Overview As Dean, you will lead the Killam Library to advance teaching, learning, research, and scholarship. You will shape and execute a strategic vision that positions the library as a central partner in the university's success. You'll guide a diverse team, manage resources, and drive innovative, technology-enabled services. You'll work across campus to strengthen student outcomes, faculty research, and community collaborations. This role offers the opportunity to influence library strategy, operations, and facilities at a growing public university dedicated to academic excellence.
Compensation / Benefits- relocation assistance
- competitive salary
- opportunity to shape a growing campus
- support for professional development
- engaged community and cross-campus collaboration
Responsibilities- Provide visionary leadership for the library and manage a team of 40 staff and student workers
- Oversee personnel matters, recruitment, performance management, and staff development in line with university policies
- Direct an annual budget of $2.6 million and supervise library operations, facilities, services, and governance
- Initiate needs assessments and lead selection, cataloging, classification, and circulation planning for library materials
- Pursue external funding and write grant proposals to enhance programs, facilities, and collections
- Coordinate library programs to meet student and faculty needs across onsite and offsite delivery
- Develop and implement policies for efficient daily operations and long-term quality improvement
- Foster collaboration inside the library, across campus, with other institutions, and with external partners
- Facilitate integration of emerging technologies including AI
- Support scholarly activity of faculty librarians and participate in resource sharing and consortia
- Work with Texas A&M System library leaders on shared goals and strategies
- Oversee budget planning and fiscal management, and coordinate facilities planning
- Perform other duties as assigned
Key requirements- Master's in Library Science (or equivalent) from an ALA-accredited program
- Progressive administrative experience in an academic library
- leadership
- collaboration
- communication
- integration of emerging technologies including AI
- knowledge of electronic resources and library technologies
- experience with automated library systems
