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Director of the Auraria Library
University of Colorado Denver
DirectoroftheAurariaLibrary-35881UniversityStaff
Description
PositionDetails
UniversityofColorado|Denver
OfficialTitle:Academic(Library)ServicesDirector
WorkingTitle:DirectoroftheAurariaLibrary
FTE:FullTime1.0(100%)FTE|Hybrid
SalaryRange:$158,907-$164,862
Position#00350020-Requisition#35881
JobDescription
*ApplicationsareacceptedelectronicallyONLYatwww.cu.edu/cu-careers*
TheUniversityofColoradoDenver(CUDenver)seeksahighlyskilled,agile,compassionate,andconfidentleadertoserveasUniversityLibrarianandDirectoroftheAurariaLibrary.TheAurariaLibraryservesadowntownDenvercampuswiththreehighereducationinstitutions-CUDenver,MetropolitanStateUniversityofDenver,andCommunityCollegeofDenver.Whilethelibraryprovidesequitablesupportacrossallthreeinstitutions,comprisingnearly40,000AurariaCampusstudentsandthousandsoffacultyandstaff,thepositionreportstotheCUDenverProvost.
Thisfull-timeuniversitystaffpositionmanages59employees(includingthreedirectreports)andabudgetof$10.3million.TheDirectorworkscloselywithfaculty,students,andadministrationfromallthreepartnerhighereducationinstitutionsinplanning,resourcing,implementing,andevaluatinglibraryresources,programs,andservices,inalignmentwiththemissionsoftheseinstitutions.
TheAurariaLibraryisoneofColorado'sbusiestacademiclibraries,withmorethan650,000physicalbooks,nearly2milliondigitalresourceimpressions,and320,000annualvisits.Approximately15percentofallColoradocollegestudentsareeducatedontheAurariaCampus,inahighlydiverseurbansetting.Thelibraryhasboldaspirationsforsupportingitspartners'learning,research,andservicemissions,andiscultivatingintersectionsacrosseducationaltechnology,innovativelearningspaces,digitalmedia,digitalscholarship,researchersupport,researchinstruction,andpublicservices.
DirectoroftheAurariaLibrary
Whatyouwilldo:
Successfulcandidateswillhaveanintimateunderstandingofandsignificantexperienceinaddressingmajorchallengesfacingacademiclibrariestoday,includingrapidchangesinthediscoveryandaccessofdata,information,andknowledge;creativeandeffectiveuseofphysicalspace;andevolvingrolesofacademiclibrariesasplaces,purveyorsofinformation,advancersofresearchandteaching,enablersoflearning,andwellspringsofknowledge.Onthetri-institutionalAurariaCampus,thisrequiresopencommunicationandconsensus-buildingacrossmultipleconstituencieswithdistinctaspirationsanddiversegoals.
- AdvancethelearningandteachingofAurariaCampusstudents,staff,andfaculty-andsupporttheirsuccessandwell-being-throughrobustandaccessiblelibraryservices.
- AdvancethestrategicplansofeachAurariaCampushighereducationinstitution.
- Developandmaintaincollaborativerelationshipswithexecutiveleadersacrosscampus.
- StrengthenservicepartnershipswithacademicandsupportstaffacrossAurariaCampusinstitutions.
- Leadthelibrary'sbudgetplanningandensuresoundmanagementoflibraryfinances.
- Implement,evaluate,andrefinelibraryservicesandspacestomaximizetheirimpactandtoensurethattheyareinclusive,accessible,andsupportiveofdiverseconstituentsandcultures.
- Continuouslyseekwaystooptimizecustomerservicethroughtheapplicationofinnovativetechnologies,policies,andservices.
- Employinclusiveleadershipprinciplestofostercollaborativedecision-making.
- Cultivateawelcomingandaffirmingorganizationalcultureamonglibrarystaffthatpromotesinclusiveexcellenceandchampionsdiversityinleadership.
- Articulatethelibrary'svalueandpositiveimpactoncampusandcommunityconstituents.
- Participateinstate,regionaland/ornationalprofessionalassociationsasappropriateandpursuescholarshiptoadvancetheprofession.
- Leadthelibrary'sfundraising,grant-seeking,andotherrevenue-generatingefforts.
CompensationandBenefits
Thesalaryrange(orhiringrange)forthispositionhasbeenestablishedat$158,907-$164,862.
Thesalaryofthefinalist(s)selectedforthisrolewillbesetbasedonavarietyoffactors,includingbutnotlimitedto,internalequity,experience,education,specialtyandtraining.
Theabovesalaryrange(orhiringrange)representstheUniversity'sgoodfaithandreasonableestimateoftherangeofpossiblecompensationatthetimeofposting.
Thispositionisnoteligibleforovertimecompensation.
Yourtotalcompensationgoesbeyondthenumberonyourpaycheck.TheUniversityofColoradoDenverprovidesgenerousleave,healthplansandretirementcontributionsthataddtoyourbottomline.
Benefits:https://www.cu.edu/employee-services/benefits
TotalCompensationCalculator:http://www.cu.edu/node/153125
ApplicationDeadline
Applicationswillbeaccepteduntilthepositionisfilled.PreferencewillbegiventocompleteapplicationsreceivedbyFebruary28,2025at11:59:00PM.Thosewhodonotapplybythisdatemayormaynotbeconsidered.
RequiredApplicationMaterials:
Toapply,pleasevisit:http://www.cu.edu/cu-careersandattach:
- Acoverletterwhichspecificallyaddressesthejobrequirementsandoutlinesqualifications
- AcurrentCV/resume
- Listofthreereferences(wewillnotifyyoupriortocontactingbothonandoff-listreferences)
BackgroundCheckPolicy
TheUniversityofColoradoDenverstrivestomaintainasafeandproductiveeducational,clinical,researchandemploymentenvironment.Allprospectiveemployeesandcurrentemployeesmust,therefore,consenttoandpassbackgroundcheckspriortoanyfinalappointment/employment.
DiversityandEquity
TheUniversitywillprovidereasonableaccommodationstoapplicantswithdisabilitiesthroughouttheemploymentapplicationprocess.TorequestanaccommodationpursuanttotheAmericanswithDisabilitiesAct,pleasecontacttheHumanResourcesADACoordinatorat<ahref="mailto:workplaceengagement@ucdenver.edu">workplaceengagement@ucdenver.edu.
TheUniversityofColoradoDenveriscommittedtorecruiting,retaining,andpromotingdiversefacultyandstaff.Theuniversitystrivestopromoteacultureofinclusiveness,respect,communicationandunderstanding.WeencourageapplicationsfromBlack,Indigenous,andpeopleofcolor,women,personswithdisabilities,personswithintheLGBTQ+community,andveterans.TheUniversityofColoradoiscommittedtodiversityandequityineducationandemployment.
QuestionsshouldbedirectedtoTylerKeyworth,<ahref="mailto:tyler.keyworth@ucdenver.edu">tyler.keyworth@ucdenver.edu.
Qualifications
Qualificationsyoualreadypossess(MinimumQualifications)
- Master'sdegreeinlibrary/informationsciencefromanAmericanLibraryAssociation-accreditedorequivalentaccreditedbodyprogram,oradegreeinarelatedfieldfromanaccreditedcollegeoruniversity,attimeofhire.
- Arecordofscholarship,librarianship/teaching,andservicesufficientforappointmentattheAssociateProfessorrankorhigheratCUDenver.
- Arecordofatleastfive(5)yearsofprogressivehighereducationleadershipexperienceinacademiclibraries,withsubstantialmanagementskillsinplanning,finance,teambuilding,andfacultyandstaffdevelopment.
PreferredQualificationtopossess(PreferredQualifications)
- Demonstratedrecordofsuccessinleadershipofanacademiclibrary,withresponsibilityforleadershipofmultipledepartments,includingoversightofoperationsinplanning,budgeting,collections,cataloging,andarchivalfunctions.
- Arecordofscholarship,librarianship/teaching,andservicesufficientforappointmentattherankofProfessoratCUDenver.
- Demonstratedsuccessinfundraisingandcommunications/marketinginanacademiclibrarysetting.
- Atrackrecordofsuccessfullydesigning,leadingormanagingtheimplementationofinnovativeandinclusivecollections,programs,andservicesinahighereducationenvironment.
- Demonstratedexperienceinsharedgovernancesettingsandincultivatingtrust-based,collaborativerelationshipswithstaffandfaculty.
ConditionsofEmployment
- Occasionalworkduringtheeveningand/orweekendsmayberequired.
- Thispositionfollowsahybridworkstructurewhereemployeescanworkremotelyorfromtheoffice,asneeded,basedondemandsofspecifictasksorpersonalworkpreferences.Workingfromtheofficeisencouragedwhenworkingontasksthatrequireahighdegreeofcollaboration.
EmploymentSponsorship
Pleasebeadvisedthatthispositionisnoteligiblenoworinthefutureforvisasponsorship.
Asof7/1/2023,TheUniversityofColoradorecommendsemployeesbefullyvaccinatedfromtheCOVID-19butisnotrequired.COVIDrecommendationsandinformationcanbefoundat:https://www.ucdenver.edu/coronavirus.
SpecialInstructionstoApplicants:RequiredApplicationMaterials:Toapply,pleasevisit:http://www.cu.edu/cu-careersandattach:
JobCategory:AcademicServices
PrimaryLocation:DenverDepartment:U0001--AnschutzMedCampusorDenver-30124-LIBLIBRARY
Schedule:Full-time
PostingDate:Jan10,2025
UnpostingDate:May1,2025,5:59:00AMPostingContactName:TylerKeyworthPostingContactEmail:tyler.keyworth@ucdenver.eduPositionNumber:00350020
To apply, please visit: https://cu.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=35881&lang=en
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