Vice Provost and University Librarian
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- Case Western Reserve University
- Location
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Salary
- Commensurate with experience
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- Four-Year Institution
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Vice Provost and University Librarian
Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) invites nominations and applications for the position of Vice Provost and University Librarian (VPUL).
As one of the country’s leading private research institutions, Case Western Reserve offers a robust learning environment for approximately 5,300 undergraduate and 6,400 graduate and professional students in eight schools and the college. In addition to providing a rigorous learning environment on campus, the University maintains and seeks to grow partnerships across the city of Cleveland to deepen and broaden hands-on-learning opportunities for all.
Building on the success of retiring Vice Provost and University Librarian Arnold Hirshon, the next VPUL will manage an operating budget of nearly $8M, a library staff of approximately 55, and over 3.3M print and electronic resource materials. Overseeing the Kelvin Smith Library (KSL) and working closely with the directors of three other campus libraries, the VPUL will foster conceptions of the library for 21st Century interactions while championing and supporting faculty and student research across disciplines. They will prioritize providing leadership around interdisciplinary; integrating humanity and technology through innovation and collaboration; achieving social impact through closer partnerships with other libraries and the Cleveland community; and modeling a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and welcoming community. Ideal candidates will possess an unwavering commitment to diversity and inclusion as demonstrated by continuously identifying inequities and overcoming them by supporting knowledge acquisition, showing a deep understanding of the modern academic library, building resources to enhance entrepreneurial opportunities, and leading with a commitment to environmental sustainability.
The next VPUL will be a collaborative and communicative community builder who is responsible for the leadership and overall management of Library services and collections. The ideal candidate will hold an ALA-accredited degree (or international equivalent) or an advanced degree in a relevant field and demonstrate effective leadership and management experience within an academic library setting.
For best consideration, please send all nominations and applications to:
Shelly Weiss Storbeck, Global Education Practice Lead and Managing Director
Matthew Bunting, Managing Associate
Anne Koellhoffer, Senior Associate
CWRULibrarian@StorbeckSearch.com
For more information, please visit Case Western Reserve University’s home page at case.edu.
In employment, as in education, Case Western Reserve University is committed to Equal Opportunity and Diversity. Women, veterans, members of underrepresented minority groups, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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Working at Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University is among the nation's leading research institutions. Founded in 1826 and shaped by the unique merger of the Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University, Case Western Reserve is distinguished by its strengths in education, research, service and experiential learning. Located in Cleveland's University Circle, we offer nationally recognized programs in the arts and sciences, dental medicine, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing and social sciences.
Student enrollment exceeds 9,800 students, forty percent of whom are undergraduates. Facultyand students hail from more than 90 countries, with academic interests that reach every region of the world. Case Western Reserve, with the support of individuals, corporations and foundations, aids nearly 100 designated research centers.
As a service-oriented institution dedicated to civic leadership, Case Western Reserve seeks individually and collectively to prepare our students to improve the human condition and to direct the benefits of discovery toward a better society. This effort is not limited to the university's classrooms, laboratories, libraries, residence halls and athletic fields, but includes partnerships with many other institutions. We build these partnerships believing that our ability to improve the human condition should begin in our own community.
Case Western Reserve University remains Ohio's top-ranked school among the nation's premier national universities, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report and is the only Ohio institution ranked in the top 50 nationally. We promote a culture of inquiry marked by rigor, creativity, curiosity, innovation, respect, sensitivity and open communication of ideas.
The university supports interdisciplinary partnerships in education and research with numerous faculty holding joint appointments in more than one Case Western Reserve school or department, as well as at neighboring institutions. These relationships launched many of the unique pairings of science, business and liberal arts into the centers and programs that enhance the undergraduate and graduate experience at the university. Our dual degree programs enrich the educational experience for those students who choose to balance the technical requirements of engineering or the sciences with a strong interest in the humanities.
With more than $375 million in research funding annually, the university attracts outstanding undergraduate and graduate students along with renowned faculty whose research has made significant contributions to the way we live and work. Case Western Reserve counts 15 Nobel laureates among our alumni and current and former faculty, including the first American scientist to ever receive the prize.
Our students' experiences in cultural institutions, clinics, social service agencies and industry are not viewed as “extra-curricular,” but create the learning experience that defines a Case Western Reserve education. The university's service programs in the Cleveland Municipal School District have impacted more than 145,000 students with more than 43 signature programs. The university has launched more than 580 community partnerships on the local, national and international levels. Annually the university sponsors Case for Community Day, an event where hundreds of Case Western Reserve employees and students lend their time and talent to targeted community development projects in the Greater Cleveland area.
Our alumni number more than 110,000 and constitute a “who's who” of every profession. Alumni represent one of the university's strongest resources, playing a vital role in campus life through their work as advisors, mentors, friends and advocates.
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