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> > 1. [TLA] *Re: Seeking Dean of Libraries* > > ** > > *DEAN OF UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES* > > *EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY***** > > East Tennessee State University (ETSU) seeks applications and nominations > for the position of Dean of University Libraries. East Tennessee State > University, located in northeast Tennessee, is a regional state-supported > institution serving over 15,000 students. It offers nearly 235 programs of > study in its eleven colleges and schools and is one of six public > universities governed by the Tennessee Board of Regents. A description > of ETSU, its programs, and the region which it serves can be found at > http://www.etsu.edu. **** > > ** ** > > The Dean of University Libraries is responsible to the Provost and Vice > President for Academic Affairs for providing strong leadership in > administration of university libraries: the Charles C. Sherrod Library on > the main campus and the library at ETSU at Kingsport. The Dean provides > strong, effective advocacy externally and on academic and administrative > councils of the University, participating in strategic planning and policy > development for the University, as well as the libraries. The Dean > provides an environment that promotes teamwork and collegiality among > library faculty and staff for the purpose of providing excellent service to > all library constituencies. The Dean provides vision and policy direction > in all areas of library services, including collection development, > personnel policy, public and technical services, budget, and facilities > planning.**** > > * * > > Minimum qualifications include a M.L.S. or the equivalent graduate degree > from an ALA-accredited institution; earned doctorate preferred; experience > in a university library setting; tenure and appointment at a rank of > associate or full professor; a minimum of ten years experience in > progressively more responsible positions in academic librarianship; > documented administrative experience in a higher education setting; and > excellent interpersonal and communication skills.**** > > ** ** > > Essential functions include providing leadership in development of shared > short and long-range goals and plans for the libraries; articulating the > role of the library in meeting the changing needs of all university > constituencies; encouraging effective systems that integrate current and > emerging information technology; overseeing assessment activities and > demonstrating use of assessment in strategic planning; supporting and > facilitating a culture of collegial governance; supporting professional > development and training for faculty and staff in a rapidly changing > environment, including support for faculty activities toward promotion and > tenure; overseeing evaluation processes for the library faculty and staff; > overseeing and allocating budget and other resources to achieve library > goals; participating in institutional processes for planning, budget > development, policy development, and decision making; securing library > funding and support through philanthropic cultivation, grants, and other > means; promoting the libraries within the university community; cultivating > community support through the university library associates and other > bodies; promoting effective working relationships with other units, > especially those involved in distance education, information management, > and emerging technologies; building visibility through mutually beneficial > relationships with external groups; promoting collaborative and consortial > relationships with other libraries; participating in the professional > library community and related organizations and bodies on the state, > regional, and national levels; and fostering life-long learning across the > campus and wider community.**** > > ** ** > > Review of applications will begin on February 15, 2012, and will continue > until the position is filled. The preferred start date is July 1, 2012. > Applications including a letter of interest that addresses accomplishments > and experience relevant to the position, a detailed CV, and the names, > e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of a minimum of three references > should be submitted through the university’s electronic application system: > https://jobs.etsu.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/Welcome_css.jsp . Inquiries > should be directed to Dr. Rebecca Pyles, Search Committee Chair and Dean of > the Honors College, [log in to unmask] **** > > ** ** > > East Tennessee State University is an AA/EEO Employer. Women and > minorities are particularly encouraged to apply.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** >