Associate Dean: Research, Engagement & Library Experience

Prairie-View-A; Prairie View (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Prairie View A&M University seeks an Associate Dean for Research, Academic Engagement & Library Experience to provide strategic leadership across Research, Teaching, & Outreach Services and Access, Circulation & Experience Services. The role guides a team of librarians and staff, shaping services that support researchers, students, and faculty.

The Associate Dean collaborates with campus leaders to align collections, technologies, spaces, and discovery with institutional priorities, while

Qualifications

• ALA-accredited master’s degree in library or information science.
• Six years of professional library experience.
• Knowledge of contemporary academic-library services supporting research, teaching, learning, access, engagement, and user experience.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively.
• Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications.
• Knowledge of policies and procedures of TAMUS.
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal, leadership, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Oversees 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.
• Recruits, develops, supervises, and supports managers, librarians, staff, student employees, and emerging leaders; builds effective teams and organizational capability.
• Uses assessment, evidence, and user-centered practices to improve service quality, discovery, navigation, organizational performance, engagement, and impact.

Skills

Communication skills

Collaboration

MS Office

Education

Master’s degree in library/information science

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Prairie View A&M University seeks an Associate Dean for Research, Academic Engagement & Library Experience to provide strategic leadership across Research, Teaching, & Outreach Services and Access, Circulation & Experience Services. The role guides a team of librarians and staff, shaping services that support researchers, students, and faculty.

The Associate Dean collaborates with campus leaders to align collections, technologies, spaces, and discovery with institutional priorities, while