Assistant Director of Electronic Resources Management

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Daytona Beach (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Time Off

Tuition Coverage

Retirement Contributions

Personal Leave

Job summary

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Hunt Library seeks an Assistant Director of Electronic Resources Management to lead the planning, licensing, and lifecycle management of the library's electronic resources across Daytona Beach, Prescott, and Worldwide campuses.

The role oversees a $2M+ annual budget, supervises the Access & Discovery Librarian, and collaborates to ensure seamless access to resources. Strong negotiation, analytics, and leadership are essential for advancing ERAU's mission.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Library and Information Science from an ALA-accredited institution.
• Minimum of three years of professional experience managing electronic resources, budgets, and workflows in an academic library.
• Experience negotiating electronic resource licenses and vendor agreements.
• Experience with Ex Libris Alma and Primo VE, OpenAthens, COUNTER/SUSHI standards, analytics tools, and enterprise financial systems.
• Strong supervisory, collaboration, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for planning, acquisition, licensing, and lifecycle management of electronic resources.
• Manage electronic resources budget exceeding $2 million annually.
• Negotiate licenses and vendor agreements while maintaining relationships with publishers and stakeholders.
• Lead assessment of electronic resources using usage statistics and cost-per-use analysis.
• Supervise the Access & Discovery Librarian and guide the Electronic Resources Unit.
• Collaborate on authentication, discovery services, and A–Z database lists.
• Oversee reporting, usage statistics, data management, and COUNTER/SUSHI compliance.
• Participate in library planning and professional development initiatives.

Skills

Electronic resources management

Budget management

Vendor negotiation

Supervision & mentoring

Multi-campus collaboration

Strong communication

Education

MLIS/MLS degree (ALA-accredited)

Tools

Ex Libris Alma

Primo VE

OpenAthens

COUNTER/SUSHI

Alma Analytics

CELUS

Job description

Job Description

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) invites applications for the position of Assistant Director of Electronic Resources Management to join the Hunt Library. This position provides strategic oversight of the library's electronic resources program, supporting the teaching, learning, and research mission of Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach, Prescott, and Worldwide campuses. Reporting to the Senior Associate Director for Collection Strategy & Technical Services, the Assistant Director of Electronic Resources Management leads the planning, acquisition, licensing, assessment, and lifecycle management of the library's electronic resources. The position manages more than $2 million in annual electronic resource expenditures, supervises the Access & Discovery Librarian, and collaborates with colleagues across the Hunt and Hazy Libraries to ensure seamless, sustainable access to electronic resources. The successful candidate will join the Hunt Library (https://huntlibrary.erau.edu) on the Daytona Beach campus working regular business hours. Hunt Library is committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable workplace and a collegial culture of belonging for our employees and students. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the planning, acquisition, licensing, implementation, assessment, renewal, and lifecycle management of the library's electronic resources.
• Manage the library's electronic resources budget, currently exceeding $2 million annually, including budget monitoring, financial analysis, expenditure tracking, and long-term planning.
• Negotiate electronic resource licenses and vendor agreements while maintaining productive relationships with publishers, vendors, and university stakeholders.
• Lead the assessment of electronic resource collections using usage statistics, cost-per-use analysis, financial data, and other assessment measures to support evidence-based collection development.
• Supervise, mentor, and support the Access & Discovery Librarian, providing leadership for the Electronic Resources Unit through workflow coordination, goal setting, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with the Access & Discovery Librarian to support authentication, discovery services, electronic resource access, and management of the Hunt and Hazy Libraries' A–Z database lists.
• Oversee electronic resource reporting, usage statistics, and data management using COUNTER/SUSHI standards, library analytics tools, and library management systems.
• Participate in library planning, committee work, professional development, and other initiatives that advance library services and the university's mission.

About Us

For over 100 years, Embry-Riddle has been the world's leading aviation and aerospace university, educating more than 30,000 students across residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, as well as through a global network of Worldwide locations and online programs. With more than 165,000 alumni around the world, our impact reaches every corner of the aerospace, aviation, defense and technology industries.

Today, our faculty, researchers and professional staff are advancing innovation across aviation, space, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, autonomous systems and next-generation engineering. Working alongside industry leaders, government agencies and innovators, they are solving real-world challenges and shaping the technologies that will define tomorrow.

Whether you are an educator, researcher, administrator, technologist or industry professional, your work at Embry-Riddle will contribute to something bigger than a job. Join a community driven by discovery, purpose and excellence—and help shape the future of aerospace.

• Generous Time Off: Enjoy up to 18 days of paid leave in your first year, including 3 days granted upon hire and 15 days accrued throughout the year. You'll also receive 9+ paid holidays, including the day after Thanksgiving and the week between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day.
• Tuition Coverage: Get 100% tuition coverage for yourself for one undergraduate and one graduate degree, and discounted rates for your spouse and dependent children up to age 26.
• Retirement Contributions: ERAU contributes 6% of your base salary to your retirement plan and offers a 4% matching contribution – with no vesting period.
• Personal Leave: Relax with 15 days of personal leave for non-exempt employees or 18 days for exempt full-time employees in your first year.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in Library and Information Science (MLIS/MLS) from an ALA-accredited institution.
• Minimum of three years of progressively responsible professional experience managing electronic resources, budgets, and workflows in an academic library.
• Experience negotiating electronic resource licenses and vendor agreements.
• Experience with library management and discovery systems such as Ex Libris Alma and Primo VE (or comparable), authentication platforms such as OpenAthens, COUNTER/SUSHI standards, collection assessment and analytics tools (e.g., Alma Analytics and CELUS), and enterprise financial management systems.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise, mentor, and collaborate effectively with colleagues, vendors, and other campus stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a multi-campus environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365 applications, particularly Excel.
• Experience working in a multi-campus academic library environment.
• Experience with collection assessment, cost-per-use analysis, or evidence-based collection development.
• Project management experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity / EEO Statement

Embry-Riddle is committed to fostering a workplace where all individuals are valued and respected. We strive to ensure that all faculty, staff, and students are treated fairly and provided equal opportunities for employment, advancement, compensation, training, and other benefits of employment. Embry-Riddle makes employment decisions — including hiring, promotions, compensation, and other terms of employment — based on individual merit, qualifications, and abilities. Embry-Riddle is strongly opposed to discrimination and harassment, and such behavior is prohibited by university policy. Embry-Riddle does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, veteran status, predisposing genetic characteristics, age, religion, or pregnancy status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law, in its employment, educational programs, admissions policies, financial aid, or other school-administered programs or activities. For further information, please visit our website.