Associate Dean for Research, Academic Engagement & Library Experience

Location: Prairie View, Texas, United States. Onsite leadership across branch and distributed library locations, including evening and weekend operating hours.

Company

hirify.global is a university whose library supports research, teaching, learning, access, academic engagement, and user experience.

What you will do

• Provide strategic and administrative leadership for Research, Teaching, & Outreach Services and Access, Circulation & Experience Services.
• Develop an integrated service model spanning research support, teaching, outreach, access, circulation, academic engagement, and user experience.
• Lead liaison services, library instruction, information fluency, research consultations, graduate and doctoral support, scholarly communication, research impact services, outreach, programming, and community engagement.
• Oversee circulation, access, interlibrary loan, resource sharing, collection access, student engagement, facilities, safety coordination, and continuous improvement of physical and digital service environments.
• Coordinate branch and distributed services, including the Music Library, Northwest Houston Center library services, College of Nursing support, and the institutional relationship with the Texas Medical Center Library.
• Recruit, develop, supervise, and support managers, librarians, staff, student employees, and emerging leaders while contributing to assessment, strategic planning, resource allocation, and organizational improvement.

Requirements

• ALA-accredited master’s degree in library or information science required.
• Six years of professional library experience following receipt of the master’s degree required.
• Knowledge of contemporary academic-library services supporting research, teaching, learning, access, engagement, and user experience.
• Knowledge of service assessment, evidence-based decision-making, organizational improvement, and user-centered service design.
• Ability to communicate effectively, collaborate, multitask, and work cooperatively with others.
• Strong verbal and written communication, interpersonal, leadership, and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications, as well as TAMUS policies and procedures.
• All positions are security-sensitive; employment is contingent on credential verification and completion of a criminal history check.

Nice to have

• Leadership accomplishments relevant to the position’s portfolio.
• Experience building partnerships with faculty, students, academic leaders, researchers, external organizations, or other university stakeholders.
• Experience developing people, leading professionals with varied expertise, building effective teams, or strengthening organizational capability.
• Experience leading organizational change, developing capabilities, redesigning services, integrating programs or functions, or using assessment and evidence to improve performance.
• Experience contributing to strategic planning, resource allocation, personnel development, or other significant responsibilities in an academic or research library.

Culture & Benefits

• Staff leadership role reporting to the Dean of Libraries and serving on the University Libraries’ senior leadership team.
• Collaborative work across organizational boundaries and university units.
• Leadership responsibility for services delivered during evening and weekend operating hours.
• Salary is commensurate with education and experience within the assigned university salary range.
• The university will not pay the $100,000 fee associated with certain new H-1B petitions; a Texas moratorium may affect the ability to employ candidates requiring future employment visa sponsorship.

Hiring process

• Apply through the Prairie View A&M University Career Site by the posting close date, which is listed as until filled; inquiries through email or external job websites are not considered without a Career Site application.
• Attach a resume or curriculum vitae and a cover letter in the designated application attachment box.
• Employment is subject to the institution’s background investigation and verification procedures.