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Chambers Library - Director Research and User Engagement

University of Central Oklahoma · Edmond, OK · 3 mo ago
ManagementFull-time

About the role

The Director of Research and User Engagement (DRUE) is a regular, full-time, salaried, exempt and benefit-eligible staff position at UCO. The position works 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, at UCO's main campus in Edmond, Oklahoma.

Responsibilities

  • Developing and evaluating integrated information services

  • Advancing research within and across disciplines

  • Fostering student learning and academic success

  • Empowering a culture of assessment and efficiency

  • Provides inspirational and strategic leadership, expert policy alignment, and program development

  • Leading and motivating the Research and Learning librarians and other staff

  • Directing their efforts with student learning, eLearning initiatives, research support services, and user services

  • Led the development, promotion, execution, and assessment of a variety of progressive and innovative activities directly supporting students, faculty, and researchers

  • Represents the library in areas of strategic importance and plays a critical role in articulating and executing a creative and forward-looking vision of the library in support of UCO's mission

  • Buils and sustains successful collaborations, employs creative approaches, mentors and empowers employees, fosters cross-departmental functions and relationships, and resolves organizational barriers while promoting user-centered service

Requirements

  • MLIS from an ALA accredited program

  • Minimum of five years of working experience in an academic library environment

  • Progressively held leadership roles for a minimum of 2-3 years in an academic library or similarly relevant setting

  • Demonstrated knowledge of issues and trends in library support of research, scholarship, student learning, and academic success

  • Demonstrated understanding of the library's role in supporting academic success and in developing, providing, and evaluating research services and programs for students, faculty, and researchers related to the identification, use, interpretation, and management of information and data

  • Demonstrated ability to develop new models of library support for student learning

  • Demonstrated leadership experience, flexibility, and collaboration in a rapidly changing environment and efficiently respond to unforeseen circumstances

  • Demonstrated ability to build and maintain deep partnerships to serve shared goals

  • Outstanding verbal, written, and presentation skills

  • Demonstrated record of effective priority setting and policy coordination

Qualifications

  • Additional graduate or doctorate degree

  • Familiarity with standard library assessment methods and methodologies

  • Experience with instruction in a library or other classroom setting

Skills

  • Reasonable accommodations (in accordance with ADA requirements) may be made, upon request, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

TBD

Schedule

Varies

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