Revised- Head of Technical Services; Assistant, Associate, or Full professor – Library

Revised
- Head of Technical Services (Assistant, Associate, or Full professor) – Library

Job : 31157

Location: Hunter College

Hunter College seeks a highly motivated, experienced, and effective leader to manage the Technical Services unit of the Hunter College Libraries. Reporting to the Dean and Chief Librarian, the Head of Technical Services will provide strategic direction and lead the staff in the technical services activities of acquisition, electronic resource management, metadata and discovery. This position is responsible for the overall administration and coordination of work and for establishing and implementing technical services policies, standards, and procedures across the Hunter College Libraries.

This position will be based at Hunter College’s main campus located on East 68th Street in Manhattan and will support branch libraries for Social Work & Public Health, Health Professions, and Art. Hunter College Libraries operate near many major cultural institutions and offer scholars and creative artists a vibrant and dynamic community within a highly diverse urban setting. As part of the City University of New York, a nationally recognized metropolitan university system, Hunter is committed to active engagement with students and the community at large, and embraces equity, inclusiveness, and global awareness in all dimensions of our work.

• Provide vision and management to the Technical Services unit through planning, leadership, assessment, and delegation
• Supervise the positions of Metadata and Discovery Librarian, Collections and Acquisitions Librarian, E-Resources Librarian and Acquisitions Manager
• Establish workloads, monitor and evaluate performance, and coach and counsel as needed
• Design and implement technical services policies and procedures, ensuring they are effectively communicated and implemented across the libraries
• Empower technical services staff to make decisions at appropriate operational levels, providing guidance when needed, and holding individuals accountable for successful completion of assignments
• Facilitate and support professional development opportunities to increase staff expertise with technical services standards, and technologies
• Support team building, and a positive organizational culture
• Monitor collection budget expenditures to ensure efficient use of resources
• Serve on Hunter College, CUNY, and/or departmental committees, and engage in professional development and scholarly activities
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Master’s in Library Information Studies (MLIS), or closely related discipline from an ALA-accredited institution. Also required is the ability to work with others for the good of the institution. For appointment as Associate, or Full Professor, a second graduate degree is required.

• Minimum of four years of leadership or management experience in an academic or research library technical services unit with progression towards increasing responsibility
• Record of scholarship and professional achievement appropriate for appointment at the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor
• Proven leadership experience with the ability to motivate and develop high‑performing teams
• Demonstrated ability to delegate, prioritize and manage multiple tasks effectively
• Demonstrated ability to analyze, improve and streamline library operations
• Ability to navigate complex institutional systems
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
• Commitment to professional development and continuous improvement

• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets
• Familiarity with scripting and working with APIs
• Experience with descriptive metadata for digitized and born‑digital content
• Demonstrated ability to work with current metadata standards
• Working knowledge of metadata management and transformation tools
• Experience with Ex Libris’ Almo/Primo library services platform
• Experience with New York State and CUNY procurement processes
  
  Experience with CUNY based systems and software
• Experience working in a…