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Business and Public Affairs Collections Librarian

The Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries invites applications and nominations for the position of Business and Public Affairs Librarian. The Business and Public Affairs Collections Librarian will work collaboratively with the collections team, Academic Outreach colleagues, and University faculty to develop relevant research collections. The successful candidate will join a culturally and academically diverse faculty of the highest caliber.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Head, Collection Analysis and Investment, the Business and Public Affairs Collections Librarian assumes a leadership role in developing, assessing, managing, and promoting the use of collections in all formats. Works closely with other members of the Collections Team with responsibilities for a $12.5 million acquisitions budget, to develop policy and procedures to sustain and foster excellent teaching and research collections, including those from smaller, lesser-known, and international presses with a variety of perspectives. Subject responsibilities include accounting, business administration, criminal justice, economics, finance, homeland security and emergency preparedness, information systems, management, marketing, political science, public administration, urban planning, and related disciplines.

The successful candidate will:

  • Use appropriate qualitative and quantitative techniques to analyze and develop collections and to measure them against peer institutions.
  • Work with other subject specialist librarians to cultivate strong relationships with the faculty to support their teaching and research missions and to keep them informed of collections appropriate to their work.
  • Participate in opportunities in state and regional initiatives for developing electronic resources and digital collections.

The Business and Public Affairs Collections Librarian is expected to be active professionally and to contribute to developments in the field. Faculty with the VCU Libraries are evaluated, and promoted, on the basis of job performance, scholarship, and service.

Required Qualifications

  • ALA-accredited graduate degree or accredited graduate degree in another appropriate discipline.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
  • Understanding of scholarly literature and an awareness of national trends in scholarly publishing.
  • Knowledge of library information technology and applications
  • Initiative and creativity, willingness to collaborate and to share information, and the ability to meet deadlines and manage competing priorities.
  • Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
  • Strong service orientation.
  • Demonstrated experience working in and fostering an environment of respect, professionalism, and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from various backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU.

Preferred Qualifications

    • Academic background in business with advanced degree in business, public affairs, legal studies, or related disciplines.
    • Two or more years’ experience developing collections and selecting print and electronic resources in a research library.
    • Experience using and evaluating electronic resources.

Candidates need not meet the preferred qualifications to be fully considered. We value many individual and unique skills that would strengthen the VCU Libraries and our teams,

Salary

Salary commensurate with experience and internal salary equity; not less than $62,000 annually. This is a full-time, non-tenured faculty position. 12-month faculty benefits apply, including 24 vacation days annually and choice of retirement and annuity plans, as well as a professional development allowance. For more information about benefits, see the Faculty Benefits page.

Interviews

Initial interviews will be conducted virtually. We anticipate inviting finalists to campus.

Virginia Commonwealth University is an urban research institution with a richly diverse university community and commitment to multicultural opportunities. Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity affirmative action university providing access to education and employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, veteran’s status, political affiliation or disability.