Library Director, Ruth Lilly Medical Library, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis IN
Posted May 21, 2013
irector, Ruth Lilly Medical Library
Indiana University School of Medicine
Position Overview:
Indiana University School of Medicine seeks a Director to serve as the senior administrative leader for the School of Medicine’s Ruth Lilly Medical Library (RLML). The Indiana University School of Medicine, established in 1903, is the only allopathic medical school in the state of Indiana serving 1200 medical students educated on nine campuses across the state, more than 1100 resident and fellow trainees, approximately 400 students in masters and PhD programs, 250 undergraduate students in health professions programs, and over 4000 full, part-time and volunteer faculty. The Director is responsible for providing leadership and oversight for the delivery of academic and knowledge-based information resources and tools aligning the library’s strategic plan with the goals of the School of Medicine across its missions of education, research and clinical service.
Qualifications:
The Director should be a faculty member with extensive experience and credentials to justify the rank of Professor/Librarian and have a Master’s Degree or PhD in library or information science earned from a program accredited by the American Library Association. S/he should have progressive and accomplished experience in library administrative/leadership roles that include significant responsibilities for budgetary oversight and resource planning. A minimum of 5 years of supervisory experience in a medical library is preferred, including evidence of successful supervision of professional staff and faculty. Knowledge in the breadth of library operations including managing electronic resources, collection development and document delivery as well as knowledge and skills in evaluating, implementing and making accessible, new knowledge based technologies is needed.
The successful candidate should have an established track record of successful grant funding, scholarly dissemination and collaboration with educators, researchers and clinicians. The Director should be a dynamic leader with the ability to develop and cultivate a highly functioning team that delivers results and to champion change and continuous improvement initiatives in a complex academic health center system. Above all, the Director must bring the ability to foster relationships with faculty, staff, students, and other stakeholders thereby ensuring the success of programs created by the library.
For a full position description, please visit http://medicine.iu.edu/
Application Instructions:
Priority deadline is Monday, June 3, 2013. Interested applicants should create one PDF file containing the following: (1) a letter of interest, (2) curriculum vitae, and (3) contact information for six references. Send the PDF file by email to [email protected] with the subject line “Director, Ruth Lilly Medical Library” attention search committee co-chairs Drs. Alex Djuricich and Randy Brutkiewicz.