This position is for Stony Brook University internal only
Stony Brook University Libraries seeks a visionary, collaborative, and data-informed leader with excellent communication skills to provide strategic direction, operational leadership, and organizational oversight for Access Services, ensuring seamless, equitable, and reliable access to library collections, services, and spaces in support of world-class research, teaching, and learning.
The Director leads a complex, multi-functional service portfolio that typically includes circulation, interlibrary loan and document delivery, course reserves (physical and digital), stacks management, patron account services, and related user-facing operations. The role also oversees service desks, student employee programs, equipment or technology lending, and library facilities coordination among multiple locations.
This role is both operational and transformational, requiring a leader who can maintain high-quality day-to-day service delivery while advancing long-term innovation.
The Director will help shape the future of access services through service redesign, assessment, automation, analytics, and emerging technologies, including AI, where they can improve services and staff workflows. As a member of the library's leadership team, the Director contributes to strategic planning, organizational effectiveness, policy development, change leadership, and cross-campus collaboration in support of the University's research, teaching, and learning mission.
It's rare for anyone to fulfill every criterion perfectly; we strongly encourage you to apply if your experience and skills align well with the qualifications mentioned.
This position is for Stony Brook University internal only
The University Libraries are an essential partner in Stony Brook University’s mission of global leadership in research, discovery, and learning, positioning ourselves as the hub of collaboration, digital innovation, open scholarship, and creativity. We provide the best possible access to a wide-range of resources in multiple formats and world-renowned special collections and actively contribute to student success and faculty productivity through teaching and research services in alignment with the University’s strategic priorities. Our strategic vision is to embrace innovation and AI as key components in achieving our goals. As the largest academic research library on Long Island, the Libraries serve as a vital resource for regional and global communities. The Libraries’ strategic plan can be found here: https://guides.library.stonybrook.edu/strategic-plan-2024
The University Libraries play a key role in advancing the University’s commitment to fostering an environment of accessibility, belonging, and fairness across our spaces, collections, services, and outreach. We are strongly dedicated to these values in our hiring, training, and daily work practices—creating a culture where differences are recognized, respected, and celebrated. We welcome candidates who genuinely embrace the empathy, courage, self-reflection, and intentionality of a diverse and inclusive workplace to apply.
This is a twelve month open rank faculty position. Open immediately; salary $104,175 plus $4,150 location pay.
For this position, we are unable to sponsor candidates for work visas. This is a tenure-track position.
FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Internal search.
Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible. **“First consideration will be given to applications received by September 30, 2026, at 11:59 PM Eastern Time.”
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For questions regarding this position, please contact the search committee chair, Laurel.scheinfeld@stonybrook.edu.
Stony Brook University is committed to creating and maintaining a workplace and educational environment that is safe, accessible, and free of all forms of discrimination, sexual misconduct or research misconduct, among other infractions. In support of this commitment, certain candidates for employment will be required to disclose such employment-related misconduct findings and pending investigations or proceedings, and final candidates for certain faculty and staff positions will authorize their current and previous employer(s) from the last seven (7) years to disclose such information to the University. Employment is contingent on your full and complete disclosure on these matters. In the event that you fail to disclose any such matter or in the event of an unsatisfactory outcome of the disclosure and review process, an offer of employment may be revoked at SBU's sole discretion. If SBU becomes aware of a failure to disclose or misrepresentation of any such matter after your employment commences, you may be subject to discipline, up to and including termination.
The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation.
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Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and creating an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.
If you need a disability-related accommodation, please get in touch with the Office of Equity and Access at (631) 632-6280. Stony Brook University is committed to creating and maintaining a workplace and educational environment that is safe, accessible, and free of all forms of discrimination, sexual misconduct, or research misconduct, among other infractions. In support of this commitment, certain candidates for employment will be required to disclose such employment-related misconduct findings and pending investigations or proceedings, and final candidates for certain faculty and staff positions will authorize their current and previous employer(s) from the last seven (7) years to disclose such information to the University. Employment is contingent on your full and complete disclosure on these matters. In the event that you fail to disclose any such matter or in the event of an unsatisfactory outcome of the disclosure and review process, an offer of employment may be revoked at SBU's sole discretion. If SBU becomes aware of a failure to disclose or misrepresentation of any such matter after your employment commences, you may be subject to discipline, up to and including termination.
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