Head Librarian

Job description

Position Summary: Pollack Library is Yeshiva University's general academic library, serving a diverse community of students, faculty, and scholars across a wide range of disciplines, including the humanities, social sciences, sciences, and health sciences. The Head of Pollack Library provides strategic leadership for this branch, overseeing a broad range of mission-driven services including research services, instruction, access services, and outreach. The Head Librarian works under the guidance of the Director of University Libraries and supervises a team of unionized professional librarians, supervisory professional librarians, and support staff. Position Responsibilities: - Lead, develop, and evaluate a team of professional and support staff, fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing work environment - Accelerate the growth of programs in support of student success, including research services, instruction, access services, course reserves, and interlibrary loan - Develop Pollack Library's print, electronic, and media collections through data-informed decision-making, faculty and student input, and active selection in support of curricula and research across a wi...