University of Arizona Portal | Department Head, Office of Digital Innovation and Stewardship

"Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provides dynamic and entrepreneurial leadership for full integration of ODIS services and initiatives to expand its impact within the Libraries and across the University of Arizona community.
• Works collaboratively with members of the department to build relationships and pursue opportunities across campus, regionally, nationally and internationally.
• Provides an environment for ODIS to innovate and experiment with services to meet campus needs.
• Manages a suite of budgets totaling approximately $1 million in personnel and services.
• Fosters professional development of staff to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing environment; actively supports a workplace culture that values and promotes a partnership and service philosophy.
• Works in collaboration with others in the Libraries and across campus, to provide strategic, collaborative, and programmatic planning for and oversight of the Libraries digital collections and digitization activities, including digital preservation and digital asset management efforts.
• Works closely with the University of Arizona Press to develop new and innovative digital publishing efforts. Works closely with campus units to establish partnerships in support of efforts to capture, steward and share the scholarly record and research outputs of the University.
• Participates as a member of the Libraries’ senior management team (Cabinet), representing ODIS needs and perspectives on Cabinet as well as contributing to organization-wide decision making.
• Assesses and communicates the impact and contributions of ODIS to the Libraries, University, and beyond.
• Anticipates, initiates, and responds to changes in the environment, and keeps abreast of trends that impact higher education and the library profession to ensure that the Libraries and the University achieve their goals.
• Embraces ambiguity in a changing environment and is committed to continual professional development, improvement, and learning.
• The University Libraries supports the UA’s diversity and inclusiveness strategic initiatives designed to create an inclusive environment for all faculty, staff, and students. The candidate is expected to support diversity and inclusiveness efforts in the department and college.
• Other duties as assigned."