Associate Vice Provost for Collections & Scholarly Communications

"The University of Pennsylvania Libraries invites applications for the position of Gershwind & Bennett Family Associate Vice Provost for Collections & Scholarly Communications. This senior strategic leadership role, reporting directly to the H. Carton Rogers III Vice Provost and Director of Libraries, is pivotal in overseeing a wide array of outward-facing services. These encompass academic and student engagement, research services, community engagement, collection strategy, scholarly communications, and the administration of eleven departmental libraries and centers that serve professional schools and specific subject areas....

Moreover, the incumbent will be a key figure in shaping the local and global scholarly communications ecosystem, advocating for open access, and implementing innovative publishing solutions that promote the broad dissemination of Penn’s scholarship. This role involves high-level decision-making that influences the library's strategic direction and integration into the larger academic strategy of the institution...."