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Learning Resources and Technology Services Associate, Dean for Library
Services -- St. Cloud State University -- Minnesota
Dean: Learning Resources and Technology Services Associate Dean for
Library Services. Learning Resources and Technology Services (LR&TS), St.
Cloud State University (located 70 miles northwest of Minneapolis/St.
Paul) invites applications for a LR&TS Associate Dean for Library
Services. Type of appointment: Excluded manager, 12 month. Salary:
Commensurate with qualifications and experience (range $60,000 to $97,000).
Date of Appointment: No later than Fall 2008. Responsibilities:
The LR&TS Associate Dean for Library Services provides leadership in
shaping the library's integral role in student learning. The library is
housed in the James W. Miller Learning Resources Center, a facility that
integrates information and technology resources to provide a wide range of
state-of-the art services that make it a favorite space for students. The
LR&TS Associate Dean for Library Services reports to the Dean of LR&TS and
is responsible for library strategic planning, budgets, personnel,
collections, instruction and information literacy, reference services,
archives services and access services. The Associate Dean manages a budget
in excess of $million; leads a staff of 17 professional librarians, 15
support staff, and student employees. All faculty librarians teach in the
Center for Information Media and share reference and collection development
responsibilities. The library collection consists of over 2.76 million
items including 667,000 books, 1.3 million state and federal documents,
1800 print periodicals, 17,000 electronic periodical subscriptions, and
26,500 audio/visual items. Responsibilities include:
Management: manage fiscal and personnel resources for library
services; manage and oversee daily library operations; recruit and
supervise employees within bargaining unit contracts; coordinate library
facilities and space management; encourage professional development and
growth of employees; foster a collaborative and congenial environment in
which employees are valued; coordinate the development of unit policies
and procedures. Collaboration: collaborate with others in management
and leadership roles within LR&TS and on campus; facilitate team-building
within and across library workgroups, promote services, coordinate
communication in/out of the unit; build relationships and work with
academic departments; collaborate and provide leadership within the
library community. Planning and Development: participate in and
provide leadership for the library in LR&TS strategic planning; coordinate
the establishment of library priorities, goals, and work plans; participate
in project design and management; encourage the development of grants and
external funding; coordinate and participate in developing and
establishing statewide library priorities. Professional Development and
Service: keep up to date on collective bargaining contracts; keep up
to date on trends in library services, including policy initiatives
affecting libraries; three credits teaching or equivalent library service.
Qualifications and Experience: Required: ALA-accredited master's
degree in Library or Information Science; second graduate degree;
significant professional experience in an academic library; significant
progressively responsible administrative and/or supervisory
experience; a record of scholarly activity, service, and instruction.
Preferred: earned doctorate; communication, presentation, and
interpersonal skills appropriate for this level of management; experience
resolving conflict; experience in managing personnel and budgets;
knowledgeable about current trends in library services and information
management in higher education. Application information and deadline:
A completed application includes a letter addressing the responsibilities,
qualifications and experience listed above; current vita; undergraduate and
graduate transcripts (unofficial copies acceptable for initial screening);
and contact information, including names, e-mail addresses and phone
numbers of three references. Send to: LR&TS Associate Dean for Library
Services Search Committee, MC-112; c/o Dean, Learning Resources and
Technology Services; St. Cloud State University; 720 Fourth Avenue South;
St. Cloud, Minnesota 56301-4498; phone: 320-308-2022; fax:
320-308-4778. To assure full consideration, applications must be received
by January 14, 2008. SCSU is committed to excellence and actively supports
cultural diversity. To promote this endeavor, we invite individuals who
contribute to such diversity to apply, including minorities, women, GLBT,
persons with disabilities and veterans. SCSU is a member of Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities System.
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