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Subject: FW: [LIB-ANNOUNCE] Director, Research and Instructional
Services-Uiowa
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 14:27:32 -0500
From: McInroy, Mary R <[log in to unmask]>
Person in this position will be the administrator for the
newly-configured Reference and Library Instruction Department at the
University of Iowa Libraries, and as such will oversee both government
publications and maps. Cross-posted, please excuse duplication.
Mary McInroy
Government Publications Department
and Map Collection
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City, IA 52242-1420
(319)335-6247 or (319)335-5926
FAX: (319)335-5900
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
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From: University Libraries Announcements
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Subject: [LIB-ANNOUNCE] Director, Research and Instructional Services
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LIBRARIES
IOWA CITY, IOWA
Position Vacancy
DIRECTOR, RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES
Position Description: This is a major leadership position for the
Libraries and the University, reporting to the University Librarian. The
Director administers the public service departments within the Main
Library, administers 10 branch libraries, and works collaboratively with
other library directors, campus administrators, faculty, and staff in
the planning, development, and implementation of innovative,
user-centered library services that support the University’s academic
enterprise. The incumbent is also actively involved with the senior
management team in planning, resource allocation, the establishment of
library-wide policies and practices, and other administrative
responsibilities of the University Libraries. The following departments
are part of Research and Instructional Services and report to this
position: Access Services, Distance Education, Reference and Library
Instruction, along with the Art, Business, Music, Psychology, Biological
Sciences, Chemistry, Geoscience, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics
branch libraries.
Required Qualifications:
· a graduate degree from an ALA accredited library program;
· at least 10 years of experience in library public services with
a documented record of successful leadership, management, communication
and organizational development in a complex and rapidly changing
environment;
· ability to articulate a vision for research library services and
demonstrated ability to implement effective, innovative user-centered
services in a dynamic environment;
· ability to function in and foster a collaborative working
environment;
· understanding of the academic teaching and research needs of a
Research I university;
· the ability to take a broad, library-wide perspective;
· excellent written and oral communication skills;
· history of professional involvement at a national level and/or
scholarship.
Salary and appointment: Rank is at the Associate Director level. Salary
is commensurate with qualifications and experience; minimum salary of
$90,000. The University of Iowa offers an attractive package of benefits
including 24 days of paid vacation per year, TIAA/CREF retirement, and a
flexible selection of medical, life, dental, and vision insurance,
childcare credit, and additional options.
The University of Iowa Libraries: The University of Iowa library system
consists of the Main Library, the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences
and 10 branch libraries (Art, Music, Business, and the sciences). With
more than 4 million volumes, the Libraries ranks 30 out of 113 among the
Association of Research Libraries for size of collections. InfoHawk, the
Libraries’ integrated online system, uses ExLibris’ Aleph 500 software.
The Libraries has been innovative in the development of services related
to digital technologies with the creation of such units as the
Information Arcade and Information Commons. The University Libraries is
an active member of the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), the
Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), the Center for Research
Libraries (CRL), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the
Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), and the ARL SPARC Project.
The Libraries provides a program of support for professional development
activities and its staff members are actively engaged in national
cooperative efforts.
The University and Iowa City: A major research and teaching institution,
the University of Iowa offers internationally recognized programs in a
diverse array of academic, medical, and artistic disciplines, from
otolaryngology to fiction writing, printmaking to space science,
hydraulic engineering to dance. The University consists of a faculty of
2000 and a permanent staff of 15,000 serving 29,000 students, close to
10,000 of whom are registered in graduate and professional degree
programs. Approximately 8% of the University’s workforce is minority
faculty and staff, 9% of the student body are members of minority
groups, and 7% are international students. Iowa City is a community of
some 63,000 people with excellent educational, recreational, and
cultural advantages and was ranked the number one metropolitan area in
which to live by Editor & Publisher Market Guide in 1999. It is readily
accessible via interstate highways and a major airport only 30 minutes away.
Application Procedures: Applications must be received by August 13,
2004. Qualified applicants should submit a letter of application,
resume, and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three
references to: Susan Marks, Coordinator, Human Resources & Diversity
Programs, University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, IA, 52242-1420
(319-335-5871), [log in to unmask]
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
EMPLOYER. WOMEN AND MINORITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
For more information about the University of Iowa Libraries, see our
website at
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/index.html.
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