Two Open Leadership Positions – Head of Research & Engagement for Digital Scholarship & Distinctive Collections and Director of Access & User Services
Posted July 15, 2025 in Featured News, JMU Libraries News, Special Collections News
JMU Libraries seeks two leaders to join the Academic Engagement Unit.
The Head of Research & Engagement will lead and coordinate the outreach, instruction, and research services for the Digital Scholarship & Distinctive Collections Department. This position will help create a vision for operations alongside the opening of new and expanded department spaces, including a dedicated classroom and Reading Room. The starting salary range is $78,000-80,000.
The Director of Access & User Services will lead the teams who staff our Libraries locations, support collections circulation and access, and help answer questions and connect users to experts through our Ask the Library service. This position will be key for aligning and delivering high-quality services across the newly renovated and expanded Carrier Library, Rose Library, and Music Library. The starting salary range is $90,000-95,000.
Both positions are full-time, twelve-month, tenure-track with instructional faculty status.
Apply now or learn more
Apply for either or both positions using the links below:
- Director of Access & User Services position (in the Libraries’ Access & User Services department)
- Head of Research & Engagement position (in the Libraries’ Digital Scholarship & Distinctive Collections department)
Application reviews will begin on August 18, 2025.
Learn about the positions in online info sessions
We are hosting information sessions on Zoom for interested applicants in advance of the review date. Please consider joining one of these sessions to learn more about the positions and the organization, meet the supervisors, ask questions confidentially, and get answers. Sessions will cover both positions.
Join one of our info sessions:
- Monday, August 4 from 4-5 p.m. EST – sign up
- Thursday, August 7 from 2-3 p.m. EST – sign up
All times are in Eastern Standard Time. Confidentiality will be ensured, as the attendee list for each Zoom “webinar” session will be hidden. Live captioning will be provided.
Questions? Please contact Carolyn Schubert, Associate Dean for Academic Engagement (schubecf@jmu.edu), or Caitlin Birch, Director of Digital Scholarship and Distinctive Collections (birchjc@jmu.edu).
About JMU Libraries
This is an exciting time to join the JMU Libraries. We’re renovating and expanding Carrier Library, our flagship library location on the Quad. We’re also uniquely positioned, as a blended educational technology and library organization, to support JMU’s new Carnegie classification.
Our team comprises about 150 staff and faculty and approximately 100 undergraduate and graduate student workers.
View our About the Libraries pages to learn more about what we do at JMU Libraries.
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