Employment Opportunity - UConn Health Sciences Library Director
Hilary Kraus
Dear Colleagues,
On
behalf of the search committee, I am excited to share this advertisement for a
Health Sciences Library Director. Please help spread the word about this
position at the UConn Health Sciences Library. (Apologies for the duplicate posting, there may have been an issue with the job link!)
UConn
Health and the UConn Library seek an experienced and inclusive leader to serve
as director of UConn’s Lyman Maynard Stowe Health Sciences Library (Health
Sciences Library). Located at UConn Health in Farmington, the Health Sciences
Library serves UConn Health learners, faculty, staff, and community members in
support of their research, academic scholarship, and information needs.
Reporting
to the Dean of the UConn Library and responsive to the programmatic needs of
the Schools at UConn Health, the Health Sciences Library Director is
responsible for cultivating and advocating for library services and resources
that create an excellent academic library experience for faculty and students
through active engagement and collaboration with UConn Health and UConn Library
initiatives and colleagues. This position presents an outstanding opportunity
for an experienced library administrator with a history of innovative
leadership qualities including knowledge of the opportunities and challenges
facing academic health sciences libraries today and how to best address rapidly
changing user needs and expectations.
The
successful candidate will demonstrate excellent leadership, communication,
professional judgment, knowledge sharing, relationship building, and
decision-making practices while reinforcing the principles of inclusion and
equity in daily responsibilities. The Health Sciences Library Director will
demonstrate respect in all interactions within the Library and across the
University and will exemplify the UConn Health values of excellence, teamwork,
diversity, leadership, and innovation and UConn Library values of kindness and
trust, curiosity and inquiry, equity and inclusion, and having fun.
Appointment and Application
Terms
To
apply for the Health Sciences Library Director, 2021-426 position,
you may use the Candidate
Self-Service (CSS) online application. After submitting your application, you may also have
the opportunity to upload a cover letter, a resume, and references.
You MUST have these documents available at the time of application.
Nominations and inquiries should be sent in confidence to ellen.si...@uconn.edu. To ensure full consideration, inquiries and applications should be submitted by March 2, 2021. (Search #2021-426)
UConn Health is an affirmative action employer, in addition to an EEO and M/F/V/PWD/PV employer. All employees are subject to the State Code of Ethics which may be found at www.ethics.state.ct.us.
Best,
Hilary
Hilary Kraus
Research Services Librarian
UConn Library
Homer Babbidge Library
369 Fairfield Way, Unit 1005
Storrs, CT 06269-1005
lib.uconn.edu
Pronouns: she/her/hers
http://s.uconn.edu/hilary