Director, DeLaMare Science & Engineering Library (Assistant or Associate Professor)

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV); Reno (NV); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance options including [

Faculty benefits

Fitness center access

Discounts for WolfCard holders

Mountain EAP

Job summary

The University of Nevada, Reno Libraries seeks a dynamic leader to manage the DeLaMare Science and Engineering Library (DLM) as a full-time, tenure-track faculty Director. The role includes strategic oversight of services, spaces, and collections across STEM disciplines and collaboration with campus partners.

A strong focus on teaching, research support, and inclusive leadership is required. The successful candidate will lead a diverse team, advance data services and GIS programs, and contribute

Qualifications

• ALA-accredited MLIS or equivalent terminal degree.
• Five (5) years of professional library experience.
• Successful managerial experience (e.g., personnel supervision, major project management, facilities operations, or research management)

Responsibilities

• Providing strategic direction for all DLM services, technologies, collections, and spaces in alignment with University and University Libraries strategic plans.
• Managing a team of four faculty, two staff, and approximately twenty student workers, and coordinating daily operations.
• Assuming administrative responsibility for the unit, including assessment of spaces and services.
• Representing the DLM for development efforts in support of administrative goals.
• Partnering with faculty and campus entities to meet teaching and research objectives, integrating library activities into the curriculum and supporting student engagement efforts.
• Serving as a liaison librarian for assigned STEM disciplines, providing research consultations, instruction, collections support, and scholarly communications support.

Skills

Management

Strategic planning

Collaboration

Education

ALA-accredited MLIS or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

The University of Nevada, Reno Libraries seeks an engaged, user-centered leader to manage the DeLaMare Science and Engineering Library (DLM), which provides growing services to the University through Data Services and GIS programs, the Mary B. Ansari Map Library, and an exploratory Makerspace. This is a full-time, tenure-track faculty position. Collections support the fields of chemistry, computer science, earth sciences, engineering, math, and physics. Reporting to the Associate Dean of the Libraries, the Director will work collaboratively to provide high-quality library services that meet the evolving needs of users in the DeLaMare Library as well as other campus libraries and partners. This is a tenure-track faculty position that requires scholarly activity and publication and service on professional and university committees. More information about the University Libraries’ expectations related to faculty rank and tenure can be found in the Bylaws of the University Libraries at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Responsibilities

• Providing strategic direction for all DLM services, technologies, collections, and spaces in alignment with University and University Libraries strategic plans.
• Managing a team of four faculty, two staff, and approximately twenty student workers, and coordinating daily operations.
• Assuming administrative responsibility for the unit, including assessment of spaces and services.
• Representing the DLM for development efforts in support of administrative goals.
• Partnering with faculty and campus entities to meet teaching and research objectives, integrating library activities into the curriculum and supporting student engagement efforts.
• Serving as a liaison librarian for assigned STEM disciplines, providing research consultations, instruction, collections support, and scholarly communications support.
• Maintaining familiarity with recent trends in research and teaching related to the liaison areas, such as those concerning journal publication, AI literacy, and evidence synthesis.
• Continuing and developing user-centered services and integrating new methods and technologies.
• Collaborating and communicating effectively with other library departments to meet the organizational objectives and strategic initiatives of the University Libraries.
• Working effectively with a diverse, highly engaged campus and local community from a variety of cultures and backgrounds.
• Creating and supporting a positive, engaged, and inclusive work culture.

Required Qualifications

• ALA-accredited MLIS or equivalent terminal degree
• Five (5) years of professional library experience
• Successful managerial experience (e.g., personnel supervision, major project management, facilities operations, or research management)

Preferred Qualifications

• We recognize that candidates may not have all the preferred qualifications—we encourage you to apply if you meet some or most of them.
• Academic coursework and/or work experience in data services, geospatial data, STEM disciplines or academic makerspaces
• Knowledge of emerging technologies and trends in higher education
• Experience planning and assessing innovative, user-centered library services and spaces
• Professional experience in an academic library setting
• Library liaison or academic instruction experience
• Budget preparation and financial management

Compensation

The minimum salary for Assistant Professor is $80,000 The minimum salary for Associate Professor is $90,000 The Assistant or Associate Professor level is dependent on experience, record of scholarship, service and achievement. To view the salary schedule for this position, please visit: Salary Schedules and select Academic Faculty (12-month). Salary is competitive and commensurate with related education and experience.

Remarkable Retirement

Our retirement plan is beyond compare. Your 19.25% contribution is generously matched by the University. With the faculty retirement plan, you are 100% vested your first day. Sit back and watch your retirement dollars grow! All permanent employees on an annual "A" or "B" contract who are employed at least 50% full-time are eligible to participate in the NSHE retirement program unless they are members of PERS of Nevada.

Perks of Working at UNR

• Health insurance options including dental and vision – Health Insurance
• Generous annual and sick leave and life insurance – Faculty Benefits
• E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers annual or semester memberships and spouse/domestic partner membership options.
• Many local businesses offer discounts to WolfCard holders.
• Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life's difficult moments. Mountain EAP is located in Reno and specializes in counseling and advising services for personal or interpersonal issues.
• Faculty Senate is the principal representing body for faculty. Its membership includes representatives from each academic and administrative major unit of the University.
• No state income tax!
• Grants-in-aid for Faculty Employees: The University is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee’s spouse or domestic partner.
• Faculty Dual Career Assistance Program: The University of Nevada, Reno recognizes the importance of addressing dual-career couples’ professional needs. We offer a dual career assistance program to newly hired faculty spouses/partners that provides resources and assists them to identify career opportunities in Northern Nevada.

Diversity & Inclusion

The University of Nevada, Reno is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination on the basis of a person’s age (40 or older), disability, whether actual or perceived by others (including service-connected disabilities), gender (including pregnancy related conditions), military status or military obligations, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, race (including hair texture and protected hairstyles such as natural hairstyles, afros, bantu knots, curls, braids, locks and twists), color, or religion (protected classes).

About the University

The University of Nevada, Reno is a leading public research university committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge. Founded in 1874 as Nevada’s original land-grant university, the University serves more than 23,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and 63 countries. Classified by the Carnegie® Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R1 (“Very High Research”) university, it is also recognized in the Carnegie® Community Engagement classification. The University is also ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the “Best National Universities” and “Best National Public Universities.” It also ranks in the top tier of the WSJ/Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the New York Times’ “Top Colleges for Economic Diversity.” Since 2009, nearly $1 billion has been has invested in advanced labs, facilities, and residence halls on the main campus. The University delivers on its original land-grant mission with outreach across the state through the University of Nevada, Reno Extension, Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Nevada Small Business Development Center, the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, and Wolf Pack Athletics. The main campus is in Reno, Nevada, a burgeoning global technology hub with a vibrant midtown and downtown. Found where the high desert of the Great Basin meets the High Sierra and Lake Tahoe, the beautiful, 290-acre main campus is also a Nevada State Arboretum. The University’s physical infrastructure is expanding with ongoing construction of the newly named John Tullock Business Building, set to open in fall 2025. Groundbreaking is also planned for a new State Public Health Laboratory Building on campus, alongside the recent acquisition of 16 parcels near campus, known as “University Village,” to provide affordable housing for graduate students and early career faculty. Collaborating with world-renowned organizations, the University fosters innovation through initiatives such as the Digital Wolf Pack partnership with Apple, which ensures equitable access to technology for students, providing new incoming freshman or transfer students with an iPad Air and accessories. Google’s TechWise initiate is an 18-month program that fully supports undergraduate students in becoming entry-level software engineers by graduation.

In 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced that Nevada – led by the University of Nevada, Reno – was named one of the inaugural 31 Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (TechHubs). Nevada was selected from a competitive pool of 489 applicants from across the United States and its territories. Nevada’s Tech Hub will strengthen America’s lithium batteries, critical elements and other electric vehicle materials industry sectors within the state.

Through its commitment to high-impact education, world-improving research and creative activity, and outreach that’s transforming Nevada’s communities and businesses, the University continues its 150-year tradition of benefitting our state, nation and world. The University recognizes that diversity promotes excellence in education and research. The inclusive and engaged community on campus recognizes the added value that students, faculty, and staff from different backgrounds bring to the educational experience. Today, the University delivers on its original land-grant mission of access to education and knowledge by investing in the academics, facilities, support, engagement and vibrant campus life that promote our diverse students’ cognitive growth and academic achievement – all while remaining one of the best values in American higher education.

For more information, please visit the University’s website.

The University of Nevada, Reno is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination on the basis of a person’s age (40 or older), disability, whether actual or perceived by others (including service-connected disabilities), gender (including pregnancy related conditions), military status or military obligations, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, race (including hair texture and protected hairstyles such as natural hairstyles, afros, bantu knots, curls, braids, locks and twists), color, or religion (protected classes).