Assistant Director, Head, Research - Richmond, United States - Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University
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Diversity and Inclusion

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Responsibilities:


  • Reporting to the Associate Dean, VCU Libraries and Director, VCU Health Sciences Library, the Assistant Director and Head, Research and Education, will:
  • Lead the Research and Education department in developing, promoting, and delivering knowledge-based support to Medical College of Virginia (MCV) Campus programs through a faculty liaison librarian model, enabling University members and external
partners to locate, access, and organize information using the most appropriate tools.

  • Oversee operations of the VCU Medical Center Health and Wellness Library and work with partners VCU Medical Center Auxiliary and VCU Health in its management.
  • Lead outreach programming efforts to local, external communities primarily through the Health and Wellness Library.
  • Collaboratively develop programming for the Health Sciences Library and the Health and Wellness Library.
  • Manage the Health Sciences Library in the absence of the Associate Dean and Director.
  • Develop and sustain relationships that advance the VCU Libraries' mission.


This position is an essential member of the Health Sciences divisional leadership team and is expected to play an integral role in the success of division-wide operations and collaborative initiatives.

As a member of VCU Libraries, the Assistant Director and Head will work with colleagues to advance the strategic initiatives of the Libraries.


  • The Assistant Director and Head, Research and Education is expected to be active professionally and to contribute to developments in the field. Faculty with the VCU Libraries are evaluated and promoted on the basis of job performance, scholarship, and service. Health Sciences Library faculty librarians are encouraged to pursue and maintain membership in the Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP).
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Qualifications:

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Required:


  • ALAaccredited graduate degree or accredited graduate degree in another appropriate discipline.
  • Progressively responsible experience, including supervising, coaching, and mentoring health sciences librarians or staff in an academic health sciences or research library.
  • Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU.
  • Preferred:
  • Knowledge about emerging trends, issues, standards, and best practices in academic health sciences librarianship.
  • Experience teaching graduate and professional students, as well as knowledge of adult learning theory and health sciences professional education.
  • Ability to adeptly use technology in administrative and learning environments
  • Ability to work independently while being effective in a highly collaborative environment.
  • Demonstrated service orientation and the ability to build and sustain relationships.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
  • Ability to meet deadlines and manage competing priorities under pressure.
  • Experience writing or administering grants.
  • Flexibility and adaptability for work in an evolving, fastpaced environment.

Salary:
Salary commensurate with experience, not less than $90,000 annually. This is a full-time, non-tenured faculty position. 12-month faculty benefits apply, including 24 vacation days annually and choice of retirement and annuity plans. Relocation assistance is available. Librarians are provided a generous professional development allowance. For more information about benefits, see the Faculty Benefits page.

  • Interviews: Initial interviews will be conducted virtually. We anticipate inviting finalists to campus.
  • Learn about the position in an online information session
  • We are hosting virtual information sessions for interested applicants in advance of the June 3, 2024 review date. Please consider joining one of these sessions to learn more about the position, meet the supervisor, Teresa L. Knott, and get answers to your questions about the position.
  • Join one of our info sessions via Zoom:
  • May 28, :30-5:00 pm Eastern
  • May 31, Noon12:30 pm Eastern
The attendee list for each Zoom session will be hidden, and those asking questions may do so anonymously. Live captioning will be provided. To attend a session, please complete the confidential form to receive a Zoom link.

  • VCU Libraries and Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Libraries at Virginia Commonwealth University, including the James Branch Cabell Library on the Monroe Park Campus and the Health Sciences Library on the MCV Campus, employ more than 59 professionals and 68 staff with annual expenditures exceeding $22 million.
Located in downtown Richmond, the state capital of Virginia, VCU enrolls more than 28,000 students in more than 200 degree and certificate programs across its urban campuses:
the downtown Monroe Park and MCV campuses in Richmond; the Rice Rivers Center in Charles City, Virginia; satellite locations in Fairfax, Virginia, and Abi
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