Founded in 1892 by John D. Rockefeller, the University of Chicago is one of the world’s leading universities, with an extraordinary history of world-renowned research and education across a broad spectrum of fields. The University is home to over 2,274 faculty and academic personnel and students from 50 U.S. states and 72 countries. In the fall of 2016, the University enrolled 5,860 students in its undergraduate College and 9,866 students in its graduate and professional schools.

One of the world’s largest research libraries, the University of Chicago Library is at center of this intense intellectual inquiry and houses over 12 million volumes in print and electronic format and serves its users from 6 locations at the heart of campus. It shares with the University an aspiration to be the most dynamic research and learning environment in the world, supporting research and teaching in the sciences, social sciences, humanities, law, business, and medicine.

Review of applications will begin November 28, 2016 and will continue until the position is filled or the search is closed.   

*find full information and submission details here*

Position Responsibilities:

• work collaboratively to develop and implement library priorities that align with the mission and vision of the University, and contributes to Library-wide strategic planning, resource management, policies, and assessment.
• provide leadership and direction for Humanities, Social Sciences, and Area Studies; Special Collections; East Asia; and the Sciences
  

  William Rainey Harper Memorial Library

• ensure a coherent and responsive information and service environment for the highly interdisciplinary research and teaching needs of the campus
• take a leadership role in building new programs and partnerships that empower faculty and students, advance digital scholarship
• extend the University’s impact, and ensure the Library evolves in response to a changing environment
• inspire and maintaining a strategically-focused, collaborative, and highly knowledgeable staff, and nurturing an organizational culture of innovation, evidence-based investments, and responsive program development.

Position Requirements:

• Master of Library Science degree from an ALA-accredited institution (or equivalent advanced degree)
• minimum of seven years of leadership, with a focus on the delivery of user-centered services, in managing units, departments, teams or projects in an academic research library
• record of scholarly engagement and professional service, including presentations, publications, and committee service on campus, regional, or national-level organizations
• ability to value and encourage diversity, inspire, build trust, lead organizational and cultural change, foster innovation, and empower staff growth
• ability to interact collegially and effectively, both orally and in writing, with wide and diverse constituencies including faculty, students, alumni, donors, and members of the wider community
• organizational and analytical skills
• knowledge of technology and its application for innovation in service.

To Apply:

• Submit the following through adademiccareers.uchicago.edu or use Quicklink: http://tinyurl.com/zd2meyl
  1. cover letter
  2. curriculum vitae
  3. reference contact information

Contact Shauna Babcock, Library HR, sbabcock@uchicago.edu, with questions.

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