Associate Dean for Collections - Digital Strategy & Content

Job Title

Associate Dean for Collections, Digital Strategy & Content

Agency

Prairie View A&M University

Department

Library

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Prairie View, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

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Reporting to the Dean of Libraries and serving as a member of the senior leadership team, the Associate Dean for Collections, Digital Strategy & Content provides strategic and administrative leadership for an integrated portfolio of approximately 5 FTE, plus student employees. The Associate Dean leads the strategy, people, systems, and investments through which scholarly content is selected, acquired, licensed, organized, discovered, managed, preserved, and made accessible. The position integrates collection strategy, acquisitions, licensing, metadata, discovery, library systems, digital platforms, repository support, web development, digitization, and related content operations in support of Prairie View A&M University’s research, teaching, and learning priorities.

The position works collaboratively with the Dean of Libraries, the Associate Dean for Research, Academic Engagement & Library Experience, and other campus partners to develop an evidence-driven approach to collections, content, platforms, and digital strategy.

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 Collections Strategy

• Develop and implement an integrated collections, content, platforms, discovery, and digital strategy aligned with University research, teaching, and academic priorities.
• Lead collection strategy, development, assessment, analytics, and intelligence using cost, usage, curriculum, research activity, faculty expertise, emerging disciplines, and institutional priorities.

Content Acquisition, Licensing, and Resource Stewardship

• Oversee content acquisition, licensing, electronic resources management, vendor relations, negotiations, resource allocation, and stewardship of the collections budget.
• Establish meaningful measures of collection value, discovery effectiveness, operational performance, and impact, and use findings to guide investment and service decisions.

Digital Infrastructure, Discovery, and Technology

• Provide strategic direction for metadata, resource description, discovery, integrated library systems, access technologies, and the institutional repository platform.
• Strengthen web development, digital service environments, digitization, digital production, and digital content workflows and infrastructure.
• Improve the infrastructure and user experience through which students, faculty, and researchers discover and access library content.

Organizational Leadership and Operational Effectiveness

• Evaluate and redesign workflows; use technology and automation appropriately to increase organizational capacity, service quality, and operational effectiveness.
• Recruit, supervise, coach, and develop managers, librarians, staff, student employees, and emerging leaders; foster a collaborative, accountable work environment.
• Lead organizational change, build new capabilities, and integrate programs and functions across the portfolio.

Institutional Collaboration and External Engagement

• Partner with the Associate Dean for Research, Academic Engagement & Library Experience and other stakeholders so collections, technologies, platforms, and discovery environments respond to research, teaching, service, and user needs.
• Represent the University Libraries on relevant University committees and with external partners, vendors, and professional organizations.

Other Responsibilities

• Serves as a member of the University Libraries’ senior leadership team and works collaboratively across organizational boundaries.
• Collaborates with the Associate Dean for Research, Academic Engagement & Library Experience 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 trends, standards, technologies, and practices affecting academic library collections, scholarly content, licensing, metadata, discovery, digital platforms, repositories, and scholarly communication.
• Knowledge of evidence-based collection development, assessment, budget stewardship, vendor management, and resource allocation.
• 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 experience in one or more areas relevant to collections, content, library technology, digital strategy, metadata, discovery, or related operations.
• Experience leading academic or research library programs, including strategic planning and implementation across collections, content, technology, and digital services.
• Experience managing organizational change, personnel development, resource allocation, budgets, vendor negotiations, workflow improvement, and evidence-based assessment.
• Experience with library systems and digital infrastructure, including discovery platforms, electronic resources, repositories, web development, digitization, or digital scholarship.
• Record of developing effective teams, strengthening organizational capability, and cultivating emerging leaders.
• Experience supporting the research and academic priorities of a growing research university.

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.