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Title: Interim Library Dean
Location: Framingham State University, Whittemore Library
(Hybrid - Framingham, MA)
Position Type: Temporary
Start date: As soon as possible
End date: Minimum of 8-month placement
Schedule: 37.5 hours per week; Monday - Friday
Pay Rate: $50.00 - $60.00 per hour, based on experience
CORI: Required
Description:
The Interim Library Dean manages a full range of day-to-day operational functions and services of all departments within the Library, which includes:
- Implementing policies and procedures to ensure effective operations
- Ensuring compliance with contractual agreements
- Reviewing, approving, and monitoring expenditures and recommended budgets
- Providing leadership and managing the personnel activities of librarians and Library staff, including hiring, training, and evaluating the work of librarians and staff in accordance with contractual agreements
- Preparing and initiating new programs for the benefit of students and faculty
The Interim Library Dean is responsible for matters relating to the acquisition, organization and maintenance of Library resources both for instruction and research purposes and for general information to the academic community through materials in a variety of formats.
Supervision Exercised: Supervises full and part-time Librarians and Library staff.
Supervision Received: Direct report of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Examples Of Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Meets the academic and related needs of the departments and, in collaboration with faculty and administrators, develops policies, sets priorities, and evaluates and adjusts library functions and services.
- Ensures that the standards in the internal operation of each Library department are met, and promotes and preserve the Library’s main and historic collections.
- Collaborates with deans, chairs, and faculty to actively promote and forward the Library’s role in integrating information literacy and digital fluency skills into the curriculum and advocates for the use of emerging technologies to meet the current and future demands of Library services.
- Assesses services, virtual and physical; oversees the Library’s support of online education; conducts studies and responds to findings; and improves access to electronic resources.
- Supervises and oversees the professional development of all personnel and may perform personnel actions that include conducting formal evaluations for reappointment, promotion, tenure, and post-tenure review in accordance with contractual agreements.
- Prepares budget materials, approves and administers Library funds, and reports on expenditures made by the department.
- Serves as the Library’s voting representative, determining its policies as a member of various networks, consortia, and other cooperating library organizations (e.g., Lyrasis, Minuteman Library Network, and the Massachusetts Commonwealth Consortium of Libraries of Public Higher Education Institutions, Inc.).
- Prepares detailed reports that may be required by the University administration and/or by external agencies.
- Serves on special and/or standing committees, governance bodies, or councils of the University, upon the call of the President.
Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Library and Information Science from an institution accredited by the American Library Association.
- A second subject Master’s degree from an accredited institution.
- Five years of management experience that includes the supervision of a diverse staff.
- Thorough knowledge of higher education principles, practices, and procedures, the application of information technologies, and considerable knowledge of trends in higher education and their impact on library services.
- Thorough knowledge of current library practices, procedures, and trends in institutions of higher education and a strong commitment to student-centered library services.
- Extensive administrative and supervisory ability in library operations, demonstrated ability to lead a team, strong interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to supervise the work of professional, paraprofessional, clerical, and student support staff.
- Demonstrated ability to work within a collegial and collaborative framework and to foster this ability in staff.
- Professional competence as evidenced by professional growth and development activities, the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships, and the ability to set priorities and organize tasks.
- Knowledge of and demonstrable experience in all facets of the position described in the Duties and Responsibilities of the Job Description.
Massachusetts Library System (MLS) is an equal opportunity employer.
MLS is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, age, marital status, sex, physical or mental challenge, creed, religion, political affiliation, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation. Members of underrepresented groups, and those committed to working in a diverse cultural environment are encouraged to apply.
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