Associate Dean for Learning and Engagement - Marriott Library

About the role

The Associate Dean for Learning and Engagement serves as a member of the senior leadership team, working in close collaboration to advise the dean and advance the library's strategic and operational goals. Together, this group shares responsibility for the organization's overall health and for cultivating an environment where everyone can succeed.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Library's Administrative Leadership Team, contribute to executive decision-making for the library, including programmatic, workforce, and strategic decisions.
• Provide strategic, operational, and personnel leadership for learning and engagement programs and activities to ensure alignment with University and Library goals and priorities and effective resource allocation.
• Cultivate partnerships with other campus units including the Office of Undergraduate Studies, the Graduate School, the Honors College, and the Office for Faculty, among others.
• Maintain visibility in national conversations on issues related to teaching, research, and library faculty development.
• Manage the faculty annual review, promotion and tenure, and tenured faculty review processes.
• Monitor and offer strategies to adapt to changes in University policy and procedures that impact the library.
• Collaborate with academic units to ensure the Library's teaching, liaison services, and experiential learning support model aligns with the teaching and research mission of the University of Utah.
• Coach and manage a mentoring program for library faculty.

Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• ALA-accredited MLS/MLIS or the equivalent combination of a relevant degree and experience working in an academic library.
• Evidence of ability to meet the professional requirements of a tenure-track position through research, librarianship, and service.
• Appointment at either the Associate Librarian or Librarian rank will require advanced research and librarianship to qualify for tenure at time of appointment.
• Knowledge of and demonstrated experience with at least two of the following areas: teaching and learning, student engagement, makerspaces, or user experience in a research library.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with library colleagues and the campus community.
• Exceptional organizational and interpersonal communication skills (written, verbal, and visual).
• Exceptional problem-solving skills, with demonstrated experience of collaborative, inclusive, and creative approaches with successful implementation.
• Commitment to fostering a welcoming educational environment and ability to work with students, faculty, staff, and community populations from a variety of backgrounds.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong record of engagement with information literacy, etc. at the institutional and national level.
• Familiarity with issues related to research intensive university libraries.
• Familiarity with trends in higher education related to emerging & creative technologies and their application to experiential learning and research.
• Leadership experience related to shared governance and faculty governance procedures regarding retention, promotion, tenure.
• Leadership experience in mentoring and faculty development.
• Experience with budget planning, resource allocation, and donor relations.
• Ability to use assessment data to inform planning and decision making.

Benefits

The anticipated hiring range is $175,000-$195,000, which includes an administrative stipend. Our excellent benefits include a 14.2% retirement contribution to TIAA-CREF/Fidelity, medical and dental coverage, and generous paid sick and vacation time.