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Director, Rowan-Virtua SOM Health Sciences Libraries

Apply now Job no: 499467
Work type: Regular Full-Time
Location: Stratford, New Jersey
Categories: Library

Job Title: Director, Rowan-Virtua SOM Health Sciences Libraries

Department: Rowan University Libraries

Reports to: Associate Provost for Library Information Services

Rowan University Libraries seeks a customer-service-oriented, collaborative, and entrepreneurial leader to serve as our next Director of the Rowan-Virtua SOM Health Sciences Libraries.

Job Description & Core Functions

The Director is responsible for leadership and management of all aspects of the Hope Brings Strength Library in Stratford, NJ, and the Information Commons in Sewell, NJ (collectively referred to as the Health Sciences Libraries) including personnel management, organization and administration, strategic planning, fiscal management, and policy and program development. The Director supervises a team of four full-time health sciences librarians, the Access Services Supervisor, and a part-time Administrative Assistant, as well as indirectly supervising an additional four full- and part-time staff and a varying number of student workers. In partnership with university research administration, they advise researchers in the evaluation of grant opportunities and in meeting funder and university requirements for providing public access to research publications and data. They work closely with administrators, faculty, staff, and students to promote the missions of Rowan-Virtua SOM and Rowan University Libraries (RUL). As a member of the RUL Leadership Team, they participate in library planning and serve on library-wide committees, task forces, and teams.

Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine

The Director is a member of the RV-SOM Dean’s leadership team, representing the Health Sciences Libraries on various committees, including the Curriculum Committee and the Admissions Committee, and/or designating representatives from among their direct reports. The Director works closely with the Dean of Curriculum and the Dean of Students to ensure RV-SOM students, staff, and faculty have access to and training in the use of information resources they require in their instructional, research, and clinical roles. The Director guides their librarians in supporting both the Problem-Based Learning and the Synergistic Guided Learning curricula, and in providing instruction in core medical research skills. The Director is also responsible for promoting the professional development and growth of their team, cultivating a collegial, collaborative workplace culture guided by a philosophy of service excellence. The Director is likewise responsible for fostering an inclusive and collegial environment that supports the information needs of a diverse group of end-users, including students, staff, faculty, and administrators.

Rowan-Wide Services

The Director ensures that the Systems Librarian, Access Services Supervisor, and Administrative Assistant coordinate with their Glassboro- and Camden-based colleagues to ensure seamless provision of acquisitions, technology, and access services. The Director sponsors the Access Services Committee to provide a cross-campus forum for surfacing and addressing ongoing operational issues across libraries and identifying and implementing changes to enhance these services, which notably include Interlibrary Lending and the provision of Course Reserves.

Libraries Leadership Team

The Director is a key member of the RUL Leadership Team, managing the operations of two of its six locations and serving as the Leadership Team’s primary oversight for several of RUL’s most essential shared services, which fall under the Access Services umbrella. They also coordinate with the other RUL directors to ensure robust support for faculty, staff, and students on the Stratford and Sewell Campuses for those shared services managed by the other directors. In collaboration with the Libraries Leadership Team, the Director of RV-SOM Health Sciences Libraries ensures that Rowan University Libraries lives up to its mission to anticipate and fulfill the curricular, research, and clinical information needs of the Rowan community.

Partnerships

The Director builds key relationships with leadership in the Virtua Health College of Medicine & Life Sciences, and with the Graduate Medical Education teams at various institutions that partner with RV-SOM to host clerkships, residencies, and other medical education opportunities, ensuring robust and functional communication about service needs and support. The Director also coordinates with the Director of the CMSRU Library and the Director of the Veterinary Library to ensure full engagement and participation with the relevant professional associations, including MLA, AAHSL, and others as appropriate. The Director communicates a clear, focused vision for the future of the RV-SOM Health Sciences Libraries across Rowan and through these partnerships, advocating for the resources necessary to achieve that vision.

Required Qualifications

● Master's Degree from an ALA-accredited graduate school

● A minimum of eight (8) years of professional library experience with at least five (5) years of supervisory experience, preferably in an academic or health sciences library

Preferred Qualifications

● An additional advanced degree in biomedical sciences or another relevant discipline

● A record of active participation in state and/or national organizations

● Experience working in a multi-campus library system

● Demonstrated commitment to being a strong advocate for the library and its stakeholders

● Advanced knowledge of and experience with current resources, vocabularies, and research techniques in the biomedical sciences, including evidence-based practice tenets and teaching methodologies

● Expertise in marketing and/or grant writing

● Managerial experience in a unionized workplace

NOTES:

  • Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the US, and the university will not sponsor an applicant for a work visa for this position. 

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About Rowan University

A top 100 national public research institution, Rowan University offers bachelor’s through doctoral and professional programs in person and online to 22,000 students through its main campus in Glassboro, N.J., its medical school campuses in Camden and Stratford, and five others. Rowan University is home to eight colleges and nine schools. For more information on these colleges, please click here.

Now celebrating its Centennial, Rowan focuses on practical research at the intersection of engineering, medicine, science, and business while ensuring excellence in undergraduate education. The University has earned national recognition for innovation, commitment to high-quality and affordable education, and developing public-private partnerships. A Carnegie-classified R2 (high research activity) institution, Rowan has been recognized as the fourth fastest-growing public research university, as reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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Rowan University celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ethnicity, race, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, (dis)ability status, military status, and other NJ protected classes. Rowan University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its educational programs and activities, including employment as required by Title IX. Rowan is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with (dis)abilities.

To request reasonable accommodation, contact Christy Mroz, Administrative Assistant, OEE@rowan.edu, 856-256-5494. Rowan strongly encourages applicants from underrepresented groups to apply. 

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Residency Requirements

Rowan University is subject to the residency requirements of the NJ First Act (N.J.S.A. 52:14-7, P.L. 2011, Chapter 70). Any person hired to a non-exempt position shall either have their principal residence in New Jersey or have one (1) year from the date of employment to establish, and then maintain, principal residence in the State of New Jersey. Any person hired to an exempt position shall either have their principal residence in New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, or New York or have ninety (90) days from the date of employment to establish, then maintain, principal residence in the State of New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, or New York.

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Rowan University is committed to assisting all members of the Rowan community in providing for their own safety and security. The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available on the Department of Public Safety website at: https://sites.rowan.edu/publicsafety/_docs/annual_security_report.pdf

If you would like to receive a hard copy of the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains this information, you can stop by the Department of Public Safety Office, located at Bole Hall Annex, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ 08028 or you can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling (856) 256-4562 or 4506.

The report contains information regarding campus security and personal safety including topics such as: crime prevention, public safety authority, crime reporting policies, fire safety, disciplinary procedures and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about fire statistics in Rowan University Residential Facilities and crime statistics for the three previous calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus. This information is required by federal law, Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act or "Clery Act" and is provided by the Rowan University Department of Public Safety.