Associate University Librarian

University of Michigan; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Michigan Library in Ann Arbor seeks an Associate University Librarian (AUL) to provide visionary, strategic, and administrative leadership for advancing the library's technical infrastructure, services, and innovation.

Reporting to the Dean of Libraries, the AUL will supervise six department directors and a staff of over 80 librarians and professionals, guiding planning, budgeting, policy, training, and stakeholder collaboration across the university.

Qualifications

• Visionary, strategic, and administrative leadership for shaping and advancing the Library's technical infrastructure and services.
• Experience supervising department directors and large staff.
• Strong collaboration with university partners and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic planning for the Library's operations and policy development.
• Oversee budgeting, communications, training, and professional activities of the division.
• Strengthen partnerships across the university and consortial networks to leverage resources.
• Supervise 6 department directors and over 80 librarians and staff.

Job description

The University of Michigan Library in Ann Arbor is one of the world's largestacademic research libraries. We serve a vibrant university community that ishome to 19 schools and colleges, 100 top ten graduate programs, and annualresearch expenditures exceeding $2.04 billion.This Associate University Librarian (AUL) provides visionary, strategic, andadministrative leadership for shaping and advancing the University of MichiganLibrary's technical infrastructure, process improvement, and innovation. With anexpert 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, incollaboration with colleagues across the library and university. The AULchampions innovation in workflow, production, and project managementprocesses, and strengthens partner and stakeholder relationships, creatingefficiencies that align information technology and technical services investmentswith the university's academic priorities. The AUL cultivates key collaborativerelationships across the university and with consortial partners to leverage theUniversity of Michigan Library's expertise, resources, and knowledge in a widevariety 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 administrationteam to lead and advance the organization as a whole. The AUL is responsible forleading strategic planning, enhancing service development and sustainability, andguiding the operations, policy development, budgeting, communications, training,and professional activities of the departments within their division. The AULsupervises 6 department directors and guides the work of more than 80librarians, professional staff, and student employees.