Library Dean

Job Description:

Library Dean

Description

Classification: Administrator IV
Hours: Full-time / 40 hours per week
FLSA: Exempt

Anticipated Hiring Salary Range: $18,333 to $18,583* mo.
CSU Salary Schedule
*CSUMB provides pay scales representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for this position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, and CSU systemwide pay for comparable jobs.

Priority Screening Date: January 6, 2025
Recruitment Status: Open Until Filled

California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) invites nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the Library. CSUMB is a growing, dynamic, vision-driven comprehensive state university with a strong culture of educational innovation and a deep commitment to its role as a regional steward.

The Tanimura & Antle Family Memorial Library

The Tanimura & Antle Family Memorial Library’s mission is to help prepare knowledgeable, resourceful and responsible citizens for California and the global community by facilitating active exploration, discovery, and synthesis of information. As a teaching library, its faculty librarians manage and deliver active, outcomes-based instructional programs, and support a variety of teaching, learning, research, and creative endeavors. The library’s design co-locates library services with campus programs supporting student success, including peer tutoring, advising and career services, and undergraduate research. We welcome individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join our student-centered team.

California State University, Monterey Bay

Empowered by an inspiring Founding Vision Statement, CSUMB, as an institution, transforms students’ lives through a focus on student success and engagement in its regional community. CSUMB is a comprehensive, mid-sized, four-year university of 7,800 students. With 56% of students living on campus, CSUMB is the most residential university in the CSU system and boasts a vibrant campus culture. CSUMB currently has 194 tenure-line faculty and 298 lecturers, an alumni base of 24,000, and a current annual operating budget of $150 million. While CSUMB serves students from across California and beyond, 42% of the University’s undergraduates come from Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz counties. Given the University’s commitment to the success of every student, the faculty, staff, and administration have successfully increased student retention and completion in comparison to the rest of the CSU. The campus community prides itself on making world-class higher education accessible to traditionally underserved, first-generation, and low-income populations.

CSUMB’s Founding Vision Statement has guided the development of the University, which was envisioned as a comprehensive public university that values service through high-quality education. The Founding Vision Statement emphasizes service to the diverse people of California, especially the working class, historically undereducated and low-income populations. The statement further articulates a substantive commitment to multilingual, multicultural, gender-equitable learning. The ethos includes a culture of innovation in its overall conceptual design and organization in service to the economy of the state, the well-being of regional communities, and the quality of life and development of its students, faculty, and service areas.

Through this initial vision, CSUMB strives to become a model pluralistic academic community where everyone learns and teaches one another in an atmosphere of mutual respect and the pursuit of excellence. The faculty and staff are motivated to excel in their respective fields and to contribute to the broadly defined university environment. CSUMB’s graduates develop an understanding of regional interdependence and global competence, distinctive technical and educational skills, transformative experiences and abilities to contribute to California’s high-quality workforce, critical thinking abilities to be productive citizens, and a focus on social responsibility championed with skills to be community builders. Through their efforts, university students and personnel, analytically and creatively, strive to meet critical state and regional needs, and to provide California with responsible and creative leadership.

Monterey Bay and the Campus

Monterey Bay is on the central coast of California, just two hours south of San Francisco. The bay itself is one of the largest marine protected preserves in the world and home to whales, deep sea anglerfish, and the sea otter, CSUMB’s mascot. The CSUMB campus is close to pristine beaches, oak forests, tidepools, and the Fort Ord National Monument. Monterey has ideal weather: over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 44°F to 68°F and is rarely below 37°F or above 77°F.

The campus sits halfway between the Monterey Peninsula, which features the coastal communities of Carmel, Pacific Grove, Monterey, Marina, and Seaside, and the Salinas Valley, known as the “Salad Bowl of the World” for its abundant agricultural production. The city of Salinas is the county seat and served as the setting for many of John Steinbeck's novels.

The campus straddles the cities of Seaside and Marina, which are small, diverse communities where many students live and work. The history of the former military base is evident across the CSUMB campus.

In addition to CSUMB’s main campus, the University maintains a presence in Salinas and Monterey, providing instruction and community outreach through downtown Salinas, rural communities in south Monterey County, and the Ryan Ranch development in Monterey.

PURPOSE:

Under the general direction of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Library Dean is responsible for the management of library resources including oversight of the budget, personnel (both faculty and staff), and the physical, informational, and technical resources necessary to provide quality library services to the campus.

The library's mission is to provide information resources, user-centered services, and an inviting, collaborative environment to foster intellectual curiosity, sustain scholarship and creativity, and inspire lifelong learning for the diverse community we serve. At 30 years young, CSU Monterey Bay is poised to grow, and the library has a longstanding commitment to the use of technology-enhanced services and resources. As a teaching library, the library faculty manages and delivers an active, outcomes-based instructional program. The library’s curriculum-focused print/media collections and electronic resources are augmented by easy access to collections from all 23 CSU campuses, and a rapid, efficient interlibrary loan operation. The design of Tanimura and Antle Family Memorial Library, which opened in December 2008, co-locates library services with campus programs that support student learning, including writing, peer-tutoring, advising, and undergraduate research.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provide management and leadership to 18 staff and faculty in various library units including reference, circulation, bibliographic services, interlibrary loan, the makerspace, and archives and special collections.
• Advance the vision of the University and the mission of the library. Build strong collaborative relationships with other units on campus and consortial relationships with other institutions. Collaborate with campus partners to support student belongingness and wellness. Assure that the library’s policies, services, and actions reflect the university’s commitment to inclusion, equity, and diversity.
• Develop the library’s budget plan and ensure sound fiscal management of the library’s financial resources.
• Manage faculty and staff recruitment, development, evaluation, employee relations, and faculty retention, tenure and promotion.
• Assess and refine the library’s strategic plan with input from library personnel, students and the academic affairs leadership team. Ensure that library planning supports and sustains the University and Academic Affairs strategic plans. Provide visionary leadership to advance the library’s mission in the face of rapid changes in the nature of technology and knowledge creation. Provide for regular assessment of library contributions to the academic mission.
• Provide leadership in university and community relations. Lead the library’s development and fundraising activities. Convene the Library Dean’s Leadership Council and engage members in library development and fundraising activities.
• Support and sustain student success by advancing a welcoming, service-oriented environment, and maintaining innovative, forward-looking library learning spaces, collections, and services that advance teaching, learning, research, and creative activity.
• Serve as a member of the CSU Council of Library Deans (COLD) which promotes, plans, and implements CSU system-wide library initiatives. Represent CSUMB in the Monterey Bay Area Cooperative Library System (MOBAC) consortium Administrative Council.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of: principles, problems, and methods of library administration; and modern management and administrative techniques related to the development and implementation of appropriate methods of work planning, scheduling, and coordination in a team environment to meet changing organizational objectives.

Skills: outstanding communication and interpersonal skills; excellent written and verbal communication skills; public relations and presentation skills to represent the Library to the campus and external communities; demonstrated success in leading and developing a team environment; and financial/resource planning and budget management.

Ability to: rapidly become familiar with university-wide program areas, work collaboratively and effectively across disciplinary boundaries with faculty, students and staff; plan, organize and direct others in the formation of program and policy in the various activities of the Library; maintain confidential information; navigate sensitive situations; and establish and maintain effective working relationships. Understanding of and commitment to the learning needs of students from historically underserved populations. Demonstrated ability to address the essential functions associated with this position including the knowledge, skills, and abilities identified above.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in Library and Information Science from a program accredited by the American Library Association.
• Qualification for a faculty appointment of tenured Librarian (senior librarian).
• Several years of demonstrated management and leadership experience including budget administration, personnel management, and faculty retention, tenure and promotion review.
• Effective written and oral communication skills and the strong interpersonal skills necessary to work effectively with various campus constituencies (e.g. academic departments, information technology, etc.) and external groups. Experience integrating relevant emerging technologies into library services.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience working with library consortiums and library assessment programs.
• Experience developing projects, activities, or services responsive to changing institutional needs.
• Experience with diverse students and faculty to promote student success and faculty excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.
• Experience managing in a collective bargaining environment.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in fundraising and obtaining appropriate resources for the development of libraries and an ability to communicate the value of the library to the larger community.
• A highly collegial management style and ability to develop and sustain collaborative relationships.
• A substantial record of professional accomplishment through research, publication, service and leadership in areas that affect and inform libraries.
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to CSUMB’s Vision .

SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT & POSITION DESIGNATIONS :

• All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check (including a criminal records check).
• The person holding this position will have a duty to report to the Campus Title IX Officer information pertaining to discrimination, harassment, sexual misconduct, sexual exploitation, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, and retaliation and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order EO 1095, EO 1096, and EO 1097 as a condition of employment.
• This position has been designated as a sensitive position with responsibility for the care, safety and security of people (including children and minors), animals and CSU property; authority to commit financial resources of the university through contracts greater than $10,000; access to, or control over, cash, checks, credit cards, and /or credit card account information; responsibility or access/possession of building master or sub-master keys for building access; access to and responsibility for detailed personally identifiable Level 1 confidential information about students, faculty, staff or alumni that is protected, personal or sensitive as defined in the CSU Information Security Data Classification Standards .
• This position is a designated position in the California State University’s Conflict of Interest Code . The successful candidate accepting this position is required to file Conflict of Interest forms subject to the regulations of the Fair Political Practices Commission .
• This position is required to comply with confidentiality requirements outlined in the Department of Education’s Family Educational Rights and Privacy and California’s Educational Code Chapter 13 regarding sensitive student issues.
• This position is designated as a Campus Security Authority (CSA). The position is required to participate in training at the direction of the Clery Director and must also promptly report allegations of reportable crimes according to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, its accompanying regulations; the California State Education Code, Chapter 15.5, of the Donahoe Higher Education Act, Section 67380; and the California State University system-wide policy, Code EO 1107.
• Must possess and maintain a valid license to drive in the State of California, pass the Defensive Training Class, and be insurable under the University's liability coverage.
• May require occasional evenings and/or weekend work.

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT:

Office environment with standard equipment and tasks. The position requires working at a computer and desk for extended periods of time. May require travel between campus offices and off-campus locations.

The health and safety of our students, faculty, and staff remain our highest priority. While on campus, students, faculty, staff, and the community will be expected to follow all campus safety mandates.

BENEFITS/PERKS:

This is a management-level position with an attractive benefits package, which includes: a vacation accrual rate of 16 hours per month; an excellent choice of medical, dental, and vision insurance; long-term disability coverage; life insurance; educational incentives; membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS); and 14 paid holidays a year. For further information, please visit Employee Benefits Summary . As a perk, the University Corporation at CSU Monterey Bay provides access to affordable campus housing based on availability; visit Schoonover Employee Housing for more information.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

For full consideration, applicants must complete the required online application prior to the priority screen date found at Careers at CSUMB . Application submissions received after the application screening date will be reviewed at the discretion of the University. Materials submitted become the property of CSUMB and will not be returned.

CSUMB is not a sponsoring agency for staff or management positions.

Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants with disabilities who self-disclose by contacting Human Resources at (831) 582-3389 or emailing humanresources@csumb.edu . All employees must be eligible for employment in the U.S.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

CSUMB hires only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States and is an E-Verify employer. In compliance with federal crime awareness and campus security legislation, including the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics, you can view the notice of availability and access the Cal State University, Monterey Bay annual security and fire safety reports at https://csumb.edu/clery/asr-and-fsr-notices-availability/ .

CSUMB is a smoke and tobacco-free campus.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:

CSUMB is an Equal Opportunity employer seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. We value and celebrate diversity in all its forms and strive to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion. We consider qualified applicants for employment for their anticipated contributions and without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or disability.

Advertised: Oct 17 2024 Pacific Daylight Time
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