Job Title:
Associate Dean - Access, Instruction, and Research
Job Summary:
Position: Associate Dean - Access, Instruction, and Research
Supervisor: Dean, University Library
Division: Academic Affairs
Salary Range: $113,800 to $162,407
First consideration: November 1, 2022; start date flexible but not later than end of spring 2023
POSITION SUMMARY:
The University of San Francisco (USF) is a diverse, urban, Jesuit Catholic university with a global mission, committed to educating hearts and minds to cultivate the full, integral development of each person and all persons; pursuing learning as a lifelong humanizing and liberating social activity; and advancing excellence as the standard for teaching, scholarship, creative expression, and service.
The University of San Francisco and the Gleeson Library|Geschke Center are embarking on a new five-year strategic plan, with a key goal to make USF an extraordinary place to work. Our new Library Dean is committed to building a culture of opportunity and inclusive excellence, collaborative leadership and transparency, student success, and advancing antiracism and DEI through library collections and services. To that end, we are inviting applications for the role of Associate Dean for Access, Instruction, and Research (ADAIR) to join our vibrant team.
Reporting to the Library Dean, the ADAIR provides leadership, advocacy, and direction for the functional areas of Reference & Research Services, Access Services, and Library Instruction & Outreach. Along with the Library Dean and the Associate Dean for Collection Services (ADCS), the ADAIR is a member of the library cabinet and the Library Leadership Team (LLT) which consists of library cabinet, the 5 library department heads (Reference & Access Services, Instruction & Outreach, Special Collections & University Archives, Electronic Resources & Systems, and Metadata & Collection Management), and the Assistant to the Dean & Business Manager.
In partnership and collaboration with the Library Dean, the ADCS, and the LLT, the ADAIR shares in the responsibilities for strategic planning, general administrative decision-making, resource management, assessment, priority-setting, and development of policies for library operations. This position is an essential participant in the shared governance systems within the library and provides leadership in building a culture of innovation, collaboration, engagement and accountability to develop, promote and implement Gleeson Library|Geschke Center priorities. This position contributes to comprehensive, library-wide budget and fiscal reporting needs and assists the dean in coordinating the work of the library business manager.
Portfolio includes:
● Access Services - including ILL, Course Reserves, Stacks Management, Circulation and Facilities
● Instruction & Outreach
● Reference & Research Services
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Chanda Briggs
Outreach Librarian
University of San Francisco
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