Director of University Libraries
- Employer
- UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Closing date
- 21 Oct 2019
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- Job Type
- Senior Management & Heads of Department, Directors, Professional Services, Library / Records / Information Management
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
- Join a progressive and highly regarded institution
- Head an experienced and supportive leadership team
- Full-time, 5 year fixed term, attractive salary and 17% employer superannuation contribution
About the opportunity
The University of Sydney is one of Australia’s leading Group of Eight, research-intensive universities and is consistently ranked among the top 1% of universities in the world. Australia’s oldest university, it has an outstanding reputation as a place of education for all and leadership that improves lives in all the communities it serves.
Established in 1852 and now spanning 12 locations, The University of Sydney libraries play a crucial role in supporting, advancing and promoting cutting-edge discoveries in research and high quality, innovative learning and teaching. The new Director of University Libraries will continue to drive the evolution of a bold, agile and contemporary library by catering to the changing needs of the community through the adoption of emerging technologies, new service models and multi-purpose spaces.
About you
A nationally visible leader and advocate, the Director will bring passion and a clear vision for leading-edge libraries positioned at the academic and cultural heart of a university, embracing digital innovations to deliver customer-centric services of the highest quality. Demonstrating an excellent understanding of the scholarly library context on the international stage, the Director will be a proven senior strategic leader and manager, with experience in implementing significant organisational and cultural change. With excellent interpersonal skills, s/he will have the ability to build effective collaborative relationships and engage diverse stakeholder groups in a complex environment and during a time of rapid transformation.
About us
Across our campuses, we employ over 7600 academic and non-academic staff who support over 60,000 students.
We are undergoing significant transformative change which brings opportunity for innovation, progressive thinking, breaking with convention, challenging the status quo, and improving the world around us.
How to apply
To learn more about this unique opportunity please contact our advising consultants Alun Parry and Kirsten Ludlow at Boyden on +61 (2) 9225 7400 or kirsten.ludlow@boyden.com
Job reference no: 1940/0919F
Closing date: 21 October, 2019
Routine pre-employment probity checks will be carried out for this position.
Company
The University of Sydney was established in 1850 and is consistently recognised, both locally and internationally, for its outstanding teaching and research excellence. Sydney alumni include Prime Ministers, Governor Generals, Nobel Prize winners and leaders in every field of endeavour.
The University offers a comprehensive range of courses, including a number of disciplines unique in Australia. Teaching is spread across nine different state-of-the art campuses, located across New South Wales.
The University of Sydney’s commitment to excellence in research has resulted in an outstanding record in national competitive funding and underpins an approach to teaching which has won nominations for excellence and resulted in high student satisfaction ratings. The University has 78 research centres and institutes and is home to three ARC Centres of Excellence.
The teaching, research and cultural life of the University is supported by extensive facilities, including the largest library collection in the Southern Hemisphere, the world-class Nicholson Museum of archaeological antiquities, the Macleay Museum of natural history and ethnographic collections and the University Art Gallery. Its outstanding sporting and recreation facilities provide a training centre for students and Olympic athletes.
The University of Sydney is a key member of the Group of Eight Australian major research-intensive universities, and the Worldwide Universities Network.
Campuses
The University of Sydney has nine official campuses.
1. Camperdown/Darlington Campus.
2. Cumberland Campus. Home to the Faculty of Health Sciences (based in Lidcombe).
3. Mallett Street Campus. Home of the Sydney Nursing School.
4. Sydney Conservatorium of Music Campus. In Macquarie Street, central Sydney.
5. Rozelle Campus. Home to Sydney College of the Arts.
6. Surry Hills Campus. Home to the Faculty of Dentistry.
7. Camden Campus. Contains facilities connected to the Faculty of Veterinary Science and the Faculty of Agriculture and Environment.
8. Burren Street Campus. Facilties are currently under development.
9. Sydney Medical School campuses. These include the School of Rural Health (in Dubbo and Orange), the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Concord Hospital, Westmead Hospital, the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Nepean Hospital, Northern Clinical School, Sydney Adventist Hospital, Broken Hill University Department of Rural Health, and Northern Rivers University Department of Rural Health.
Faculties
The University of Sydney has 16 faculties.
1. Agriculture and Environment
2. Architecture, Design and Planning
3. Arts and Social Sciences
4. Business (Business School)
5. Dentistry
6. Education and Social Work
7. Engineering and Information Technologies
8. Health Sciences
9. Law (Sydney Law School)
10. Medicine (Sydney Medical School)
11. Nursing and Midwifery
12. Pharmacy
13. Science
14. Sydney College of the Arts
15. Sydney Conservatorium of Music
16. Veterinary Science
Number of Employees
Full-time employees: 7616
For more information, please visit: http://sydney.edu.au/
- Telephone
- +(61) 2 9351 2222
- Location
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UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
NEW SOUTH WALES
2006
Australia
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