Associate University Librarian

Association of Research Libraries; Job; On-site; EUR 125,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Michigan Library in Ann Arbor seeks an Associate University Librarian to provide visionary, strategic, and administrative leadership for shaping and advancing the library’s technical infrastructure, processes, and innovation. The AUL will lead a team of Directors and work across the library and university to align information technology and technical services with academic priorities.

Reporting to the Dean of Libraries, the AUL oversees strategic planning, service development,

Qualifications

• Senior library administrator with strategic planning and program leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide visionary, strategic, and administrative leadership for the library's technology infrastructure, processes, and innovation.
• Supervise six department directors and guide 80 librarians, staff, and students.
• Collaborate across the university and with consortial partners to align IT and technical services with academic priorities.

Job description

University of Michigan Job Location: Apply By: 10/28/2026 Date Created: 10/06/2026

The University of Michigan Library in Ann Arbor is one of the world’s largest academic research libraries. We serve a vibrant university community that is home to 19 schools and colleges, 100 top ten graduate programs, and annual research expenditures exceeding $2.04 billion.

This Associate University Librarian (AUL) provides visionary, strategic, and administrative leadership for shaping and advancing the University of Michigan Library’s technical infrastructure, process improvement, and innovation. With an expert team of Directors, the AUL develops and stewards the Library’s well-regarded technology and technical services portfolio, which supports the lifecycle, discovery, access, and stewardship of library resources and services, in collaboration with colleagues across the library and university. The AUL champions innovation in workflow, production, and project management processes, and strengthens partner and stakeholder relationships, creating efficiencies that align information technology and technical services investments with the university’s academic priorities. The AUL cultivates key collaborative relationships across the university and with consortial partners to leverage the University of Michigan Library’s expertise, resources, and knowledge in a wide variety of interdependent networks.

As a senior library administrator, the AUL reports directly to the Dean of Libraries and works in close partnership with other members of the library administration team to lead and advance the organization as a whole. The AUL is responsible for leading strategic planning, enhancing service development and sustainability, and guiding the operations, policy development, budgeting, communications, training, and professional activities of the departments within their division. The AUL supervises 6 department directors and guides the work of more than 80 librarians, professional staff, and student employees.

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