Associate Dean for Library Operations

South Dakota State University’s Hilton M. Briggs Library seeks an Associate Dean for Library Operations. This new position will serve as the Dean of the Library’s primary administrative partner, assuming leadership in the Dean’s absence. The successful candidate will be responsible for the management of day-to-day operations in concert with library division heads ensuring organizational effectiveness. The Associate Dean position is designed to provide leadership, coordination, and support for library services, planning, and assessment while fostering an environment of creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement. The Library supports SDSU’s pursuit of R1 status by leading innovative and effective library operations that strengthen the university’s research capacity. Library personnel include faculty, paraprofessional, staff, and student employees. This successful candidate will be considered for Associate Librarian or Librarian rank depending on qualifications.

This position is a 12-month, full-time, benefits-eligible position located in Brookings, SD.

The Hilton M. Briggs Library fosters academic excellence, collaborative endeavor, creative scholarship, student engagement, and lifelong curiosity. The library serves all SDSU academic disciplines and holds approximately 775,000 bound volumes and 600,000 government documents and provides access to over 100,000 electronic journals as well as e-books and streaming videos. The library building offers a variety of collaborative and individual workspaces. The university has prioritized the Briggs Library building for renovations

Must be authorized to work in the U.S. Sponsorship is not available for this position.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Facilitate coordination of services across divisions
• Supervise, mentor, and coach division heads
• Provide financial oversight for the library collections budget
• Manage building and facility needs
• Champion assessment efforts
• Engage in long-range and annual planning
• Support employee professional development
• Encourage the adoption of innovative practices
• Manage cross-functional initiatives
• Develop and maintain relationships with university partners
• Collaborate with statewide and regional partners
• Represent the dean at university and system meetings as needed

QUALIFICATIONS

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• ALA accredited Master’s degree in Library & Information Science or equivalent
• Second advanced degree (master’s or higher) by date of hire
• At least ten years of professional academic library experience for associate librarian rank or at least fifteen years of professional academic library experience for librarian rank
• Broad understanding of core library functions

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Evidence of administrative and supervisory experience
• Evidence of financial management experience
• Evidence of excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Evidence of fostering innovation and managing organizational change.
• Evidence of successful collaboration experience
• Evidence of facilities management and/or renovation experience
• Evidence of strategic planning and/or project leadership experience
• Evidence of assessment experience
• Evidence of successful change management experience

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