Executive Director Of Ttuhsc Libraries

Position Description

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) seeks an innovative and forward-thinking leader in 21st-century librarianship to serve as the Executive Director of the TTUHSC Libraries. The TTUHSC Libraries, with physical locations in Lubbock, Amarillo, and Odessa, are places for learner and team member growth to stimulate innate curiosity and hone critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Our libraries play a vital and essential role in supporting and accelerating the discovery of new knowledge and understanding across the TTUHSC enterprise. The Executive Director of the TTUHSC Libraries reports to the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Integrated Learning.

Candidates must demonstrate integrity, professional maturity, commitment, and accountability in alignment with our Values-Based Culture comprised of the following five values: One Team, Kind-hearted, Integrity, Visionary, and Beyond Service. The ideal candidate is a visionary leader who can shape the future of library services in a rapidly evolving landscape of health care and health professions education. The Executive Director must have skills in resource selection, material and information management, classification of information, research services, and bringing information forward for continued learning and professional development of all TTUHSC team members and learners. This position is crucial in our commitment to providing exceptional resources, promoting medical informatics, and advancing health information literacy across our diverse health professions programs.

Through collaboration and expertise in health information literacy, the Executive Director will provide leadership to establish the TTUHSC Libraries as the information hub that finds, analyzes, and provides access to critical information that improves patient care and supports health and medical education, research, and publication. The Executive Director must have a history of providing successful professional development opportunities and a proven ability to interact effectively and productively with a wide spectrum of learners and health professionals.

The TTUHSC Libraries serve the needs of TTUHSC learners and team members in academic, research, and clinical programs across all schools and locations, as well as those enrolled in distance education programs. In addition to its three physical locations, the library system has extensive electronic resources accessible through secured remote access. The central administration of the TTUHSC Libraries is located in the Preston Smith Library of the Health Sciences in Lubbock with the Harrington Library of the Health Sciences in Amarillo and the Library of the Health Sciences in Odessa.

Preferred Qualifications

• A Master's Degree in Library and Information Sciences from an accredited American Library Association (ALA) Program, a doctoral degree preferred.

• Certification: Medical Library Association Academy of Health Information Professionals credentials.

• Five years of progressive and accomplished experience in library administrative/leadership roles that include significant budgetary oversight and resource planning responsibilities, preferably in an academic health sciences library or similar setting.

• Significant previous success in transforming/reimagining libraries.

• Record of scholarship for teaching in library sciences, health information literacy, and medical informatics.

• Proven leadership experience, including managing diverse teams across multiple locations and platforms.

• Proven experience in and understanding of AI technologies, including their benefits and limitations.

• Proven skill in promoting libraries and library services.

• Commitment to active advocacy and building strong positive relationships with stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

Master's Degree required, terminal degree preferred. Nine years progressively responsible management experience required. Education beyond the master's level may substitute for required experience on a year-for-year basis.