This Associate University Librarian (AUL) provides visionary, strategic, and administrative leadership for shaping and advancing the University of Michigan Library’s technical infrastructure, process improvement, and innovation. With an expert team of Directors, the AUL develops and stewards the Library’s well-regarded technology and technical services portfolio, which supports the lifecycle, discovery, access, and stewardship of library resources and services, in collaboration with colleagues across the library and university. The AUL champions innovation in workflow, production, and project management processes, and strengthens partner and stakeholder relationships, creating efficiencies that align information technology and technical services investments with the university’s academic priorities. The AUL cultivates key collaborative relationships across the university and with consortial partners to leverage the University of Michigan Library’s expertise, resources, and knowledge in a wide variety of interdependent networks.
As a senior library administrator, the AUL reports directly to the Dean of Libraries and works in close partnership with other members of the library administration team to lead and advance the organization as a whole. The AUL is responsible for leading strategic planning, enhancing service development and sustainability, and guiding the operations, policy development, budgeting, communications, training, and professional activities of the departments within their division. The AUL supervises 6 department directors and guides the work of more than 80 librarians, professional staff, and student employees.
Purpose/Position Summary:
Senior administrator responsible for leading strategic planning, services development and sustainability, and guiding the work of the departments in the division. Responsibility areas include operations, policy development, budget, communications, training, and professional activities in their portfolio. AULs work in close partnership with other members of the library administration team to lead and advance the organization as a whole. The AUL supervises division directors and guides the activities of a combination of professional staff, librarians, and student employees. The AUL is expected to align their portfolio area with the strategic direction of the library and the university, to cultivate an organizational culture reflective of library and university values, and to provide clear, consultative, and judicious direction to library departments, teams, and the deans.
Reporting Structure:
Reports to the Dean of Libraries, University Librarian, with an informational dotted line appointment to the Vice President for IT and Chief Information Officer.
Supervisory Experience:
Has authority and provides thought leadership over the library’s information technology and technical services portfolio including production process analysis, workflow optimization, technology strategy, and partner coordination. Positions that report include: Interim Director, Automation, Indexing, and Metadata; Deputy Director for LIT and Director, Architecture and Engineering; Director, Design and Discovery; Director, Digital Content and Collections; Interim Director, Digital Library Applications; Interim Director, Technical Services.