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Form of workThe Learning Resource Center (LRC) on the Klamath Falls campus of Oregon Tech invites applications for a full-time, 12-month University Librarian, to start on or around July 1, 2024.
Position Summary:
The University Librarian reports to the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs. The University Librarian facilitates and provides dynamic and engaged leadership by working closely with the faculty, staff, students, and other key internal and external stakeholders. The University Librarian is expected to elevate the level of excellence of Oregon Tech’s renowned high quality, hands-on, and profession-oriented education nurturing our students to be career-ready professionals.
Under the supervision of the Provost, the University Librarian is the chief administrator of the Libraries of Oregon Tech. This includes the libraries at the Klamath Falls campus, the Portland-Metro campus, and the Shaw Historical Library. The University Librarian provides strategic leadership for the libraries in collaboration with other academic units and consortia partners in support of the mission of the University. The University Librarian develops and maintains positive relationships and active partnerships with students, faculty, staff, the community, and library consortia.
Additional responsibilities include service as the Library advocate and liaison at the institutional, statewide, and national levels. The University Librarian will represent the Oregon Tech Library on the Orbis Cascade Consortium Council and other related Alliance committees and teams. The successful incumbent will prioritize necessary maintenance, renovations, and updates to the library facility.
Departmental Information:
Statement of Vision
The library will be Oregon Tech's intellectual commons, the hub of knowledge and learning for the community, with a staff committed to excellence; dedicated to the open, free exchange of ideas; and continually striving to make it easy for our users to locate, navigate, and access high quality information resources.
Statement of Mission
The library provides student-centered services and collections to foster student and graduate success through the development of information literacy, critical thinking, and life-long learning. To support the emerging research and informational needs of our communities, we are committed to excellence and dedicated to the open, free exchange of ideas. For more information regarding the Oregon Tech Library(ies), please visit: https://www.oit.edu/library/about
Qualification Requirements:
- MLS/MLIS degree from an ALA-accredited institution and ten (10) or more years of professional experience in increasingly responsible positions in academic libraries, including administrative responsibilities.
- Demonstrated success in leadership.
- Proven fiscal management experience for materials and personnel budgets.
- Effective communication, negotiation, and consensus-building skills.
- A strong commitment to the educational role of the library.
- A clear understanding of both information technology and information literacy and their changing roles in higher education.
- Experience in strategic planning.
- A demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Preferred Qualifications:
- PhD or second Master's degree.
- Experience with university and library assessment.
- Successful grant writing and fund raising.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the goals of the open education movement.
- Demonstrated expertise in design thinking for library spaces, or experience with planning library spaces.
Special Instructions to Applicant:
Initial review of applications will begin April 8, 2024. Applications will continue to be accepted after the initial review date until a sufficient applicant pool has been achieved or the position is filled. Therefore, at the discretion of the University, materials received after the initial review date may not receive full consideration.
To apply, visit: https://jobs.oit.edu/postings/6277
Then, upload the following elements to your applications:
Required Documents
- Transcripts (Unofficial)
- Professional References List
- Resume
- A Cover Letter which addresses the following:
- Oregon Tech is a hands-on learning institution. Write a statement of how you see the library fitting into this model.
- Describe your leadership philosophy, and what leadership of an academic library means to you.
Optional Documents
- Letter of Recommendation
- Media File
- Portfolio
- License/Certification
- Other Document
AA/EEO Statement:
Oregon Tech is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer. The University does not discriminate in access to its educational programs and activities, or with respect to hiring, or the terms and conditions of employment, on the basis of age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, race, religion or creed, sex or gender, gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other basis in law.
Oregon Tech is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Office of Human Resources.
To peruse other employment opportunities at Oregon's premiere polytechnic university, visit the Oregon Tech Job Board: https://jobs.oit.edu
Oregon Tech proudly offers a competitive benefits package to eligible employees; to learn more about the comprehensive offering of benefits visit: https://www.oit.edu/human-resources/benefits
