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

Code4lib; Reno, Northern (NV, KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Nevada, Reno Libraries seeks an engaged, user-centered leader to manage the DeLaMare Science and Engineering Library (DLM) as a full-time tenure-track faculty position.

The Director will provide strategic direction for services, technologies, and spaces, supervise a team of four faculty, two staff, and about twenty student workers, and collaborate with campus partners to integrate library activities into curricula and support teaching and research in STEM disciplines.

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

• Provide strategic direction for all DLM services, technologies, collections, and spaces.
• Manage a team of four faculty, two staff, and ~20 student workers; coordinate daily operations.
• Assume administrative responsibility for the unit, including assessment of spaces and services.
• Represent DLM for development efforts in support of administrative goals.
• Partner with faculty and campus entities to meet teaching and research objectives, integrating library activities into the curriculum and supporting student engagement.
• Liaison for assigned STEM disciplines; provide research consultations, instruction, collections support, and scholarly communications support.
• Maintain familiarity with trends in research and teaching related to liaison areas, including AI literacy and evidence synthesis.
• Continue and develop user-centered services and integrate new methods and technologies.
• Collaborate and communicate with other library departments to meet university objectives and promote an inclusive work culture.

Skills

Library leadership

Team management

User-centered services

Instruction/liaison

Budget management

Academic library experience

Data services

Geospatial data

Makerspaces

Education

MLIS or equivalent

Job description

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

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.

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,serviceand achievement.