University Libraries, Head of Research and Learning Services

Loyola University Chicago Libraries seeks applications and nominations for the position of Head, Research & Learning Services. The successful candidate will be a dynamic leader who will help reimagine and mentor a department of experienced and newer librarians and staff and show evidence of productive teamwork, creativity, initiative, flexibility, and ability to work with diverse populations.

The department head leads and manages a team who provide reference, curriculum support, online and in-person instruction, workshops, and research consultations. This is an open-rank library faculty appointment. At Loyola, Librarian is a special faculty designation with opportunities for promotion.

The Loyola University Chicago Libraries includes Cudahy Library, the Information Commons, and the Library Storage Facility at the Lakeshore Campus in Rogers Park; Lewis Library at the Water Tower Campus in downtown Chicago; the Health Sciences Library on the medical campus in Maywood; and a library at the John Felice Rome Center in Italy. The University Libraries also collaborates closely with the School of Law Library.

Reporting to the Interim Associate Dean for User Services, the Head, Research & Learning Services will:

Required Qualifications
Master of Library and Information Science ( MLIS) from an ALA-accredited program

Applicants should submit a current curriculum vitae and a letter of interest to www.careers.luc.edu.

Please provide the names and email addresses of three professional references. References will not be contacted immediately but may be at subsequent points in the review process, with the candidate's permission.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. For full consideration, applications should be received by January 31, 2025.

Please direct inquiries to the chair of the search committee:

Jonna Peterson

Interim Director, Health Sciences Library

Interim Head, Research & Learning Services, University Libraries

Health Sciences Library - Loyola University Chicago

2160 S. First Ave.

Maywood, IL 60153

Jpeterson2@luc.edu

Founded in 1870, Loyola is one of the nation's largest Jesuit, Catholic universities. Loyola is a private, not-for-profit institution consisting of 14 schools and colleges with four locations in Chicagoland and a campus in Rome, Italy, providing educational services to approximately 17,000 students in undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs. The University enjoys robust enrollments, an outstanding reputation for the quality of its teaching, and an increasing level of research activity.

Loyola was recognized by Forbes as one of the "Best Employers for Diversity 2022" among only 500 other companies nationwide. Diversity is critical to achieving the University's mission of excellence in education, research, educational access, and services. We welcome applicants with varied and diverse backgrounds and perspectives. The University Libraries also strives to foster an inclusive workspace for faculty, students, and staff. We strongly encourage people of color, women, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on a range of factors including, but not limited to the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree, training, and field or discipline; rank at hire; budget availability; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

Applicants should submit a current curriculum vitae and a letter of interest to www.careers.luc.edu. Please provide the names and email addresses of three professional references. References will not be contacted immediately but may be at subsequent points in the review process, with the candidate's permission.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. For full consideration, applications should be received by January 31, 2025.

Please direct inquiries to the chair of the search committee:

Jonna Peterson

Interim Director, Health Sciences Library

Interim Head, Research & Learning Services, University Libraries

Health Sciences Library - Loyola University Chicago

2160 S. First Ave.

Maywood, IL 60153

Jpeterson2@luc.edu

As a Jesuit, Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. To learn more about Loyola University Chicago's mission, candidates should consult our website at www.luc.edu/mission/. For information about the university's focus on transformative education, they should consult our website at www.luc.edu/transformativeed.

Founded in 1870, Loyola University Chicago is the largest of twenty-seven Jesuit colleges and universities (https://ajcunet.edu/) and one of the largest Catholic universities in the United States. Loyola enrolls approximately 17,000 students, including over 11,000 undergraduates, across its three campuses in the Chicago metropolitan area: Lake Shore Campus on Chicago's north side; Water Tower Campus near the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago; and Health Sciences Campus in the western suburb of Maywood. The University has over 1,600 full-time and part-time faculty. It also operates a study abroad center - the John Felice Rome Center ( JFRC) - in Rome, Italy. Loyola offers programs in a variety of disciplines through thirteen schools and colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences (founded in 1870), the School of Law (1908), the Stritch School of Medicine (1909), the School of Social Work (1914), the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (1914), the Graduate School (1915), the Quinlan School of Business (1922), the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (1935), the School of Education (1969), the School of Communication (2008), Arrupe College (2014) which operates as a two-year college and confers associates degrees, the Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health (2019), and the School of Environmental Sustainability (2020).

As one of the nation's largest Jesuit, Catholic universities, Loyola University Chicago fosters a transformative cultural experience that honors diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are committed to not only recruiting, but also retaining a diverse, mission driven workforce and enabling a culture of inclusiveness in an environment that values service excellence, stewardship, personal well-being, and professional development for all of our employees. Loyola University Chicago supports its staff and faculty with a wide array of affordable, comprehensive and competitive benefits centered on health and wellness, financial security, equity, and work-life balance. We actively seek those who wish to join our faculty, staff, and students in a community of diverse opinions, perspectives, and backgrounds supporting our Jesuit mission and striving toward the same goal of being persons for and with others.

The Loyola University Chicago community acknowledges its location on the ancestral homelands of the Council of the Three Fires (the Ojibwa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi tribes) and a place of trade with other tribes, including the Ho-Chunk, Miami, Menominee, Sauk, and Meskwaki. We recognize the tragic legacy of colonization, genocide, and oppression that still impacts Native American lives today. As a Jesuit university, we affirm our commitment to issues of social responsibility and justice. We further recognize our responsibility to understand, teach, and respect the past and present realities of local Native Americans and their continued connection to this land.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer with a strong commitment to hiring for our mission and diversifying our faculty. The University seeks to increase the diversity of its professoriate, workforce and undergraduate and graduate student populations because broad diversity - including a wide range of individuals who contribute to a robust academic environment - is critical to achieving the University's mission of excellence in education, research, educational access and services in an increasingly diverse society. Therefore, in holistically accessing the many qualifications of each applicant, we would factor favorably an individual's record of conduct that includes experience with an array of diverse perspectives, as well as a wide variety of different educational, research or other work activities. Among other qualifications, we would also factor favorably experience overcoming or helping others overcome barriers to an academic career or degrees.