Associate Dean for Innovation, Preservation, and Access

Associate Dean of Research and Academic Services

Carnegie Mellon University Libraries

Pittsburgh, PA

The Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Libraries invite applications and 
nominations for two Associate Deans to join their faculty and senior leadership 
team. The Associate Dean for Innovation, Preservation, and Access and the 
Associate Dean of Research and Academic Services will come to the CMU Libraries 
at an exciting time, as the Libraries grow to keep pace with the University’s 
current enrollment growth and as they develop new ways of engaging and 
partnering with their academic community.

Carnegie Mellon University is one of the world’s most dynamic and innovative 
institutions of higher education and stands among an elite group of top-tier 
international universities. In its over 100 year history, the institution has 
evolved from a small technical school to a leading global research university 
known for its preeminence in technology, business, humanities, and the arts. 
Recognized for its exceptional academic programs, collaboration across 
disciplines, and innovative leadership in education and research, CMU is ranked 
No. 24 in the world and  No. 17 among U.S. universities in 2018, according to 
the Times Higher Education of London.

The Associate Dean (AD) for Innovation, Preservation, and Access (IPA) will be 
an innovative leader who develops a vision and charts a course for this new 
division, made up of the departments whose content is unique to Carnegie 
Mellon: Scholarly Communications and Publishing, Data Management, Digital 
Scholarship, Digital Humanities, Digitization, and Archives & Unique 
Collections. The AD will help develop a strong leadership team within the CMU 
Libraries, determine the degree of integration necessary in this portfolio, 
provide leadership that unites, supports, and empowers library faculty and 
staff to deliver excellent service, build relationships across campus, and 
value and advance diversity and inclusion efforts within the Libraries. In so 
far as one can, this person will be attuned to the future of libraries and new 
trends in services and technologies.

The Associate Dean (AD) of Research and Academic Services (RAS) will be a 
talented, dynamic, and innovative leader who oversees and provides strategic 
direction for library liaisons/information specialists and services. The new AD 
will help develop a strong leadership team within the CMU Libraries, oversee 
and provide strategic direction for Research and Academic Services, provide 
leadership that unites, supports, and empowers library faculty and staff to 
deliver excellent service, develop and maintain innovative, effective 
programming, develop partnerships and networks across campus, and value and 
advance diversity and inclusion efforts.

Both positions will be well supported by leadership, who recognize the 
important role the libraries can play on campus. The Libraries benefit from 
faculty experts across a number of fields related to information access and 
dissemination and a community actively engaged in these topics. The Associate 
Deans will capitalize on this momentum and share CMU’s core values of 
dedication, innovation, and collaboration, supporting a campus climate renowned 
for an intensive and engaged approach to human development, problem solving, 
and real world impact.

The CMU Libraries have retained Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search 
firm, to assist in this recruitment. All inquiries, nominations/referrals, and 
applications, including a curriculum vitae and letter of interest that is 
responsive to the challenges above, should be sent electronically and in 
confidence to:

Beverly Brady

Michael O’Shea

Isaacson, Miller

263 Summer Street

Boston, MA 02210

Associate Dean for Innovation, Preservation, and Access: www.imsearch.com/6526

Associate Dean of Research and Academic Services: www.imsearch.com/652

Carnegie Mellon University considers applicants for employment without regard 
to, and does not discriminate on the basis of, gender, race, protected veteran 
status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

 


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