Assistant/Associate University Librarian for Collections

Rank and Salary Scale
Assistant/Associate University Librarian
($83,200 - $150,000)

Organizational Unit
Collections and Scholarly Communication

Position Overview
The University of California, Riverside Library seeks nominations and applications for a dynamic, innovative, collaborative, and adaptable administrator to fill the position of Assistant/Associate University Librarian (AUL) for Collections.

Located an hour's drive to the east of Los Angeles, an hour west of Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley, an hour east of ocean beaches, ninety minutes north of San Diego, and an hour south of mountain ski resorts, UCR is located in an area of dramatic landscapes and rich cultural traditions. The University is a dynamic, aggressively-developing land grant research institution dedicated to preparing its diverse student body to be successful competitors in the world marketplace of ideas. UCR boasts the first new School of Medicine to open in the West Coast in 43 years; a new School of Public Policy; and the Bourns College of Engineering, ranked 10th in the world according to an international ranking organization.

The UCR Library is a critical partner in preparing UCR's students to be globally competitive while simultaneously preparing them for careers in the Inland Empire and beyond. The mission of the UCR Library is no less than to bring the world's information resources to the UCR community and to ensure that UCR students, faculty and staff have the skills to fully exploit those resources to change the world for the better.

The UCR Library is a team of intensely collaborative, forward-thinking colleagues dedicated to providing excellent services to our students, faculty and community members in a rapidly evolving information environment. The successful candidate will be technologically sophisticated; committed to problem-solving in local, regional, national, and international arenas; and able to develop innovative solutions to complex problems; and a dynamic and effective leader.

Reporting to the University Librarian, the AUL for Collections will be a member of the Librarian's Cabinet consisting of the University Librarian, the Deputy AUL for Research, Teaching and Learning Services; the AUL for the Digital Library; the Director of Planning and Budget; and the Director of Organizational Design and Human Resources. The Librarian's Cabinet jointly assumes responsibility for collaborative leadership, management, and decision-making of the UCR Library. The AUL's play an active role in defining and implementing the strategic goals for advancing library programs and services in support of the university's rapidly evolving research, education and public service mission and routinely meet to generate strategic plans, develop solutions, and develop proposals to move the Library forward. In addition to being a member of the Librarian's Cabinet, the AUL for Collections is expected to be an active participant in the AUL Team meetings in which the AUL's address tactical issues intersecting their respective areas of responsibility.

The UCR Library is comprised of three facilities housing more than 3,800,000 volumes, 940,000 electronic books, 97,000 print and electronic journals, and 2,300,000 microforms. The Library provides services to more than 22,000 students and nearly 2,000 faculty and other academics in an institutional environment planning for and experiencing extensive growth. The successful candidate will join an enthusiastic staff of 131 FTE librarians and support personnel (including student FTE) in building a research library of excellence within a dynamic and diverse university ranked among the top 50 in the nation. The UCR Library is a member of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Among the unique collections of the UCR Library is the Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy, the Water Resources Collections & Archives, the Rupert Costo Library of the American Indian, the Paul Chou Collection of Chinese history and culture, the George E. Brown Jr. Papers, the Tomas Rivera papers, as well as the Inland Empire memories Initiative. Information about the UCR Libraries is available at http://library.ucr.edu.

The UCR Library is an integral part of the University of California library system. With collections totaling 30 million volumes, UC's more than 100 libraries are surpassed in size on the American continent only by the Library of Congress collection. In addition, UC's California Digital Library (CDL) provides the core of the University's digital collections. CDL also assists UC to share resources and holdings more effectively, and provides leadership in applying technology to the development of library collections and services. Organizationally situated within the UC Office of the President, the CDL operates in close collaboration with all UC campuses and their libraries.

Under the general direction of the University Librarian, the AUL for Collections provides vision, leadership, and management for all aspects of the Libraries' collections.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Provides vision, strategic direction, leadership, and management for the Collections Division, including Collection Strategies and Special Collections & University Archives;

• Provides leadership in defining, implementing, and assessing collection development policies to ensure that the UCR Library is maximally supporting the research and teaching agenda of the university;

• Manages and allocates a collections budget of $4,300,000; working closely with the Director of Planning and Budget and the DPP's staff to develop budget reports that will not only track expenditures but also predict possible shortfalls, surpluses, and other financial scenarios requiring the AUL's intercession to address;

• Provides guidance to and supports divisional employees in their individual development plans;

• Serves as one of the primary liaisons from the UCR Library to UCR's schools, colleges, departments, and university committees as appropriate, and promotes and advances the Libraries' opportunities to partner with the academic communities at UCR and beyond;

• Represents the UCR Libraries on various University of California standing committees and ad-hoc groups;

• Represents the UCR Libraries in local, regional and national forums;

• Collaborates with the University Librarian and the Libraries' Director of Development in the identification and stewarding of current and potential donors to the UCR Libraries on issues relating to collections.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in library and/or information science or equivalent.

• Demonstrated success in leadership role(s).

• Demonstrated evidence of increasingly responsible managerial experience in collection development, special collections, and/or technical services, or other relevant area.

• Demonstrated experience in planning and budgeting for collections, special collections, and/or technical services in a complex library environment.

• Clear understanding of trends in scholarly publishing.

• Effective oral and written communication skills.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with all relevant constituencies.

• Demonstrated ability to work and communicate effectively in an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree; experience with multi-campus or consortial planning;
• Experience with fundraising for collection development and cultivating donor relations.
• Strong analytical and conceptual abilities.
• UCR is a world-class research university with an exceptionally diverse undergraduate student body. Its mission is explicitly linked to providing routes to educational success for underrepresented and first-generation college students. A commitment to this mission is a preferred qualification.

Salary and benefits:
Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience within a range of $83,200-$150,000. Appointment at Assistant or Associate University Librarian rank dependent upon qualifications. Excellent retirement system, health and vacation benefits.

Application information:

Please complete and submit the information requested in AP Recruit (resume, names and contact information of at least three reference, and a letter of interest addressing qualifications and experience related to the primary duties of the position) as directed at: https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/apply/JPF00838. The search will remain open until the position is filled; for best consideration application should be received by November 17, 2017

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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