Job Posting: Dean of the Library

Dean of the Library; Kresge Library; Oakland University;
Rochester, Michigan

Oakland University invites applications for the position of
Dean of the 
Library.  The Dean reports to the Provost and Vice-President
for Academic 
Affairs, and serves on the Dean's Council and the
President's Strategic 
Planning Group.  This position offers an exceptional
opportunity to lead a 
teaching library with an outstanding, student-centered
information literacy 
program, and a library that highly values collegiality,
excellent services, 
and the creative application of technologies to support
teaching, learning, 
and research.  As Oakland University celebrates its 50-year
anniversary, we 
seek a dean who will represent and be a strong advocate for
a library at 
the center of a dynamic, developing, and growing
university.

The Dean is responsible for administering and planning all
aspects of 
library operations; participating in the university's
capital campaign and 
developing an external fundraising program to sustain and
enrich resources; 
developing and maintaining strong collaborative
relationships within the 
library, university and surrounding communities; setting
grounded yet 
visionary goals; and contributing actively to
university-wide strategic 
planning. Oakland University librarians have faculty status,
and the 
successful candidate will have a strong record of
scholarship, research, 
and professional service to warrant tenure at a senior
academic rank.

Required Qualifications
Master's degree in library science or equivalent from an
ALA-accredited 
program.
Minimum of 5 years successful and progressively responsible
administrative 
or managerial experience in academic libraries.
Record of academic and professional achievement warranting
tenure at the 
rank of professor or associate professor.
Record of successful fund-raising, with a strong commitment
to actively 
pioneering external development initiatives within a
university setting.
Ability to foster a collegial and collaborative environment
with all 
library personnel.
Ability to advance strong collaborative relationships and
promote the 
library's role within the university.
Record of library management skills, including budget
management, 
goal-setting, and strategic plan implementation.
Clear vision of the evolving role of an academic library
with information 
technology.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Evidence of a strong commitment to equity, diversity and
professional 
development of library personnel.

Desired Qualifications
Second master's degree or earned doctorate.
Experience in a collective bargaining environment.
Experience with faculty status for librarians.

General Information:  Oakland University is a Carnegie
research-intensive, 
state-assisted institution of approximately 17,700 students
that offers an 
array of academic and professional programs at the
Baccalaureate, Master's 
and Doctoral levels.   The university is located in Oakland
County, which 
features beautiful state parks and vibrant urban
communities.  It is 
located 25 miles north of Detroit in the Rochester area,
recently ranked by 
CNN/Money as one of the 100 best places to live in the U.S.,
and features a 
campus that includes 1,441 acres of wooded hills and
meadows.  For more 
information, see the Oakland University web site at 
<ht
tp://www.oakland.edu/>http://www.oakland.edu.

Applications:  Send a letter of application, your curriculum
vitae, names 
and contact information of three current references, and a
copy of one of 
your recent publications to:Kristine Condic, Chair; Dean
Search Advisory 
Committee; 300 Kresge Library;Oakland University; Rochester,
Michigan 
48309-4484; FAX number (248)370-2474;  Email: 
<mailto:salomonoakland.edu>salomonoakland.edu

Review of applications will begin on March 30, 2007 and will
continue until 
the position is filled.  Oakland University is an
affirmative action/equal 
opportunity employer and encourages applications from women
and minorities.

Kristine Condic
Associate Professor
Kresge Library                            email: salomonoakland.edu
Oakland University                      phone: (248)
370-2469
Rochester, MI  48309                  fax: (248) 370-2474 
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