Associate Dean for Information Assets

🇺🇸 Normal, IL 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $9,500 - $11,500 per Month 💻 Other 🗓️ October 22nd, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Illinois State University is hiring an Associate Dean for Information Assets. The role involves leading the library's collections, technical services, and scholarly communication initiatives, overseeing multiple departments and ensuring alignment with academic priorities. The Associate Dean acts as a strategic leader managing both physical and digital collections to support research, teaching, and learning while advancing open access and digitization efforts.

Highlights

Leads oversight of collection development, technical services, scholarly communication, copyright, digitization, and preservation teams.
Manages library’s physical and digital collections, ensuring access and alignment with academic goals.
Supports open access publishing, institutional repositories, and innovative technical services workflows.
Requires a master's degree in library/information science accredited by ALA or equivalent.
Minimum five years academic library experience with at least three years in supervision.
Expected to hold or qualify for tenure-track appointment at associate or professor level.
Preferred experience with Alma/Primo VE library management systems and copyright knowledge.
Collaborates with university units including Graduate School, Office of Sponsored Programs, and General Counsel.
Salary range of $9,500 to $11,500 per month.
Work schedule typically Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, with occasional weekends.