[Web4lib] Position: Executive Director of Libraries, NSU

[Linda H. West]

Executive Director of Libraries, NSU Tahlequah

Position # 9324

Description: Northeastern State University invites applications and 
nominations for the position of Executive Director of Libraries.  We are 
seeking an individual who can communicate library programs and services 
effectively to the University community, who is an effective motivator 
and manager of physical, human and financial resources, and who will 
embrace the opportunities that new technology offers while retaining the 
traditional virtues of a great library.  The Executive Director of 
Libraries reports to the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Northeastern is a regional comprehensive university of approximately 
9,000 students offering undergraduate and graduate degrees, and a 
doctorate in Optometry.  The University is located in Tahlequah, 
Oklahoma, with branch campuses in Broken Arrow and Muskogee, and 
provides course work in several other cities in eastern Oklahoma.  In 
addition to the John Vaughan Library in Tahlequah, libraries are located 
at the two branch campuses, and services are provided at other external 
locations.  The library provides access to extensive electronic 
information resources, extensive Native American historical resources, 
and more than a million other items.  For further information on NSU, 
visit our homepage at http://www.nsuok.edu.

Degree Requirements: The successful candidate will have an earned 
Master's degree from an ALA-accredited program (with a doctorate 
preferred).  Candidates should possess strong communication, 
negotiation, and consensus-building skills and demonstrated expertise in 
planning, budgeting, grants, and financial development.  They should 
understand the academic environment and the role of the library in 
support of all forms of scholarship - learning, teaching, and research.

Experience: A minimum of five years appropriate administrative 
experience in an academic library and knowledge of advanced technology 
and electronic information management required.

Responsibilities: The Executive Director is entrusted with the academic 
and fiscal management of the University Libraries, development of 
services and information resources, and the evaluation of programs, 
services, faculty and staff.  The Director is expected to support 
faculty scholarship, including teaching and research, to encourage 
faculty and staff development, and to coordinate long and short range 
strategic planning.  The Executive Director should be an articulate 
advocate for the University Libraries and serve as an effective member 
of the University's administrative team.

Salary: Compensation is competitive, based on credentials and experience.

Application Deadline: Review of applications will begin May 15, 2008 and 
continue until the position is filled.

Starting Date: Preferred starting date for this 12-month position is 
July 1, 2008 (negotiable).

Please Submit a completed *Faculty Employment Application Form 
<http://www.nsuok.edu/humanresources/pdfs/facultyapp.pdf> along with: 
Letter of application, resume, transcripts and names and complete 
contact information for five professional references. Applications, 
nominations or requests for additional information should be directed to 
: Director of Human Resources, Northeastern State University, 601 N 
Grand Ave., Tahlequah, OK 74464-2399.

Send all documentation to: 	Human Resources
Northeastern State University
601 North Grand Ave.
Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464-2399

or submit applications electronically <mailto:fellerte at nsuok.edu>.

For more information, email humanresources at nsuok.edu 
<mailto:humanresources at nsuok.edu>

Northeastern State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity 
Employer.
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Link to job announcement:

http://www.nsuok.edu/humanresources/jobs/showJob.php?jobID=1245

-- 
Linda H. West
Technical Services Director/Asst. Professor
John Vaughan Library
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah OK 74464
west at nsuok.edu