Overview

Associate University Librarian (AUL) for User Services, Research and Technology POSITION DESCRIPTION The University of California, Riverside Library seeks a collaborative, innovative, and user-oriented administrator to fill the position of Associate University Librarian (AUL) for User Services, Research and Technology. This role provides strategic vision to optimize the library's physical and digital user experience, integrating operations of access services, reference, instruction, research services and cyberinfrastructure for seamless and user-oriented access to library services. This position proactively promotes information literacy including artificial intelligence (AI) literacy, research data management and digital scholarship. This senior administrator advances the University's priorities in student success, research excellence, and community engagement through high-quality library services and effective use of technology. Located an hour's drive to the east of Los Angeles, an hour west of Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley, an hour east of ocean beaches, ninety minutes north of San Diego, and an hour south of mountain ski resorts, UCR is located in an area of dramatic landscapes and rich cultural traditions. The University is a dynamic, aggressively developing land grant research institution dedicated to preparing its diverse student body to be successful competitors in the world marketplace of ideas. Over the past few years, UCR has accumulated numerous accolades for its achievements. In 2022, it received the following rankings: No. 1 public university in the U.S. for social mobility four years in a row - U.S. News & World Report No. 1 for Hispanic enrollment among selective universities - Urban Institute No. 2 in the country for financial aid - Business Insider No. 2 in Entomology research in the world - Center for World University Rankings No. 3 in Hispanic STEM graduates in the nation - National Science Foundation No. 4 for Pell Grant student performance - Washington Monthly No. 9 among public universities for sustainability - Princeton Review No. 11 most diverse medical school - U.S. News Top 12 public university - Forbes "America's Best Value Colleges" No. 14 public university - CNBC "Colleges That Pay Off the Most" No. 20 public university - Princeton Review Best Schools for Making a Public Impact No. 31 in the world in plant and animal sciences - U.S. News & World Report In addition, it has attracted faculty with some of the highest academic honors, including:2 Nobel Prize Winners 3 Guggenheim Awards 4 UC University Professorships 11 Fulbright Scholars 28 National Academies Members The UCR Library is a critical partner in preparing UCR's students to be globally competitive while simultaneously preparing them to be transformative leaders in the Inland Empire and beyond. The mission of the UCR Library is no less than to bring the world's information resources to the UCR community and to ensure that UCR students, faculty, and staff have the skills to fully exploit those resources to change the world for the better. The UCR Library is a team of intensely collaborative, forward-thinking colleagues dedicated to providing exemplary services to our students, faculty, and community members in a rapidly evolving information environment. The successful candidate will be technologically-sophisticated; committed to problem-solving in local, regional, national, and international arenas; able to develop innovative solutions to complex problems; and a dynamic and effective leader. The UCR Library is comprised of two facilities housing more than 4,900,000 volumes, 1,740,000 electronic books, 120,000 print and electronic journals, and 2,300,000 microforms. The Library provides services to more than 27,000 students and nearly 2,000 faculty and other academics in an institutional environment planning for and experiencing extensive growth. The successful candidate will join an enthusiastic staff of 100, including 36 FTE libraria