Director of Library Services - Medical Branch Library

Summary:

The Director of Library Services provides strategic leadership, administrative oversight, and a forward-looking vision for the planning, development, and delivery of comprehensive library services. This role is integral to ensuring that library resources, programs, and technologies effectively support the institution’s mission of excellence in education, research, and community engagement.

The Director manages all aspects of the University Library, including personnel, fiscal resources, space, assets, procedures, policies, outreach programs, and both short- and long-term development and planning activities. He/She is responsible for overseeing daily operations, supervising staff, administering budgets, and advancing digital and print resource services. The Director champions innovation and fosters a user-centered environment that promotes learning, collaboration, and equitable access to information.

In close collaboration with faculty, staff, and institutional stakeholders, the Director ensures library services are aligned with university goals and responsive to the evolving needs of the academic and broader community.

Scope:
Supports the education, research, healthcare, and service missions of UTMB community.

Responsibilities:

• Ensures library services and resources support the educational, research, healthcare, and service missions of UTMB.

• Provides primary administrative leadership for all operational areas of the library including personnel management, budgeting, collection management, and resource allocation.

• Evaluates library programs and services.

• Establishes goals and objectives, formulates policies, and develops and implements services and operating plans.

• Directs the human resources management activities of all direct and indirect staff, including recruitment, selection, employee development, training, counseling, coaching, mentoring and compliance.

• Negotiates with vendors for products and services; develops service level agreements.

• Represents the library and University by participating in appropriate institutional, state, regional, and national activities and organizations.

• Performs related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master of Library Science (ALA-accredited) plus seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in an academic or research library, including supervisory responsibilities.

• Significant experience in academic or research library leadership.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Eight years of related experience, including demonstrated management and leadership in an academic health sciences or medical library.

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.