Associate Dean for Scholarly Communication and Collections Job at Inside Higher

Associate Dean for Scholarly Communication and Collections

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Job No : 498323

Work Type : Faculty Full-Time

Location : Denver, CO

Position Summary

Reporting to the Dean of the University Libraries, this position serves as the Associate Dean for Scholarly Communication and Collections Services. The Associate Dean carries overall leadership responsibility for collections and scholarly communication. The Associate Dean is expected to guide strategic planning, develop programs, and manage services in support of discovery and access to scholarly resources, whether licensed, purchased, or openly available. Specific areas of responsibility include acquisitions, collection development, data services, e-resources management, metadata and materials processing, open access initiatives, scholarly communication, and technology. This position is responsible for personnel management and performance reviews for library faculty and staff in its reporting line.

Essential Functions

• Works collaboratively with the library leadership and other committees and groups as appropriate to plan, implement, and assess Libraries-wide strategic initiatives, vision, mission, and values.
• Serves as a leader and works in collaboration within the Libraries and on campus in the areas of library collections, scholarly communication, bibliographic services, and data services.
• As one of two Associate Deans, provides administrative oversight, supervision, support and continuity planning for direct reports.
• Works with Dean's Office team on pressing issues related to facilities or services.
• Works to build an adaptive, team-oriented, and forward-thinking organization.
• Represents, celebrates, and effectively advocates for the work of Libraries employees.
• Represents the Dean at the campus level and beyond when needed, to include travel to meetings and conferences.
• Leads and participates in Libraries initiatives related to inclusion and building community.
• Co-Chairs Associate Deans Leadership Team and leads other management groups, committees, and teams, as appropriate.
• Collaborates with Libraries service points and Anderson Academic Commons service partners to build cohesive academic support services for students and faculty.
• As a library faculty member, works in accord with the promotion guidelines, and engages in scholarly activities through research and publication, participates in national and regional professional organizations, serves on library committees, teams, and task forces, and engages in University service.

Associate Dean directly supervises the work of seven faculty librarians :

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Working Environment

The work environment is an academic library that values an inclusive workforce. There are cyclical periods of increased workloads during the academic year, and attention is paid to ergonomics and safety. Library employees collaborate across a flexible hybrid and team-based organization. The University of Denver and University Libraries offer a progressive flexible work policy that permits remote work, which can be negotiated between the employee and their supervisor.

Physical Activities

Must be able to work for extended periods of time at a computer workstation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Work Schedule

While the University's administrative offices are open Monday – Friday, 8 : 00 am – 4 : 30 pm, faculty schedules vary from term to term and are based on requirements of job duties, service commitments, and research agendas. The University's academic calendars are posted on the registrar's website.

Application Deadline

For consideration, please submit your application materials by 4 : 00 p.m. (MST) January 16, 2026.

Special Instructions

Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

Salary

Salary Grade Number : UC. Salary Rate : $120,000.00 per year. The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information.

Benefits

The University of Denver offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO pass.

Required Documents

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression), marital status, family or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. All hiring decisions are made in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations that prohibit discrimination.

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