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TML Operations Librarian

Located in culturally diverse, historic, and dynamic Richmond, Virginia, convenient to the beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains and the recreation destinations of the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Commonwealth University is one of Virginia's largest universities and among the nation's leading research institutions. The VCU Libraries, one of Virginia’s outstanding research library systems, advances the University’s teaching, research, service, and patient care mission with 2.5 million volumes, 61,000 serials, 600,000 e-books, and nationally prominent collections in the health and biological sciences, social work, the arts, the history of medicine, and comic and book arts.

The Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries invites applications and nominations for the position of TML Operations Librarian.  The successful candidate for this newly created position will manage operational aspects of the Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences. The TML Operations Librarian participates in related library and campus committees and ad hoc groups. The successful candidate will join a culturally and academically diverse faculty of the highest caliber.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Director of the Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences and Associate University Librarian, the TML Operations Librarian will manage all aspects of the user experience for visitors to the physical space, including:

  • Plan, analyze, evaluate and coordinate library services and operations within the Tompkins-McCaw Library; manage service desk staffing.
  • Oversee the physical facilities, monitor physical maintenance of library, determine need for repairs and improvements, oversee renovation projects and liaise with the Office of Environmental Health and Safety
  • Manage assigned staff and hourly/student workers, including establishing workloads, prioritizing work assignments, evaluating employee performance, interpreting and enforcing policies and procedures.
  • Manage TML business operations in accordance with VCU policy.
  • Supervise the operation of the Multimedia Collaboration Room, its equipment, and services.
  • Coordinate equipment purchases, leases and repairs for TML.
  • Identify, investigate, and implement new services for library users.
  • Train and evaluate TML staff members responsible for working the service desk.
  • Hire, train and supervise hourly and student workers, adhering to budget guidelines; coordinate activities for hourly and student workers across departments.
  • Develop and share expertise on library systems for circulation and fulfillment.
  • Work with the public at the TML service desk and provides reference assistance.
  • Liaise with the VCU Police Department to provide appropriate security personnel during business hours.
  • Communicate service changes through various channels including the VCU TelegRAM, Facebook, Twitter, etc.
  • Maintain statistical data and report as required.

The TML Operations Librarian is expected to be active professionally and to contribute to developments in the field. Faculty with the VCU Libraries are evaluated, and promoted, on the basis of job performance, scholarship, and professional development and service.

Qualifications

Required: ALA-accredited graduate degree or accredited graduate degree in another appropriate discipline. One year of effective supervisory experience. Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU.

Preferred: Knowledge of library circulation operation and library systems such as Alma, Aleph, ILLiad and Primo. Knowledge of health sciences resources. Demonstrated experience managing projects. Successful experience working in a collaborative environment. Prior experience working in an academic research library. Able to communicate clearly and effectively; excellent interpersonal skills.

Virginia Commonwealth University and the VCU Libraries

Virginia Commonwealth University is Virginia’s largest research university, enrolling   nearly 32,000 students. Located in Richmond, Virginia (http://www.vcu.edu/richmond/),  VCU offers 41 doctoral, 74 masters, 3 professional, and 64 baccalaureate degree programs. Thirty-two of VCU's graduate, professional programs are ranked by U.S. News & World Report as among the best in the nation, with 19 programs ranking in the top 25 and two programs — sculpture and nurse anesthesia — ranked number one. Over 3,200 faculty comprise the University's teaching force. Research strengths at the University include health and life sciences, education, engineering, social work, behavioral sciences, public affairs, advertising and design, and the fine arts. Sponsored research funding totals over $260 million, placing VCU among the top 100 research institutions in the United States.  VCU’s strategic plan embraces an acceleration in the growth of VCU’s library system and includes a new Master Site Plan that envisions additions to both library facilities operated by the VCU Libraries. Architectural work has begun on a major addition to and renovation of the James Branch Cabell Library that is expected to open in 2015.

Libraries at Virginia Commonwealth University (including the James Branch Cabell Library on the Monroe Park Campus and the Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences on the MCV Campus) employ 51 professionals and 90 support staff with an annual budget exceeding $17.5 million. VCU also operates programs in Doha, Qatar, including a library supporting the program there, Northern Virginia, and in various additional locations throughout the U.S. and the world. The VCU Libraries is a Resource Library in the National Network of Libraries of Medicine and a member of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries, SPARC, CNI, BioMed Central, and the Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA), a statewide networking consortium for shared access to electronic and print resources.  The VCU Libraries has adopted Primo as its discovery layer and is one of the first libraries worldwide to have implemented Alma as its next generation cloud-based system for library management. CONTENTdm and DSpace supplement the foundation of its system architecture to enhance access to its collections and services.

The VCU Medical Center is mainly located on the MCV Campus in historic Court End, near the government and financial centers of the city. The campus includes the schools of allied health professions, dentistry, medicine, nursing, and pharmacy as well as the VCU Health System (VCUHS). An independent school of public health is being formed; when complete, VCU will be one of only six universities nationally with a fully comprehensive health sciences campus. VCUHS includes an 820-bed hospital (MCV Hospitals), outpatient clinics, a 600-physician-faculty group practice and nearly 200 specialty areas, many of national and international renown. It also includes the Massey Cancer Center, Virginia's first NCI-designated cancer center. In addition to multidisciplinary centers for cancer, cardiology, neurosurgery, and transplantation, the VCUHS offers virtually every form of contemporary medical service.

Salary: Salary commensurate with experience, not less than $47,000 annually. This is a full-time, non-tenured faculty position. Normal faculty benefits apply, including 24 vacation days annually and choice of retirement and annuity plans. For more information about benefits, see http://www.hr.vcu.edu/benefits/.

For more information about the VCU Libraries, please visit our home page at http://www.library.vcu.edu/. Review of applications will begin April 22, 2013, and will continue until the position is filled. For full consideration, applications must be received prior to May 20, 2013. Submit cover letter, resume, and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three references to:

Pamela H. Fraga

Assistant to the University Librarian

VCU Libraries, Virginia Commonwealth University

901 Park Avenue

PO Box 842033

Richmond, VA 23284-2033

804-828-1107

804-828-0151 (fax)

phfraga@vcu.edu

Virginia Commonwealth University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.