Associate University Librarian - Collections Strategy Access

Position Title:

Associate University Librarian Collections Strategy & Access

Job Group:

Professional & Scientific

Required Minimum Qualifications:

Masters degree and 10 years of related experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Masters degree in library and information science (MLIS) or a related field.
Experience building and maintaining campus partnerships and partnerships at the local regional and national level.
Proven ability to lead and manage a team with experience in strategic planning.
Familiarity with emerging technologies and best practices in library science including access services metadata management eresources and research data.
Experience managing library collections budgets supporting the needs of a research university and strategizing open initiatives.

Job Description:

Summary

Reporting to the Dean of the University Library the Associate University Librarian will play an important role in shaping the internal and external direction of the division and the library at large. The ideal candidate will have at least ten years of experience supervising midmanagement level professional staff building and maintaining campus partnerships at the local regional and national levels and engaging in strategic planning and budgeting. This role will work to inspire build trust empower professional growth and engage staff in delivering usercentered services. This position will require communicating and managing change fostering innovation implementing solutions and programs development of hightrust and highperforming collaborative teams and commitment to the landgrant mission that welcomes all individuals.

The Associate University Librarian (AUL) for Collections Strategy and Access will chart the vision and strategic direction for the Collections Strategy and Access (CSA) division. Providing leadership for approximately thirty 30 staff across six 6 departments/units this role will shape the division which combines the operations of collections strategy access services metadata eresources acquisitions and research data services. This position will create a unified vision collaborate with library administration on strategic planning and build campuswide relationships that drive momentum across the divisions and the University Library.

Why Join Us

Impactful Leadership and Innovation

• Lead strategic planning and change management efforts that will define collections research support and open access at Iowa State University for years to come.
• Join a collaborative and forwardthinking executive team reporting directly to the Dean of the University Library and contributing to universitywide initiatives.

A University That Inspires

• Ranked among the top public research universities Iowa State fosters an environment of innovation and discovery.
• The University Library serves over 30000 students and 6000 faculty/staff supporting cuttingedge research and openaccess initiatives true to the land grant mission.

The University Library is in the midst of an exciting and critical transformation implementing innovative changes throughout its operations structure and culture. Together we are not only redefining ourselves but expanding how people see and engage with a 21stcentury landgrant academic library. We are focusing on expanding experiential learning opportunities that deepen research outcomes affordable education and holistic support of students establishing on and offcampus partnerships that broaden reach and impact and enhancing our support for student and faculty success.

Major Duties

• Serves as a member of the University Librarys administrative cabinet and shares responsibility for leading strategic planning and other librarywide initiatives.

• Guides organizational change engages in collaborative decisionmaking and builds consensus around a strategic vision for Collections Strategy and Access.

• Empowers professional growth and engages staff in delivering usercentered services.

• Promotes an organizational culture that questions conventional approaches experiments with new ideas and approaches failure as a learning experience.

• Develops a fundamental understanding of Collections Strategy and Access to effectively plan manage advocate and assess their progress toward divisional and departmental goals.

• Facilitates interdepartmental communication to encourage innovation flexibility and creativity and to manage change.

• Builds and maintains relationships with stakeholders and partners across campus and beyond seeking feedback input and innovative opportunities.

• Stays up to date on new and emerging developments and technologies and how these developments may impact and/or influence department and divisional efficiencies goals and outputs.

• Advances the libraries priorities and strategic directions through participation on library and university committees task forces and project teams.

• Maintains broad understanding of Iowa State Universitys teaching learning and research programs and initiatives ensuring that services meet faculty and student needs.

About the Library

The University Library is a studentcentric R1 academic library empowering users to discover create and share knowledge in alignment with Iowa State Universitys broader goals and initiatives. University Library locations consist of Parks Library the main library on central campus and the Veterinary Medical Library in Patterson Hall at the College of Veterinary Medicine. Parks Library is a major campus hub withdaily visitors. We provide worldclass collections services and technologies with more than 2.3 million physical items 2 million ebooks and access to online articles databases and journals. University Library staff help identify and create Open Educational Resources (OER) and manage course reserves to support Iowa States strategic priority of keeping course material costs affordable. There is a librarian for every discipline at Iowa State to provide research consultations workshops inclass instruction and help navigate OER. Data services librarians offer instruction on data sharing management and organization. The University Library includes Special Collections and University Archives and a stateoftheart Preservation Lab. For more information please visit: details about employee benefits please visit: Iowa One of Americas Best College Towns

• Named one of the best places to live in the U.S. Ames offers affordable living excellent schools and a vibrant cultural scene.

• A thriving research and innovation hub home to multiple national laboratories and technologydriven industries.

• Proximity to Des Moines a rapidly growing metro area with arts entertainment and business opportunities.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship.

Appointment Type:

Regular

Number of Months Employed Per Year:

12 Month Work Period

Time Type:

Full time

Pay Grade:

PS813

Application Instructions:

To apply for this position please click on Apply and complete the Employment Application. Please be prepared to enter or attach the following:

1 Resume/Curriculum Vitae
2 Letter of Application/Cover Letter

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Why Choose ISU

Iowa State Employees enjoy comprehensive health and worklife benefits including medical and dental; as well as:
Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans
Generous vacation holiday and sick time and leave plans
Onsite childcare (Ames Iowa)
Life insurance and longterm disability
Flexible Spending Accounts
Various voluntary benefits and discounts
Employee Assistance Program
Wellbeing program

Original Posting Date:

March 21 2025

Posting Close Date:

April 16 2025

Job Requisition Number:

R16644