Job Description

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Reporting to the Associate Dean for Learning and Research Services, the Director of the Architecture Research Center (ARC) and Librarian for Art and Art History provides strategic vision, administrative leadership, library services, and operational management for the Center to support the research, teaching, and creative needs of faculty and students in the University of Miami School of Architecture, the Department of Art & Art History in the College of Arts and Sciences, and the broader University community. Fostering a welcoming and supportive learning environment, the Director oversees all aspects of the Architecture Research Center, which houses the Paul Buisson Architecture Library, and is located within the School of Architecture. The Director is responsible for managing budget and personnel, providing consultative and instructional services, and developing collections and archives. The Center’s archives include materials related to South Florida architects and architecture, the history of architectural studies and campus planning at the University of Miami, the New Urbanism movement, and the Center for Urban and Community Design, a partner of the University’s Climate Resilience Institute. In addition, the Director is responsible for curating the art and art history collections in the interdisciplinary Otto G. Richter Library and off-site repository. The Director also engages with donors to the Architecture Research Center and conducts outreach to the Lowe Art Museum and other campus entities, as appropriate.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Leadership and Strategic Planning

• Develop and implement a strategic vision for the library that is aligned with the University’s mission and goals, the University of Miami Libraries’ and School of Architecture’s priorities, and the evolving needs of students and faculty studying architecture, art, and art history.
• Represent the Architecture Research Center in interactions with university administration, donors, alumni, and external partners/patrons.
• Serve on library committees, task forces, teams, and relevant university committees.
• Serve on external professional committees, as needed.

Collection Development and Management

• Direct the development, assessment, and stewardship of print, digital, born digital, visual, and special collections in architecture, art, and design related fields.
• Oversee acquisition and management of architecture and art books, journals, databases, exhibition catalogs, and digital collections.
• Manage the Center’s archives, which include materials related to South Florida architects and architecture, the history of architectural studies and campus planning at the University of Miami, the New Urbanism movement, and the Center for Urban and Community Design.
• Manage relationships with vendors and dealers in consultation with the Libraries’ acquisitions team.
• Cultivate donor relationships for gifts and acquisitions support.
• Collaborate with Digital Initiatives to grow and enhance online access to collections.
• Oversee preservation of specialized architecture materials in coordination with Preservation Strategies.

Learning and Research Services

• Serving as the Libraries’ lead liaison to the School of Architecture and the Department of Art and Art History (College of Arts and Sciences), initiate and foster congenial and collaborative working relationships with students, teaching faculty, and researchers in the disciplines of architecture, art, and art history.
• Offer specialized consultative and instructional services and programs for undergraduate students, graduate students, teaching faculty, and faculty researchers to support teaching, learning, and research in architecture, art, and art history.
• Collaborate with librarians and colleagues in other subject-specialty libraries, Richter Library, and Distinctive Collections to provide coordinated library services for teaching, learning, and research activities at the University.
• Collaborate with colleagues in Learning and Research Services, Research Data and Open Scholarship, Creative Studio, and Library IT to provide coordinated support for data- and technology-intensive research activities, including the use of AI.
• Maintain familiarity with research trends and current pedagogy in architecture, art, and art history.
• Gather and provide assessment data on the usage of library services and spaces.
• Serve as a member of the Libraries’ Department Representatives group, the Liaison Librarian Council, and other committees, as appropriate.
• Lead special programs, projects, and other initiatives, as needed.

Scholarly Communication

• Expand the visibility of architecture, art, and art historical scholarship, research and creative works by promoting the use the university’s research and information platform, Scholarship@Miami.
• Collaborate with library colleagues in Digital Strategies, including the Scholarly Communications Librarian for Performing Arts and Humanities, to increase the range of research and scholarship available in Scholarship@Miami, especially from art and art history.
• Collaborate with library colleagues to support interdisciplinary research and research teams on campus through the Research Sprints service and related initiatives.
• Contribute to the Libraries’ open access efforts and initiatives.

Budget and Resource Management

• Prepare and administer the library’s operating and materials budgets.
• Identify and pursue grant funding, gifts, and other external resources.
• Allocate resources across collections, staffing, and programs.

Personnel Management

• Supervise 1 FT librarian faculty member, 1 FT library staff member, and 8-10 student employees.
• Recruit, supervise, train, and evaluate librarians, staff, and student employees.
• Foster a welcoming, collaborative, service-oriented team culture.
• Support professional development opportunities for staff.

Building Management

• Develop building, service, and staffing schedules in coordination with both the Libraries’ Director of Access Services and Learning Commons and the Associate Dean for Facilities, Space Planning, and Organizational Development.

Other Duties

• Manage content in promotional materials and on the ARC website and social media accounts in coordination with the Libraries’ Web and Application Development and Creative teams.
• Network, collaborate and participate in local, regional, national, or international organizations.
• Represent and promote the University of Miami Libraries in professional

organizations.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in library and information science (ALA accredited or equivalent) or an advanced degree in architecture or a related field with substantial library and archives experience.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of progressively responsible experience in an architecture, art, or academic research library.
• Demonstrated supervisory and budget management experience.
• Strong knowledge of art and architecture reference sources, classification systems, and visual resource practices.
• Expertise in collection development, research consultation and instructional services, and digital literacies.
• Familiarity with the ways that AI is being used and adopted by researchers and teachers in architecture, art, and art history.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Second graduate degree in architecture, art history, or a design field.
• Experience with digital and born digital collections, visual resource management, and digital humanities.
• Grant writing and fundraising experience.
• Familiarity with copyright and licensing issues.
• Reading knowledge of one or more foreign languages.

THE UNIVERSITY: The University of Miami is considered among the top tier institutions of higher education in the U.S. for its academic excellence, superior medical care, and cutting-edge research. At the U, we are committed to attracting a talented workforce to support our common mission of transforming lives through teaching, research, and service. We are one of the largest private employers in Miami-Dade County; home to more than 16,000 faculty and staff from all over the world.

THE LIBRARY: The University of Miami Libraries rank among the top 50 research libraries in North America with a collection of over 4 million volumes and 123,652 current serial subscriptions. UML comprises six libraries across the University’s three campuses. Library locations on the Coral Gables campus include: the Otto G. Richter Library (the central, interdisciplinary library); the Architecture Research Center, including the Paul Buisson Architecture Library; the Judi Prokop Newman Business Information Resource Center; and the Marta and Austin Weeks Music Library. The downtown Miami campus hosts the Louis Calder Memorial Library. The Virginia Key campus hosts the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science Library. Libraries at the School of Law and the Department of Ophthalmology in the Medical School are administered independently. The University of Miami Libraries provide support and services for 11,307 undergraduates, 6,504 graduate students, and 16,846 full and part-time faculty and staff. The University of Miami Libraries employs 103 professionals (including 70 librarian faculty), 78 support staff and 90 student employees. The Libraries are a member of, and contributor to, the Association of Research Libraries, Association of Southeast Research Libraries, Association of Academic Health Science Libraries, Council on Library and Information Resources, OCLC Research Library Partners, International Federation of Library Associations, Center for Research Libraries, International Association of University Libraries, Library Publishing Coalition, Digital Library Federation, Hathi Trust, Academic Preservation Trust, Consortium of Southern Biomedical Libraries, Florida Collaboration of Academic Libraries of Medicine and Southeast Florida Library and Information Network. The Libraries license electronic resources through the Northeast Research Libraries and Lyrasis consortia and are a member of the Rosemont Shared Print Alliance, Scholars Trust and Florida Academic Repository (FLARE).

Salary and Benefits:

Compensation will be competitive and will be commensurate with the experience and qualifications of the person selected. This is a non-tenure track faculty appointment at the Librarian Associate Professor or Librarian Professor rank. The University of Miami offers a comprehensive benefits package including: 403b retirement plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; life, disability, and long-term care insurance available; tuition remission; thirteen paid holidays; and twenty-two days annual vacation. Additional employment benefits available include credit union; Employee Assistance Program; bookstore and sporting event discounts; and optional fee-based membership in a state-of-the-art wellness center. Moving allowance is available. No state or local income taxes.

Applications:

Review of applications will begin on Monday, December 14, 2027. Applications should be submitted here via the UM Careers website (https://careers.miami.edu/us/en/c/faculty-physicians-jobs) and must include a letter of interest, curriculum vitae and the names of three references. Materials should be combined in one .pdf file and uploaded when prompted for one’s Resume/CV (5MB max).

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

Faculty