Duquesne University seeks a visionary and innovative University Librarian to lead Gumberg Library.
This position represents an exciting opportunity to guide the library as it continues to evolve as a
student-focused, service-driven, and enterprising library. The University Librarian serves as the chief
administrative and academic officer of Gumberg Library and the University Archives & Special
Collections. The University Librarian reports directly to the Provost and Vice President for Academic
Affairs and is a strategic partner to the Deans and Vice Presidents for Business and Management,
Mission and Identity, and Student Life.
Duquesne University is a private university that serves nearly 10,000 undergraduate and graduate
students and is located on a beautiful campus on a bluff within blocks of Downtown Pittsburgh, a
Forbes-rated Most Livable City. One of the nation's leading Catholic universities, Duquesne University
provides a well-rounded education that challenges students academically while nourishing their spiritual
and ethical development. Founded more than 130 years ago by the Congregation of the Holy Spirit,
Duquesne University is the only Spiritan institution of higher education in the United States. We share
the Spiritans' commitment to: educational excellence, moral and spiritual values, an ecumenical
atmosphere open to diversity, and service to students, the Church, the community, the nation and the
world. To learn more about Duquesne University, please visit our website at
www.duq.edu.
Gumberg Library is the intellectual heart of Duquesne’s campus and an essential contributor to
successful teaching, learning, and scholarship through its collections, research and user services. The
collection includes over 1.1 million print and electronic volumes, books, journals, and research
databases. Housed in a 115,000 square foot building, the library offers newly renovated collaborative
spaces for students. Our special collections include the Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center, the
Maureen P. Sullivan Curriculum Center, and the Duquesne University Special Collections and Archives,
featuring unique collections focused on Pittsburgh and local Catholic history. We provide numerous
instruction sessions, workshops, and educational events – 580 sessions for more than 6,000 students and
faculty last year.
Key Leadership and Strategic Responsibilities
The successful candidate for University Librarian will demonstrate a deep understanding of the
academic enterprise, the ability to identify and anticipate challenges and opportunities in this
transformational time for university libraries, and the creativity to address them. She or he will be
expected to:
- Develop and effectively articulate a strong vision of the role of Gumberg Library in teaching and
learning, research, scholarship, and service to the academic community.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with key library partners, fostering active, responsive
dialogue among students, faculty, administration, and community.
- Serve as an advocate for the library within and beyond the university, creating robust
relationships with community partners, furthering regional and national inter-library cooperation,
and successfully representing the library to the larger community.
- Possess personal integrity and outstanding leadership qualities that empower and inspire library
faculty and staff.
- Demonstrate a record of successfully enacting change and fostering a working environment that
evidences innovation and collaboration.
- Evaluate relevant trends and challenges in library technology as they relate to the future direction
of academic libraries, facilitating and supporting the integration of new and emerging
technologies into the provision of library services and collections.
- Understand current practices in student and faculty research and scholarly publishing, along with
their impact on academic libraries and the scholars they serve.
- Respect and build on the culture of assessment in Gumberg Library and effectively communicate
assessment findings in service of the Library’s mission and strategic goals.
- Foster an organizational and educational climate that promotes and celebrates diversity within
the university community.
- Build connections with University Advancement and other groups to secure external funds in
support of the Library’s mission.
Required Attributes
- Earned ALA-accredited master’s degree in library and information science or equivalent.
Doctorate degree preferred.
- History of implementing innovative library initiatives.
- Demonstrated progressive experience in administering library budgets, staff and resources.
- A record of significant contributions to the professional areas of librarianship, scholarship, and
service.
Duquesne University is committed to attracting, retaining and developing a diverse faculty that reflects
contemporary society, serves our academic mission and enriches our campus community. As a charter
member of the Ohio, Western PA and West Virginia Higher Education Recruitment Consortium
(HERC), we encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups and support dual-career
couples. Motivated by its Catholic and Spiritan identity, Duquesne values equality of opportunity both
as an educational institution and as an employer. Founded in 1878 by its sponsoring religious
community, the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne University is Catholic in mission and
ecumenical in spirit. Its Mission Statement commits the University to “serving God by serving
students.” Applicants for this position should describe how they might support and contribute to this
mission.
To Apply
Duquesne University uses Interfolio
to collect all faculty job applications electronically. Please submit a
cover letter describing your interest in the position, a curriculum vitae, and contact information for three
confidential references to http://apply.interfolio.com/29178.
Priority will be given to applications
received by April 20, 2015.
Bridget Euliano
Acquisitions Librarian
Gumberg Library
Duquesne University
600 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
412 396 5260