Associate Dean Research and Instruction

Associate Dean for Research and Instruction

Current UC employees must apply internally via Success Factors

Next Lives at the University of Cincinnati

Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati ranks among the nation’s best urban public research universities. Home to more than 53,600 students, 12,000 faculty and staff, and over 360,000 living alumni, UC, a Carnegie 1 institution, combines research prowess with a dynamic campus setting. The New York Times has called it “the most ambitious campus design program in the country.” UC’s momentum has never been stronger as the anchor of the Cincinnati Innovation District, the oldest cooperative education program in the country, with students earning $94 million annually through paid experiences.

The university contributes $10.6 billion in economic impact to the city and $22.7 billion to the state of Ohio. At UC, next is all of us.

The University of Cincinnati Libraries (UCL) seeks a strategic, outcomes‑focused leader to fill the Associate Dean for Research & Instruction (AD) position. The AD will join the senior leadership team and help transform the research library at the university. As a senior leader, the AD leads the implementation of the UC Libraries’ strategic plan and is responsible for meeting goals related to research and instruction.

The AD manages programmatic, strategic, budgetary, managerial and operational responsibilities for the following units:
Research & Teaching Services, Research & Data Services, Scholarly Communications, Donald

C. Harrison Health Sciences Library, CEAS Library, Science Library, Robert

A. Deshon and Karl J. Schlachter Library for Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP), and the CECH Library. The AD may receive additional portfolios as the organization adapts to meet the needs of a growing campus community. The AD develops programs and initiatives for UC Libraries and builds collaborative partnerships beyond the organization to move UC Libraries toward its goals. The AD reports directly to the Dean and University Librarian and serves as the senior administrator for the units listed above.

• Collaborates with the Dean and senior leaders to identify needs, establish priorities, and develop goals, objectives, actions and measures of success.
• Takes ownership of goals and initiatives within the strategic plan that relate to areas of responsibility.
• Leads the overall strategy and direction of UC Libraries’ instruction and research services, including administering policies, procedures and best practices.
• Leads the assessment of the research and instruction needs of faculty and students and develops programs and services to meet those needs.
• Builds strategic and collaborative partnerships with campus leaders to integrate the libraries’ collections and services into curricula and research workflows.
• Recruits, hires, evaluates, develops and retains faculty and staff who meet or exceed user expectations.
• Promotes a culture of evidence‑based decision making through developing and supporting evaluation and assessment of research and instruction services.
• Achieves organizational effectiveness through the successful management of financial and personnel resources.
• Fosters a workplace culture where those from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives can succeed.
• Chairs and serves on committees related to areas of responsibility or assigned by the Dean.
• Represents UC Libraries at regional, national and global professional engagements with the expectation of raising UC Libraries’ visibility and reputation.

Graduate degree in Library and Information Science from an ALA accredited program.

• Progressive leadership and management experience, including senior level management experience in an academic research library or equivalent.
• Experience with research and instruction services in an academic setting.
• Demonstrated ability to initiate and lead change within a culture of higher education.
• Knowledge of higher education, including emerging trends, challenges and opportunities.
• Ability to lead effectively across a complex organization and in collaboration with a variety of…