Director of Research, Teaching and User Services

Overview

Another Source’s client, The Claremont Colleges Library (TCCL) is recruiting a Director of Research, Teaching and User Services to join their team in the heart of Southern California. This is a great opportunity to bring vision, passion, analytical and evaluation skills, and a strong commitment to research for the development of new partnerships for academic libraries in higher education.

TCCL is part of The Claremont Colleges Services (TCCS), the shared services organization for a highly regarded consortium of seven independent colleges. Established in 1925, TCCS is a nationally recognized educational model for academic, student, and institutional support services.
It is a member of the Association for Collaborative Leadership (ACL), the Oberlin Group of Libraries, the Greater Western Library Alliance, the Center for Research Libraries, Hathi Trust, and SCELC.

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The anticipated yearly salary range for this position is $105,. Relocation support available.

The Director of Research, Teaching & User Services (RTUS) is a key strategic leader within The Claremont Colleges Library, shaping the vision and direction of how the Library supports teaching, learning, and research across a unique academic consortium of seven distinguished institutions. This role offers an opportunity to influence the academic experience of a diverse community of undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff through innovative services, learner‑centered research support, and strong campus partnerships.

As the leader of three essential public‑facing units—Research Services, Information Literacy & Student Engagement, and User Services—you will guide teams responsible for instruction, research consultation, scholarly communication initiatives, user experience, course readings, building and access services, and general collection circulation. Your work will directly impact how students and faculty engage with information, integrate primary sources and digital scholarship into their work, and navigate an evolving landscape of scholarly communication, technology, and AI.

In partnership with the Dean and the Library Leadership Team, you will help shape and implement the Library’s strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment with institutional priorities and emerging academic trends.

65% – Divisional Leadership

• Identify and report on emerging trends in information literacy, assessment, research support, collection development, scholarly communication, copyright, artificial intelligence (AI) in libraries, access service design, and student success initiatives.
• Maintain the visibility and impact of the Library’s research and teaching services through close collaboration with unit heads, faculty, and departmental constituencies across the undergraduate colleges.
• Implement best practices in scholarly communication outreach and develop public guides and instructional information that support Open Educational Resources (OERs).
• Develop a learner‑centered research support model for all in‑person service points in coordination with the Library Leadership Team (LLT).
• Build stronger synergies between User Services, Research Services, and Information Literacy/Student Engagement—particularly around orientations, outreach, and course readings.
• Collaborate with Distinctive Collections & Digital Scholarship (DCDS) to enhance public services and promote the sharing and integration of scholarly output, primary sources, digital scholarship, and data science methods.
• Partner with the Collections, Metadata & Resource Sharing (CMRS) division on materials budget allocation, strategic collection assessment, and collection maintenance projects.
• Represent the Library in professional associations, maintain currency with emerging standards and best practices, and foster a culture of professional growth across the division.

35% – Organizational Leadership

• Represent the RTUS division on the Library Leadership Team and contribute to library‑wide strategic planning and implementation.
• Advance a culture of assessment, planning,…