Director of Research, Teaching and User Services

Director Of Research, Teaching And User Services

Reporting to the A.J. McFadden Dean of the Library, and serving as a member of the Library's senior leadership team, the Director of Research, Teaching and User Services (RTUS) leads a division that is engaged in information literacy instruction, reference and research services, collection development, scholarly communication / open access outreach, liaison work, and a variety of user and access services, including : building access, general collection circulation and a robust course readings program. This position provides an opportunity to bring vision, creativity, and organizational skills to enhance the three units of the RTUS division : Research Services (RS), Information Literacy & Student Engagement (ILSE), and User Services (US). In addition, this position will collaboratively work with colleagues to sustain and develop public and instructional services that meet the educational and informational needs of The Claremont Colleges community.

The Director of Research, Teaching and User Services requires a capacity to thrive and respond effectively to the evolving and unique needs of The Claremont Colleges, a distinctive consortium comprised of five undergraduate colleges and two graduate institutions located forty miles from Los Angeles in the college town of Claremont, California. The Library is an active member of the Oberlin Group of Libraries, the HathiTrust, the Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA), the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) and the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC). It is one of eighteen main service departments of The Claremont Colleges Services (TCCS) which is the central support organization for The Claremont Colleges. The Claremont Colleges Services Library Staff Federation (AFT Local 6735) represents the majority of professional and paraprofessional staff within the Library.

Priority Deadline : The deadline for first consideration is January 16, 2026. Please note that a cover letter and CV / resume are required along with the application.

Essential Functions

• Identifies, anticipates and reports on emerging trends in information literacy instruction, assessment of student learning, research support, collection development, scholarly communication and copyright issues, artificial intelligence (AI) as it relates to academic libraries, access service design and student success / student wellness initiatives.
• Working with the division's Unit Heads, and in consultation with the Dean, maintains the visibility of the Library's research and teaching services for the undergraduate colleges with faculty and departmental constituencies
• Working with the Head of Research Services, and other stakeholders within the Library, investigates, and implements, best practices in scholarly communications outreach mechanisms as well as best practices in the creation of public guides and instructional information to facilitate the development of Open Educational Resources (OERs).
• Emphasizing a strong learner-centered service ethic, develops a common research support model for all in-person service points within the Library in collaboration with Library Leadership Team (LLT) colleagues.
• Identifies, envisions, and implements further synergies between the User Services unit and the Research Services and Information Literacy and Student Engagement units especially in the areas of student outreach, orientations and course readings.
• Collaborates with the Distinctive Collections and Digital Scholarship (DCDS) division on developing complementary public service offerings and methods to encourage the sharing of scholarly output. Encourages collaboration among, and capacity-building for, librarians in the use of primary sources, digital scholarship and data science methods.
• Collaborates with the Collections, Metadata, and Resource Sharing (CMRS) division on allocating the Materials Budget across disciplines and types of resources. Works cross-divisionally on planning and overseeing strategic collections maintenance and assessment projects.
• Actively represents the Library in professional associations; maintains currency with new and emerging standards and best practices in the field; shares knowledge and expertise within the division and with other colleagues, and encourages divisional staff to do the same.

Organizational Leadership

Supervisory Responsibility

Qualifications

Preferred Experience :

Work Schedule

The regular hours for this full-time position are 40 hours scheduled from 8 : 00 a.m. to 5 : 00 p.m., Monday through Friday for 12 months annually. May be required to work holiday, weekend, and / or evening hours. Regular hours may vary due to the needs of the organization or business unit. This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule to work partial hours remotely as approved by the supervisor.

Compensation

Pay : The pay rate for this position is competitive and commensurate with the duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required for the position, between $9,166.67 and $10,000.

Benefits : This position is eligible for our employment benefits