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The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) seeks a passionate and experienced individual with a proven record of effectively working with senior and executive leaders to help ensure the quality and enhance the experiences of ARL’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives and Learning programs. This is a unique role for someone looking to make a difference in leading and shaping the research library profession. The director will contribute to development of the next phase of the Association’s work to actualize its vision and mission.
As part of the ARL staff and in consultation with the Association’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, the incumbent is responsible for actively contributing to the design, delivery, and assessment of all of ARL’s Leadership & Transformation programs, which include four cohort programs as well as various in-person events (such as meetings, institutes, conferences); providing tools and resources to advance the Association’s DEI and Learning goals; and operationalizing efforts to actualize and measure the Association’s impact related to DEI.
The director works closely with the chair and vice-chair of the ARL DEI Committee along with the Leadership & Transformation team—senior director; director, Learning; and senior program manager—and with other members of the ARL community.
This full-time position can be remote (based in the US); ARL has physical office space in Washington, DC, that is available to the director, DEI. ARL has a mobile-first strategy based on remote work with in-person attendance expected, as determined by ARL, at events such as Association, Board, and staff meetings; conferences; institutes; and Learning & Transformation programs. The salary is anticipated to be US$135,000; ARL offers generous benefits.
More Details & To Apply
For more information about this position, desired qualifications, and application instructions, see the full job posting. For priority consideration, application materials should be received by 11:59 p.m. Hawaii–Aleutian standard time (UTC-10:00) on Monday, June 30, 2025.
About the Association of Research Libraries
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of research libraries in Canada and the US whose vision is to create a trusted, equitable, and inclusive research and learning ecosystem and prepare library leaders to advance this work in strategic partnership with member libraries and other organizations worldwide. ARL’s mission is to empower and advocate for research libraries and archives to shape, influence, and implement institutional, national, and international policy. ARL develops the next generation of leaders and enables strategic cooperation among partner institutions to benefit scholarship and society. ARL is on the web at ARL.org.
