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Position Information
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Job Title
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Dean of the Library
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Pay Grade
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0
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Requisition Number
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10704
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Department
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Library
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Hourly Pay Rate:
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Tenure Track
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No
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Job Description
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Weber State University seeks applications for the position of Dean of the Library. The position will be available July 1, 2017.
The Dean of the Library reports to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and oversees library services, library faculty and staff, collections and budgeting, information technology adoption and development, digital initiatives and University
Archives and Special Collections. The successful candidate will be responsible for strategic planning and partnerships from the state to the international level, fundraising, advocacy and outreach.
The Library spans 159,062 square feet, and employs 9 faculty, 6 adjuncts and 31 staff, and 25-30 student assistants. It has an annual budget of $3,886,354 for faculty, staff and resources. It contains over 411,661 bound volumes, 258,988 electronic resources,
and 642,867 microform units.
Duties include:
-Provide leadership in the development and implementation of services designed to support the teaching, learning, and research activities of students, faculty and other constituents
-Provide vision and strategic planning and direction for the library
-Oversee the development and enhancement of collections and services in collaboration with faculty, staff and administrators
-Manage library operations and provide direction in the development and implementation of library policies and procedures
-Determine fiscal requirements of the library operations; prepare budget recommendation; monitor, verify, and reconcile expenditures of budgeted funds
-Develop, maintain, and enhance collaborative relationships and partnerships with other libraries and consortia
-Promote and advocate for library programs that meet the needs of students, faculty, staff, and local and regional communities
-Recruit, supervise, and provide professional development opportunities within a tenure-track library faculty system, and assess full-time and part-time librarians and staff
-Foster and support diversity initiatives
-Promote community and campus outreach
-Work with the Development Office to secure external funding
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Minimum Qualifications:
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Education:
Please describe the minimum educational requirements of your job, including specific degrees of coursework requirements.
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MLS/MLIS degree from an ALA accredited institution
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Experience:
Please indicate the areas and amount of experience needed to meet the minimum requirements of your job. Please be specific in terms of years and months of experience required in each area.
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Five years of successful experience in academic library administration with progressively higher responsibilities
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Licenses, registration, or certificates required:
Please list any specific credentials needed to meet the minimum requirements of your position.
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Skills:
Please list job skills that are a requirement of your position, such as personal computer skills and background in specific computer applications such as word processing, database, GroupWise, spreadsheets, etc.
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Seeking applicants with:
-Demonstrated ability in leadership roles within a collaborative environment
-Experience with budgets and planning in a fiscally-constrained environment
-Experience advocating for an organization to external stakeholders
-Effective oral, written and electronic communication skills
-Good organizational and problem solving skills
-Expert knowledge of and experience with traditional library functions, emerging technologies, and trends in higher education and their impact on library services
-Experience with strategic planning
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Preferred Qualifications
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Preferred Qualifications include:
-A second advanced degree (Master's or higher) relevant to the position
-Experience in fundraising and donor relations
-Distinguished record of librarianship, scholarship/creative activity and service
-Record of support of faculty and staff development and scholarship
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Required Applicant Documents
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Cover Letter
References
CV
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Optional Applicant Documents
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Resume
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Percent of Time
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100
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Number of Months
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12
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Notes/Instructions to Applicants
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To apply, please complete the online faculty/staff data form and attach a cover letter specifically addressing how you meet the minimum and preferred qualifications, a current
resumé or curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information of five professional references.
Screening of applications will begin April 13, 2017. Position will remain open until filled.
Criminal background check required as a condition of employment.
EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability
Enrolling over 25,000 students, Weber State University is a four-year public regional comprehensive institution that provides outstanding educational opportunities in Ogden, Utah. In addition to offering undergraduate degrees in seven colleges and twelve professional
selected master's degrees, WSU also serves as a cultural center for a diverse metropolitan area which is rich in cultural and recreational opportunities. The University's ambitious vision includes providing exceptional personal and professional development
opportunities for students, faculty and staff; emphasizing interactive student/faculty learning experiences in partnership with the community; continued development of technology enhanced learning methodologies; enhanced facilities and programs on the University's
main campus in Weber County; and creation of a vibrant campus in nearby Davis County.
Weber State University was honored in 2015 and 2016 as a "Great College to Work For" by the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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Job Open Date
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03-14-2017
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Job Close Date
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Open Until Filled
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Quick Link
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jobs.weber.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=62150
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ADA Essential Job Functions
NOTE: Consistent and reliable attendance is an essential function of all positions.
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Comparing - judging the readily
observable functional, structural, or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people, or things.
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Frequent
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Copying - transcribing, entering,
or posting data.
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Frequent
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Computing - performing arithmetic
operations and reporting on and/or carrying out a prescribed action in relation to them.
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Frequent
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Compiling - gathering collating,
or classifying information about data, people or things. Reporting and/or carrying out a prescribed action in relation to the evaluation is frequently involved.
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Frequent
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Analyzing - examining and evaluating
data. Presenting alternative actions in relation to the evaluation is frequently involved.
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Frequent
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Coordinating - determining time,
place and sequence of operations or action to be taken on the basis or analysis of data. May include prioritizing multiple responsibilities and/or accomplishing them simultaneously.
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Frequent
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Synthesizing - to combine or
integrate data to discover facts and/or develop knowledge or creative concepts and/or interpretations.
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Frequent
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Negotiating - exchanging ideas,
information, and opinions with others to formulate policies and programs and/or jointly arrive at decided, conclusions, solutions or solve disputes.
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Frequent
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Communicating - talking with
and/or listening and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information; includes giving/receiving assignments and/or directions.
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Frequent
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Instructing - teaching subject
matter to others or training others through explanation, demonstration and supervised practice; or making recommendations on the basis of technical disciplines.
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Frequent
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Interpersonal - skills/behaviors-dealing
with individuals with a range of moods and behaviors in a tactful, congenial, personal manner so as not to alienate or antagonize them.
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Frequent
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Standing
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not-required
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Walking
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not-required
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Sitting
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not-required
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Climbing - Ascending or descending
using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
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not-required
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Balancing - Maintaining body
equilibrium to prevent falling on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces, or maintaining body equilibrium when performing feats of agility.
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not-required
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Stooping - Bending body downward
and forward. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.
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not-required
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Kneeling, Crouching and Crawling -
(Kneeling: Bending legs at knees a/to come to rest on knee or knees. Crouching: Bending downward and forward by bending legs and spine. Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.)
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not-required
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Reaching - Extending hand(s)
and arm(s) in any direction.
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less than .25 of a typical day
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Handling, Fingering and Feeling -
(Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with hand or hands. Fingering: Picking, pinching or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling. Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects,
such as size, shape, temperature or texture, by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips).
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less than .25 of a typical day
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Talking - Expressing or exchanging
ideas by means of the spoken word. Talking is important for those activities in which workers must impact oral information to clients or to the public, and in those activities in which they convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers,
accurately, loudly, or quickly.
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more than .50 of a typical day
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Hearing - Perceiving the nature
of sounds. Used for those activities which require ability to receive detailed information through oral communications, and to make fine discriminations in sounds, such as when making fine adjustments on running engines.
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more than .50 of a typical day
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Control of Others - Seizing,
holding, controlling, and/or otherwise subduing violent, assaultive, or physically threatening persons to defend oneself or prevent injury. Body strength and agility of all four limbs is necessary.
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not-required
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Near Acuity - Clarity of vision
at 20 inches or less.
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required
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Far Acuity - Clarity of vision
at 20 feet or more.
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not required
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Depth Perception -Three dimensional
vision.
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not required
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Color Vision - Ability to identify
and distinguish colors.
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not required
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Field of Vision - Area that can
be seen from right to left or up and down while fixed on one point.
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not required
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Ability to lift up to 10 pounds
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sometimes
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Ability to lift up to 25 pounds
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sometimes
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Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
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never
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Ability to lift up to 100 pounds
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never
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Ability to lift more than 100 pounds
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never
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Exposure to Extreme Weather -
Exposure to hot, cold, wet, humid, or windy conditions caused by the weather.
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never
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Extreme Cold Non-Weather related -
Exposure to non-weather related cold temperatures.
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never
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Extreme Heat Non-Weather related -
Exposure to non-weather related hot temperatures.
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never
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Wet and/or Humid - Contact with
water or other liquids; or exposure to non-weather related humid conditions.
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never
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Atmospheric Conditions - Exposure
to conditions such as fumes, noxious odors, dusts, mists, gases, and poor ventilation, that affect the respiratory system.
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never
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Hazards - Exposure to situations
with a definite risk of bodily injury, such as: proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, explosives, radiations, chemicals.
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never
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Vibration - Exposure to a shaking
object or surface. This factor rated important when vibration causes a strain on the body or extremities.
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never
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Confined/Restricted Working Environment -
Work is performed in a closed or locked facility providing safety and security for clients or fellow workers.
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never
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Noise
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Moderate Noise (business office with normal traffic)
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