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Posted: 18-Jul-23

Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey

Salary: Open

Categories:

Academic/Faculty
Library/Information Sciences

Internal Number: 206601

Position Summary:

The Rutgers University Libraries seek an experienced, collaborative, and forward-thinking senior library administrator to fill the position of Associate University Librarian (AUL) for Health Sciences Libraries, which includes the George F. Smith Library of the Health Sciences (Newark), and the Robert Wood Johnson Library of the Health Sciences (New Brunswick). The Health Sciences Libraries primarily serve constituents (faculty, students, and staff) who comprise Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS). Based in the George F. Smith Library, the successful candidate will oversee a combined team of 10 faculty and 14 staff and responsibly manage an annual budget of $2.4 million. The AUL will develop strategic resources, facilities, and services for students and faculty in support of the RBHS mission to be a distinguished national model for health care access and quality, research, and innovation, interprofessional education and healthcare, and community service and engagement. Reporting to the Associate Vice President for Campus Libraries, the AUL RBHS serves as an active member of the University Libraries Leadership Team working with colleagues to develop and implement strategic directions and assess service quality
RESPONSIBILTIES:

• Provides leadership in planning, budgeting, professional development, and training for RBHS Libraries.
• Participates in the Libraries-wide planning, budget, operations, and personnel decision-making activities.
• Collaborates with leadership across the Libraries and other relevant stakeholders to identify, evaluate, and implement synergistic programs and services that facilitate cross-organizational communication and collaboration while fostering a culture of transparency, engagement, and shared decision-making.
• Champions the Health Sciences Libraries along with the Rutgers University Libraries system-wide resources and services with the chancellor, deans, department chairs, program directors, and faculty at Rutgers health sciences locations.
• Advances the Libraries' and University's diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility goals.
• Participates in the appointment, reappointment, promotion, and tenure processes of library faculty
• Articulates and fosters a strong sense of community across the RBHS Libraries.
• Represents the Libraries within the University, the state, and on national committees.

Minimum Education and Experience:

Required:
The successful candidate will have a degree from ALA-accredited program combined with significant accomplishments as a leader in an academic, research, or health sciences library setting; demonstrated managerial experience with proven ability to lead change in the rapidly changing world of higher education; a commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and responding to evolving user needs and services. successful outreach with stakeholders; collaboration and consensus building; mentoring; innovation and a creative approach to problem-solving; advocacy; strategic planning and decision-making; budgeting; the ability to delegate effectively; and effective oral and written communication.  Must qualify for tenure on appointment.
Preferred:
Experience in an academic health sciences library environment. An advanced degree in a relevant or related field.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
SALARY: Salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
STATUS/BENEFITS: Faculty status, calendar year appointment, retirement plans, life/health insurance, prescription drug and dental plans, tuition remission, vacation and sick accrual per current university policy.

City: Newark

State: NJ

Posting Number: 23FA0753

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