Ohio University
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Ohio | United States
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Ohio University Job Location: OhioDate Created: 01-16-2024
Ohio University seeks a dynamic Dean of the Ohio University Libraries who is prepared to lead a large library within a Carnegie R1 Research University through the rapidly evolving landscape of information literacy and technology in higher education. As the oldest public university in the state, Ohio University (OHIO) has long been a national leader in transformative education and successful career preparation for students. Ohio University's total enrollment is more than 28,000 students from across the country and online. Approximately 15,000 of those students are undergraduates studying at the residential campus in Athens, a quintessential college town in the Appalachian foothills of beautiful southeastern Ohio. Founded in 1804 and guided by world-class faculty members, OHIO is home to more than 250 academic programs across business, communications, education, healthcare, social sciences, the arts, and STEM. The University provides access to industry and hands-on experiences at an affordable cost, which is why Ohio University is ranked No. 1 Best Value public university in the state of Ohio, according to U.S. News & World Report. The Ohio University Libraries' (Libraries) collections consist of more than 3 million volumes in multiple formats including https://www.ohio.edu/library/research, photographs, maps, DVDs and microform. In addition to their impressive general collections, the Libraries hold distinctive and valuable materials in their https://www.ohio.edu/library/collections/archives-special-collections, the https://www.ohio.edu/library/collections/fine-arts, the https://www.ohio.edu/library/collections/music-dance and the https://www.ohio.edu/library/collections/international. The Libraries collaborate with faculty, staff and students in building collections that support education, teaching, and research for the University. The Libraries also are leaders in providing students with https://www.ohio.edu/library/services/faculty/teaching-student-success/affordable-course-materials. The Libraries’ membership in https://www.ohio.edu/library/services/borrowing/ohiolink provides students, staff and faculty easy access to materials from 91 other academic libraries in the state of Ohio and immense electronic journal, ebook, and databases content. Incorporated in 1947 and formally organized in 1964, https://www.ohioswallow.com is the oldest scholarly publisher in Ohio. Since its founding, the press (including its trade imprint, Swallow Press) has become a leading publisher of books about Africa, Appalachia, Southeast Asia, and the Midwest, as well as on many other topics. The award-winning press publishes between 25 and 30 books a year. Distributed worldwide, its books are regularly covered by prominent national and international news and review media, countless academic journals, and a wide variety of literary and cultural outlets. Reporting to the Executive Vice President and Provost, Dr. Elizabeth Sayrs, the new dean will serve as the Libraries' Chief Administrative Officer with overall responsibility for collection development and management; library services; budget and planning; application of emerging information technologies; personnel; fundraising, public relations; and state, national cooperative efforts. Engaging with campus leaders, faculty, students, and staff, the dean will create an innovative, forwarding-looking roadmap to ensure the Libraries are positioned to support the University's mission and emerging strategic plan. The dean will have experience shaping an organizational culture that encourages collaboration, engagement, and innovation. The ideal candidate will possess administrative, budgetary, fundraising, communication, and collaborative leadership skills including successful experience in a shared governance environment, as well as demonstrated experience advancing and supporting inclusion and accessibility. WittKieffer is assisting Ohio University in this search. For fullest consideration, candidate materials should be received by February 26, 2024. Nominations, inquiries and applications can be directed to: Jessica Herrington, Charlene Aguilar and Cathryn Davis [email protected] There shall be no discrimination against any person in employment or educational opportunities because of race, color, religion, age, ethnicity, national origin, national ancestry, sex, pregnancy, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, military service or veteran status, mental or physical disability, or genetic information, except as explicitly provided for in this policy.Job tags
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