Minimum qualifications for the rank of Senior Librarian:
  • Master's Degree in Library/Information Science from an ALA-accredited institution, or international equivalent.
  • Twelve years post-MLIS or post-international equivalent progressively responsible library services leadership/management experience in an academic or research library, to include supervisory experience.

    Professional Competencies
  • Demonstrated experience with management and effective stewardship of library collections budgets.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of collection management and open access strategies, trends, and best practices.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of contemporary trends and key issues in research libraries and technology services.
  • Strong diplomacy and negotiation skills; ability to bring key stakeholders together across differences to achieve goals.
  • Ability to foster team commitment and trust.
  • Proven ability to motivate and inspire team members.
  • Skill with proactive and supportive performance management.
  • Ability to foster creativity and innovation by providing new insights into situations, questioning conventional approaches, encouraging new ideas, and supporting the design and implementation of new or novel programs/processes.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally with people from different backgrounds and with diverse life experiences and learning styles.
  • Excellent organizational and analytical skills, with ability to manage workload, priorities, and deadlines to achieve goals.
  • Ability to support and enhance a diverse learning and working environment.

    Preferred Qualifications
  • Advanced education or training in leadership, management, higher education, or a related field.
  • Strategic perspective: knowledge of current higher education policy environment, and experience with library and campus policy review, development, implementation, and training.
  • Demonstrated knowledge in the fields of digital scholarship, digital collections, and/or digital preservation.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of key issues and trends in university archives and special collections.
  • Strong record of contribution to the information profession.
  • Demonstrable commitment to promoting and enhancing equity, inclusion, and/or accessibility.

    The University of Oregon is proud to offer a robust benefits package to eligible employees, including health insurance, retirement plans and paid time off. For more information about benefits, visit http://hr.uoregon.edu/careers/about-benefits.

    The University of Oregon is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the ADA. The University encourages all qualified individuals to apply, and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected status, including veteran and disability status. The University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation in connection with the application process, please contact us at uocareers@uoregon.edu or 541-346-5112.

    UO prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression in all programs, activities and employment practices as required by Title IX, other applicable laws, and policies. Retaliation is prohibited by UO policy. Questions may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, Office of Civil Rights Compliance, or to the Office for Civil Rights. Contact information, related policies, and complaint procedures are listed on the statement of non-discrimination.

    In compliance with federal law, the University of Oregon prepares an annual report on campus security and fire safety programs and services. The Annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report is available online at http://police.uoregon.edu/annual-report.



    To apply, visit https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/528441/associate-vice-provost-university-librarian-avpul-for-collections-and-discovery-services

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