Collection Development Lead, Sciences and Agriculture - Cornell University Library - Military Veterans

Collection Development Lead, Sciences and Agriculture - Cornell University Library

Do you have a passion for building collections that drive innovation in Agriculture and Life Sciences? Are you eager to lead a team of disciplinary experts dedicated to ensuring timely and equitable access to scholarly resources? Do you aspire to influence the future of scholarly publishing towards sustainability? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

Leading the Sciences Team in CUL's highly collaborative Collection Development Team model, the successful candidate is responsible for materials budget funds allocated to the Sciences disciplines. The Lead coordinates the group of subject experts, ensuring that available funds are effectively utilized to provide timely, sustainable, and equitable access to research and learning content that meets the needs of Cornell communities. Fostering a community of practice among the subject experts, the Lead engages the Team in setting collection development priorities, fostering data-informed decisions, advising the Director of Collections on materials budget allocation, and recommending collection policy and procedures. The Lead will also guide the team to collaborate with CUL's Collections Data Analysis team in developing reports or tools for budget analysis, value assessment and decision-making.

Candidate Profile :

• A master's degree in library and/or information science from an ALA-accredited institution or an advanced degree in a relevant discipline.
• At least six years' professional experiences in libraries, including at least four years' experience. in the development of major print and digital collections in support of research and learning.
• Demonstrated effective budget management skills and experience with a complex fund structure.
• Ability to lead, motivate, and work successfully with a team of professional colleagues.
• Excellent collegial, communication, and analytic skills, including the ability to work well independently, within multiple team environments, and with diverse groups of library staff.
• A commitment to fostering diversity, inclusion and belonging in the organization where you work and/or in the communities that you engage.
• Evidence of professional contributions in collection development and/or scholarly communication, including publishing, creative works, presentations, and/or professional service at the state, regional, national, or international levels.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Background in STEM fields, including but not limited to Agriculture, Plant, Food, Biological, Physical or Life Sciences.
• Demonstrated knowledge of research and scholarly publishing processes and trends.
• Experience with assessment of collections and resource-related services.
• Experience with library-vendor and publisher negotiation for scholarly resources.

This position is located in Ithaca, New York. The selected candidate will typically work on the Ithaca campus four days per week, with potential for entering into a flexible work arrangement to allow remote work one day per week. The university reserves the right to modify, suspend, revoke or terminate the hybrid work arrangement at any time.

The New York Convenience of employer guidelines require New York State individual tax reporting and withholdings for this position. Additional individual state income tax filings may also be required if working temporarily outside New York State.

Our Vision : Empowering Cornell's research and learning community with deep expertise, innovative services, and outstanding collections strengthened by strategic partnerships.

Our Mission : Cornell University Library promotes a culture of broad inquiry and supports the University's mission to discover, preserve, and disseminate knowledge and creative expression. It engages with the ongoing transformations of society to deliver world-class physical and digital content and services critical to research, education, and outreach, now and in the future. The Library acts globally, supporting Cornell's land grant mission in New York State and beyond, and builds partnerships within and outside the university. It invests in its staff, collections, and physical and virtual libraries. And, it serves as a neutral and trusted party supporting information access and scholarly communication.

Diversity and Inclusion:

Relocation assistance may be provided.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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University Job Title:
Associate Librarian
Job Family:
Research
Level:
004
Pay Rate Type:
Salary
Pay Range:
$78,000.00 - $110,000.00
Remote Option Availability:
Hybrid
Company:

Contact Name:
Bonnie Bailey

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• Prior relevant work or industry experience
• Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position
• Unique applicable skills
• Academic Discipline

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2024-11-18