[LIBJOBS] Director of VCUQatar Libraries, Doha, Qatar

Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUQatar)

Position: Director of VCUQatar Libraries
Location: Doha, Qatar
Position Begins: January 2011
Review of Applications Begins: September 1, 2010 and continues until position is filled.

VCUQatar (www.qatar.vcu.edu) is an undergraduate and graduate degree granting campus of Virginia Commonwealth University, School of the Arts, ranked by U.S. News and World Report as the leading art and design program among all U.S. public universities. Located in Doha, the capital city of Qatar, VCUQatar is affiliated with the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development (www.qf.org.qa). Celebrating ten years of operation in 2008, VCUQatar offers BFA degrees in Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design and Painting and Printmaking, and an MFA degree in Design Studies. The majority of students are from the Gulf region with approximately 30% international. The School is fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art & Design, The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and the Council for Interior Design Accreditation. VCUQatar has substantial involvement with the emerging design industries in Qatar and is a significant catalyst for that growth.

Position Description
The Director of VCUQatar Libraries will develop and implement a creative vision for building cutting-edge library collections and services as part of its dynamic programs at VCUQatar. Reporting to the Associate Dean for Research & Academic Affairs, the Director will lead and mentor a diverse and accomplished staff of four professional librarians and four support staff. The Director will oversee a newly completed Library facility, one of the largest in Qatar, which houses a collection of over 20,000 print and audiovisual materials; over 100,000 images in digital and 35mm formats; a product materials collection; as well as have access to VCU’s vast collection of print and electronic resources housed on the home campus in Richmond, Virginia. Fostering an atmosphere of responsive service to deliver a full complement of reference, instructional and research capabilities, the Director will support collaborations across Education City universities and Qatar Foundation Centers to achieve the Qatar Foundation’s mission to “create a center of excellence in education and research that will help transform Qatar into a knowledge-based society”.

Application Process:  Qualified applicants who have a record of achievement appropriate to VCUQatar should submit a letter of interest with a curriculum vitae, unofficial transcripts, and the names of five references including email and telephone contact information to Ryan Ellington (rfellington@vcu.edu), Human Resources Administrator. Only Electronic submissions will be accepted.

Virginia Commonwealth University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Women, minorities and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

For more information on VCUQatar and this unique international opportunity, please visit
www.vcu.edu/arts/employment/qatar

 

 

From:
Ryan F Ellington/FS/VCU <rfellington@vcu.edu>
Virginia Commonwealth University
School of the Arts in Qatar
325 North Harrison Street
Richmond, VA 23284-2519
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VCU School of the Arts in Qatar

Phone: 804.827.1993
Fax: 804.827.0683
Email: rfellington@vcu.edu  
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