[LIBJOBS] Job Vacancy: Director, Library and Scholarly Resources, Athabasca University, Athabasca, Alberta Canada

Director, Library and Scholarly Resources

Athabasca University, Athabasca, Alberta, Canada

 

The Director, is a senior management position with responsibility for Library Services, AU Press, Institutional records (comprising Thomas A. Edge Archives & Special Collections, Records Management and the Art Collection), and the Copyright Office. The operations of the department are distributed, with the Library, Institutional Records and Copyright office located in Athabasca, and the Press in Edmonton. The incumbent provides dynamic and visionary leadership to these areas, promoting and supporting the development of high quality, innovative services and resources for students, faculty, staff and external stakeholders. The Director is accountable for the strategic direction of all areas of the department, and ensures that its operations are aligned with the University's mission and mandate, strategic goals and institutional plans.

 

The incumbent is accountable for the management of the department's budgets, and for strategic planning and policy development in each area. The Director has primary responsibility for staff in the department across multiple bargaining units, ensuring that collective agreements and human resource policies are followed, and providing direct supervision of staff located in different centres.

 

The full job profile can be viewed at: http://www1.athabascau.ca/hr/careers/jobprofiles/folder.2007-02-13.7065882478/Director.pdf/file_view.

 

For further information regarding this position, please contact Dr. Cindy Ives at (780) 675-6957 or via email: cindyi@athabascau.ca.

 

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and Permanent Residents will be given priority.

 

PLEASE NOTE: Applications will only be received and accepted through our online recruitment system. When applying, please include your letter of application, resume and the names, phone numbers, and email addresses of three references.

 

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

 

The successful candidate must have a Master of Library and Information Science from an American Library Association (ALA) or equivalent accredited school, and a Master's degree, (PhD preferred) in an appropriate field in the arts, humanities, or social sciences, or equivalent, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered and Fifteen years of progressively more responsible academic library and publishing experience, with at least five years of experience in each area. All educational credentials must be recognized in Canada.

 

Closing Date: 11/30/2013

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Elaine Fabbro, MLIS, MA
Acting Director, Library Services
Head, Information Literacy & Public Services
Athabasca University Library
1 University Drive
Athabasca AB T9S 3A3
Phone: 1-800-788-9041, ext 6819
Fax: 780-675-6477
Email: elainef@athabascau.ca

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Elaine Fabbro, MLIS, MA
Acting Director, Library Services
Head, Information Literacy & Public Services
Athabasca University Library
1 University Drive
Athabasca AB T9S 3A3
Phone: 1-800-788-9041, ext 6819
Fax: 780-675-6477
Email: elainef@athabascau.ca