Health Sciences Library, Associate Dean, University Libraries /Head

Position Details

Position Details

Job Title

Health Sciences Library, Associate Dean, University Libraries / Head

Position Title

Health Sciences Library, Associate Dean, University Libraries / Head

Position Number

Job Category

University Faculty

Job Type

Full-Time

FLSA Status

Exempt

Campus

Maywood-Health Sciences Campus

Location Code

LIBRARY HSD (06800A)

Department Name

LIBRARY HSC

Is this split and / or fully grant funded?

Duties and Responsibilities

Loyola University Chicago (Loyola) seeks nominations and applications to identify progressive, flexible, and collaborative candidates for the position of Associate Dean, University Libraries and Head, Health Sciences Library ( HSL ).

The successful candidate must be a strong advocate for the library, committed to implementing strategic and innovative approaches that respond to the dynamic academic knowledge environment, and have a clear understanding of the major challenges facing libraries in a time of complex transition.

This position will oversee the Health Sciences Library, provide leadership throughout the University Libraries as a whole, establish and maintain collaborative partnerships across campuses, and engage with local community and clinical partners to develop a range of user-centered services in support of students, faculty, and staff in the schools, departments, and clinical units on the Health Sciences Campus.

At Loyola, Librarian is a special faculty position.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Dean, University Libraries, this position will have the following responsibilities :

Leadership, Administration and Planning

• Participate as a member of the University Libraries administrative team in shaping strategic initiatives, establishing priorities, assessing outcomes, and accomplishing the vision, in alignment with the University's strategic plan;
• Share responsibility with other members of the administrative team for policy formulation, resource allocation, and organizational development;
• Serve as a steward of Loyola's finances and negotiate the most cost-effective terms for resources;
• Manage and provide leadership, hands-on support and mentorship to HSL employees;
• Honor Loyola's values by consistently promoting teamwork, respect, diversity, social justice, and inclusion within the Libraries, the HSL , and the HSC communities.

Subject Matter Expertise and Program Development

• Demonstrate a deep understanding of the health sciences population (undergraduate, graduate, and professional) and their resource and service needs;
• Possess expertise and familiarity with common health sciences resources and the field's largest vendors;
• Develop and implement user-focused programs to advance information literacy and mastery among students, faculty and researchers in medicine, nursing and other health sciences disciplines;
• Create a programmatic vision for library services aligned with the evolving needs of medical and health sciences education, research, and patient care.

Internal and External Collaborations

• Prioritize stakeholder engagement with clinical sciences, scholarly communication, research productivity, and service to the HSC ;
• Maintain professional growth and development by collaborating with researchers inside and outside the Libraries;
• Build relationships and proactively reach out to connect and advocate for the HSL with relevant faculty, staff, students, clinical partners, and academic administrators;
• Collaborate closely with the HSL staff to provide exemplary customer service, develop programming and projects, and ensure smooth library operations.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree or above from an ALA -accredited library and information science program or in a relevant discipline or professional area;
• Demonstrated successful, progressively responsible professional experience in a health sciences library, academic library, or other research library environment, with evidence of effectively working both solo and as part of a team and setting goals and priorities;
• At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in an academic or clinical research institution, preferably in a health or life sciences setting, with supervisory experience, strategic delegation, and mentoring.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification : Medical Library Association Academy of Health Information Professionals ( MLA AHIP ) credentials;
• Demonstrated support of and advocacy for clinical partners;
• Experience coordinating an evidence synthesis service, producing transparent and reproducible search methodology, and collaborating with researchers and practitioners in generating evidence;
• Commitment to exploring novel approaches to library research, education, and technology service offerings, as well as to collection access, budget planning and fundraising, and space management;
• Strong leadership skills, including a commitment to equity, justice, shared responsibility, and accountability;
• Solid understanding of emerging trends in higher education and academic libraries, and of clinical and preclinical education program competencies;
• Clearly articulated commitment to the library as a holistic, user-focused organization, unifying programs, collections, and space as essential components of service;
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to serve as a spokesperson, representative, and advocate for the Libraries;
• Experience with strategic planning, project management, and process improvement;
• Demonstrated willingness and ability to lead and participate in organizational change, innovation, and healthy risk-taking;
• Consistent record of professional contributions in the areas of scholarship and service;
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusiveness;
• Commitment to Loyola University Chicago's strategic plan and Jesuit values.

The University seeks to increase the diversity of its faculty, workforce, undergraduate, and graduate student populations.

Broad diversity including a wide range of individuals who contribute to a robust academic environment is critical to achieving the University's mission of excellence in education, research, educational access and services in an increasingly diverse society.

Therefore, in holistically accessing the many qualifications of each applicant, we would factor favorably an individual's record of conduct that includes experience with an array of diverse perspectives, as well as a wide variety of different educational, research or other work activities.

Among other qualifications, we would also factor favorably experience overcoming or helping others overcome barriers to an academic career or degrees.

The University Libraries also strives to support a diverse and inclusive workspace, and strongly encourages people of color, women, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

Physical Demands

Working Conditions

Minimum Education and / or Work Experience

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree or above from an ALA -accredited library and information science program or in a relevant discipline or professional area;
• Demonstrated successful, progressively responsible professional experience in a health sciences library, academic library, or other research library environment, with evidence of effectively working both solo and as part of a team and setting goals and priorities;
• At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in an academic or clinical research institution, preferably in a health or life sciences setting, with supervisory experience, strategic delegation, and mentoring.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification : Medical Library Association Academy of Health Information Professionals ( MLA AHIP ) credentials;
• Demonstrated support of and advocacy for clinical partners;
• Experience coordinating an evidence synthesis service, producing transparent and reproducible search methodology, and collaborating with researchers and practitioners in generating evidence;
• Commitment to exploring novel approaches to library research, education, and technology service offerings, as well as to collection access, budget planning and fundraising, and space management;
• Strong leadership skills, including a commitment to equity, justice, shared responsibility, and accountability;
• Solid understanding of emerging trends in higher education and academic libraries, and of clinical and preclinical education program competencies;
• Clearly articulated commitment to the library as a holistic, user-focused organization, unifying programs, collections, and space as essential components of service;
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to serve as a spokesperson, representative, and advocate for the Libraries;
• Experience with strategic planning, project management, and process improvement;
• Demonstrated willingness and ability to lead and participate in organizational change, innovation, and healthy risk-taking;
• Consistent record of professional contributions in the areas of scholarship and service;
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusiveness;
• Commitment to Loyola University Chicago's strategic plan and Jesuit values.

The University seeks to increase the diversity of its faculty, workforce, undergraduate, and graduate student populations.

Broad diversity including a wide range of individuals who contribute to a robust academic environment is critical to achieving the University's mission of excellence in education, research, educational access and services in an increasingly diverse society.

Therefore, in holistically accessing the many qualifications of each applicant, we would factor favorably an individual's record of conduct that includes experience with an array of diverse perspectives, as well as a wide variety of different educational, research or other work activities.

Among other qualifications, we would also factor favorably experience overcoming or helping others overcome barriers to an academic career or degrees.

The University Libraries also strives to support a diverse and inclusive workspace, and strongly encourages people of color, women, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

Open Date

06 / 24 / 2024

Close Date

07 / 31 / 2024

Special Instructions to Applicants

To apply

Applicants should submit a current curriculum vitae, and a letter of interest to www.careers.luc.edu. In their letters, candidates should include their demonstrated engagement with diversity, equity, and inclusion.

They also should provide the names and email addresses of three individuals prepared to speak to their professional qualifications for this position.

References will not be contacted immediately but may be at subsequent points in the review process, with the candidate's permission.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. For full consideration, applications should be received by July 9, 2024.

Please direct inquiries to the chair of the selection advisory committee :

Emma Heet

Loyola University Chicago Libraries

1032 W. Sheridan Road

Chicago, IL 60660

773) 508-7727

[email protected]

Environment

Founded in 1870, Loyola is one of the nation's largest Jesuit, Catholic universities. Loyola is a private, not-for-profit institution consisting of fourteen 14 schools and colleges with four locations in Chicagoland and a campus in Rome, Italy, providing educational services to approximately 17,000 students in undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs.

The University enjoys robust enrollments, an outstanding reputation for the quality of its teaching, and an increasing level of research activity.

Recently Loyola was recognized by Forbes as one of the "Best Employers for Diversity 2022" among only 500 other companies nationwide.

• The Loyola University Chicago Libraries includes the award-winning Information Commons, Cudahy Library, and the Library Storage Facility at the picturesque Lakeshore Campus in Rogers Park;
• Lewis Library at the Water Tower Campus along the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago; the Health Sciences Library in suburban Maywood;

and a library at the John Felice Rome Center in Italy. Library collections include nearly two million volumes, 550 databases, 60,000 journals, and a variety of physical and streaming media resources.

The Libraries sponsors frequent cultural programs for the Loyola community and its neighbors.

Based at the Health Sciences Campus ( HSC ), the Health Sciences Library is integral in the support of education and research for students, faculty, and staff in the Stritch School of Medicine ( SSOM ), Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing ( MNSON ), Parkinson School of the Health Sciences and Public Health (Parkinson), and biomedical sciences graduate programs.

HSL plays an active role in supporting the research initiatives at the Health Sciences Campus and the work of its clinical partner, Loyola University Medical Center.

The HSL has developed a robust electronic resource collection supported by an annual materials budget exceeding $2M with programs and services to reach the entire HSC population at their point of need.

For additional information, please visit http : / / hsl.luc.edu.

Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer with a strong commitment to hiring for our mission and diversifying our faculty.

The University seeks to increase the diversity of its faculty, staff and student populations because broad diversity is critical to achieving the University's mission of excellence in education, research, educational access and services in an increasingly diverse society.

Therefore, in holistically assessing the qualifications of each applicant, we will factor favorably an individual's record of conduct that includes experience with an array of diverse perspectives, as well as a wide variety of different educational, research or other work activities.

As a Jesuit Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a transformative education in the Jesuit tradition.

To learn more about LUC's mission, candidates should consult our website at www.luc.edu / mission. For information about the university's focus on transformative education, they should consult our website at www.

luc.edu / transformativeed.

Diversity and Inclusion Statement

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

As one of the nation's largest Jesuit, Catholic universities, Loyola University Chicago fosters a transformative cultural experience that honors diversity, equity, and inclusion .

We are committed to not only recruiting, but also retaining a diverse, mission driven workforce and enabling a culture of inclusiveness in an environment that values service excellence, stewardship, personal well-being, and professional development for all of our employees.

Loyola University Chicago supports its staff and faculty with a wide array of affordable, comprehensive and competitive benefits centered on health and wellness, financial security, equity, and work-life balance.

We actively seek those who wish to join our faculty, staff, and students in a community of diverse opinions, perspectives, and backgrounds supporting our Jesuit mission and striving toward the same goal of being persons for and with others.

Quick Link for Posting

https : / / www.careers.luc.edu / postings / 28470

Job Number

8150242

Organizational Location

PROVOST

Posting Details

Posting Detail

Number of Vacancies

Desired Start Date

08 / 01 / 2024

Position End Date

Open Until Filled