Associate Dean for Research, Academic Engagement & Library Experience

Texas A&M University System; Prairie View (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Prairie View A&M University invites applications for Associate Dean for Research, Academic Engagement & Library Experience. This senior leadership role directs the Library’s research, teaching, outreach, and access functions to advance campus scholarship and student success.

The position emphasizes building strong partnerships with colleges, faculty, researchers, external organizations, and university units; it also oversees distributed libraries, ILL, and user-centered service improvements

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic leadership for Research, Teaching, Outreach Services and Access, Circulation & Experience Services.
• Develops and implements an integrated service model across research, teaching, academic engagement, outreach, access, circulation, and user-experience functions.
• Leads liaison services, library instruction and information fluency, research consultations, advanced research support, scholarly communication and outreach.
• Builds productive partnerships with colleges, faculty, graduate programs, researchers, students, academic leaders and external organizations.
• Leads circulation and access services, interlibrary loan, stacks access, space management, and evening/weekend operations.
• Recruits, develops, supervises, and supports managers, librarians, staff, and student employees; builds teams and capability.

Job description

Associate Dean for Research, Academic Engagement & Library Experience

Agency: Prairie View A&M University

Department: Library

Proposed Minimum Salary: Commensurate

Job Location: Prairie View, Texas

Job Type: Staff

Important Immigration information:

A Presidential proclamation issued on September 19, 2025, imposes a $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions filed after September 21, 2025. Please be advised that Texas A&M University will NOT pay this fee. Therefore, if you need immigration sponsorship for your employment, we recommend that you consult with your private immigration counsel at your own expense to ascertain whether your current immigration status would make a potential offer of employment from Texas A&M University subject to this fee.

In addition, on January 27, 2026, Texas Governor Abbot issued a moratorium on the filing of any new H-1B unless approved by the Texas Workforce Commission. Accordingly, if you will now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status this moratorium may affect our ability to employ you should you be selected as the final candidate.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership and Service Integration

  Provides strategic and administrative leadership for Research, Teaching, & Outreach Services and Access, Circulation & Experience Services.

  Develops and implements an integrated service model across research, teaching, academic engagement, outreach, access, circulation, and user-experience functions.

• Research, Teaching, and Academic Engagement

  Leads liaison services, library instruction and information fluency, research consultations, advanced research support, graduate and doctoral support, scholarly communication, research impact services, faculty partnerships, outreach, programming, and community engagement.

• Builds productive partnerships with colleges, faculty, graduate programs, researchers, students, academic leaders, external organizations, and other university units.

• Access, Library Experience, and Distributed Services

  Leads circulation and access services, interlibrary loan and resource sharing, stacks and collection access, student engagement, evening and weekend operations, facilities and space management, safety and security coordination, and continuous improvement of physical and service environments.

  Provides leadership and coordination for designated branch and distributed library services, including the Music Library, Northwest Houston Center library services, and library support for the College of Nursing.

  Manages the institutional service relationship with the Texas Medical Center Library, including responsibilities, services, referrals, instruction, communication, and other collaborative activities.

• Organizational Leadership and Personnel Development

  Recruits, develops, supervises, and supports managers, librarians, staff, student employees, and emerging leaders; builds effective teams and organizational capability.

• Assessment, Strategic Planning, and Resource Stewardship

  Uses assessment, evidence, and user-centered practices to improve service quality, discovery, navigation, organizational performance, engagement, and impact.

  Contributes to strategic planning, resource allocation, personnel development, and other significant organizational responsibilities.

• Other Responsibilities

  Serves as a member of the University Libraries' senior leadership team and works collaboratively across organizational boundaries.

  Provides leadership for services delive