Associate Dean for Research - Academic Engagement & Library Experience

Job Title

Associate Dean for Research, Academic Engagement & Library Experience

Agency

Prairie View A&M University

Department

Library

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Prairie View, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Important Immigration information:

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In addition, on January 27, 2026, Texas Governor Abbot issued a moratorium on the filing of any new H-1B unless approved by the Texas Workforce Commission. Accordingly, if you will now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status this moratorium may affect our ability to employ you should you be selected as the final candidate.
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The Associate Dean for Research, Academic Engagement & Library Experience provides strategic and administrative leadership for the people, services, partnerships, and experiences through which students, faculty, researchers, and visitors engage with the University Libraries. Reporting to the Dean of Libraries and serving on the senior leadership team, the Associate Dean leads approximately 13 full-time employees, plus student employees, across Research, Teaching, & Outreach Services and Access, Circulation & Experience Services.

The position integrates research, teaching, outreach, access, engagement, and user-experience functions around a coherent service philosophy; strengthens capabilities supporting the University’s growing research and academic mission; and advances accessible, user-centered library experiences across physical spaces, service points, digital interactions, branch locations, distributed services, partnerships, and operating hours. The Associate Dean collaborates closely with the Associate Dean for Collections, Digital Strategy & Content and other university leaders to align services, collections, technologies, spaces, and expertise with institutional priorities.

The salary is determined in accordance with the University’s compensation structure and will be commensurate with the candidates’ education and experience, within the assigned salary range for this position.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership and Service Integration

• Provides strategic and administrative leadership for Research, Teaching, & Outreach Services and Access, Circulation & Experience Services.
• Develops and implements an integrated service model across research, teaching, academic engagement, outreach, access, circulation, and user-experience functions.

Research, Teaching, and Academic Engagement

• Leads liaison services, library instruction and information fluency, research consultations, advanced research support, graduate and doctoral support, scholarly communication, research impact services, faculty partnerships, outreach, programming, and community engagement.
• Builds productive partnerships with colleges, faculty, graduate programs, researchers, students, academic leaders, external organizations, and other university units.

Access, Library Experience, and Distributed Services

• Leads circulation and access services, interlibrary loan and resource sharing, stacks and collection access, student engagement, evening and weekend operations, facilities and space management, safety and security coordination, and continuous improvement of physical and service environments.
• Provides leadership and coordination for designated branch and distributed library services, including the Music Library, Northwest Houston Center library services, and library support for the College of Nursing.
• Manages the institutional service relationship with the Texas Medical Center Library, including responsibilities, services, referrals, instruction, communication, and other collaborative activities.

Organizational Leadership and Personnel Development

• Recruits, develops, supervises, and supports managers, librarians, staff, student employees, and emerging leaders; builds effective teams and organizational capability.

Assessment, Strategic Planning, and Resource Stewardship

• Uses assessment, evidence, and user-centered practices to improve service quality, discovery, navigation, organizational performance, engagement, and impact.
• Contributes to strategic planning, resource allocation, personnel development, and other significant organizational responsibilities.

Other Responsibilities

• Serves as a member of the University Libraries’ senior leadership team and works collaboratively across organizational boundaries.
• Provides leadership for services delivered during evening and weekend operating hours and across designated branch and distributed locations.
• Collaborates with the Associate Dean for Collections, Digital Strategy & Content to ensure that services, collections, technologies, platforms, and discovery environments evolve together around research, teaching, and user needs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Education & Experience:

• ALA-accredited master’s degree in library or information science.
• Six years of professional library experience following receipt of the master’s degree.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of contemporary academic-library services supporting research, teaching, learning, access, engagement, and user experience.
• Knowledge of service assessment, evidence-based decision-making, organizational improvement, and user-centered service design.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively.
• Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications. Knowledge of policies and procedures of TAMUS.
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal, leadership, and organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated leadership accomplishment in one or more areas relevant to the position’s portfolio.
• Experience developing productive partnerships with faculty, students, academic leaders, researchers, external organizations, or other university stakeholders.
• Experience developing people, leading professionals with varied expertise, building effective teams, or strengthening organizational capability.
• Experience leading organizational change, developing new capabilities, redesigning services, integrating programs or functions, or using assessment and evidence to improve organizational performance.
• Experience contributing to strategic planning, resource allocation, personnel development, or other significant organizational responsibilities in an academic or research library environment.

Job Posting Close Date: 

• Until Filled

Required Attachments:

Please attach all required documents listed below in the attachment box labeled as either “Resume/CV or Resume/Cover Letter” on the application. Multiple attachments may be included in the “Resume/CV” or Resume/Cover Letter” attachment box.  Any additional attachments provided outside of the required documents listed below are considered optional.

• Resume or Curriculum Vitae

• Cover Letter

Application Submission Guidelines: 

All applicants are required to apply via our Career Site on or before the closing date indicated on the job posting. Applicant inquiries received via email and websites such as Indeed, HigherEdJobs, etc. will not be considered unless the individual has applied to the available position via the PVAMU Career site.

The required documents listed in the above "Required Attachments" section must be attached to the application prior to the job closing date indicated to ensure full consideration for the application submitted. Please contact the Office of Human Resource on or before the closing date indicated above at 936-261-1730 or [email protected] should you need assistance with the online application process. 

Background Check Requirements:

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.