Health Sciences Library Director - UConn Health and the UConn Library seek
an experienced and inclusive leader to serve as director of UConn’s
Lyman Maynard
Stowe Health Sciences Library (Health Sciences Library). Located at
UConn Health in Farmington, the Health Sciences Library serves UConn
Health learners, faculty, staff, and community members in support of
their research, academic scholarship, and
information needs.
Reporting to the Dean of the UConn
Library and responsive to the programmatic needs of the Schools at UConn
Health, the Health Sciences Library Director is responsible for
cultivating and advocating for
library services and resources that create an excellent academic
library experience for faculty and students through active engagement
and collaboration with UConn Health and UConn Library initiatives and
colleagues. This position presents an outstanding
opportunity for an experienced library administrator with a history
of innovative leadership qualities including knowledge of the
opportunities and challenges facing academic health sciences libraries
today and how to best address rapidly changing
user needs and expectations.
The successful candidate will
demonstrate excellent leadership, communication, professional judgment,
knowledge sharing, relationship building, and decision-making practices
while reinforcing the
principles of inclusion and equity in daily responsibilities. The
Health Sciences Library Director will demonstrate respect in all
interactions within the Library and across the University and will
exemplify the UConn Health values of excellence,
teamwork, diversity, leadership, and innovation and UConn Library
values of kindness and trust, curiosity and inquiry, equity and
inclusion, and having fun.
Appointment and Application Terms: This is a full-time
position based in Farmington, Connecticut. Interested applicants should apply through this website. A cover letter, resume and names of three
(3) references must be uploaded through the site. Closing date: March 2, 2021. Questions regarding this search should be addressed to Ellen Silbermann at ellen.silbermann@uconn.edu.
UConn Health is an affirmative action employer, in addition to an EEO and M/F/V/PWD/PV employer.
