Librarian Associate Professor or Librarian Professor - Director of the Architecture Research Center and Librarian for Art and Art History

University of Miami•Coral Gables, FL

About The Position

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. Reporting to the Associate Dean for Learning and Research Services, the Director supports research, teaching, and creative work 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. The ARC houses the Paul Buisson Architecture Library and is located within the School of Architecture. The Director oversees the Center’s operations, budget, personnel, collections, archives, consultative and instructional services, and welcoming learning environment. The 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. The Director also curates the art and art history collections at the interdisciplinary Otto G. Richter Library and an off-site repository, engages with ARC donors, and conducts outreach to the Lowe Art Museum and other campus entities as appropriate. This is a non-tenure-track faculty appointment at the Librarian Associate Professor or Librarian Professor rank. The position is full-time and reports to the Associate Dean for Learning and Research Services.

Requirements

Master’s degree in library and information science from an ALA-accredited program 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 how AI is being used and adopted by researchers and teachers in architecture, art, and art history.
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

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.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement a strategic vision aligned with University, Libraries, and School of Architecture priorities and the needs of students and faculty in architecture, art, and art history.
Represent the Architecture Research Center in interactions with university administration, donors, alumni, and external partners and patrons; serve on relevant library, university, and external professional committees.
Direct the development, assessment, and stewardship of print, digital, born-digital, visual, and special collections in architecture, art, and related design fields.
Oversee acquisition and management of architecture and art books, journals, databases, exhibition catalogs, and digital collections.
Manage the Center’s archives and vendor and dealer relationships in consultation with the Libraries’ acquisitions team; cultivate donors and gifts for acquisitions support.
Collaborate with Digital Initiatives to expand online collection access and coordinate preservation of specialized architecture materials with Preservation Strategies.
Serve as lead library liaison to the School of Architecture and Department of Art and Art History, building collaborative relationships with students, faculty, and researchers.
Provide specialized consultative and instructional services and programs to support teaching, learning, and research in architecture, art, and art history.
Coordinate library support with librarians, subject-specialty libraries, Richter Library, Distinctive Collections, Learning and Research Services, Research Data and Open Scholarship, Creative Studio, and Library IT, including support for data- and technology-intensive research and AI use.
Maintain familiarity with research trends and pedagogy; gather and provide assessment data on use of library services and spaces; serve on relevant library groups and lead special programs and initiatives.
Promote architecture, art, and art historical scholarship and creative work through Scholarship@Miami, collaborate to expand research available there, support interdisciplinary research and Research Sprints, and contribute to open-access efforts.
Prepare and administer operating and materials budgets, pursue grants and other external resources, and allocate resources across collections, staffing, and programs.
Supervise one full-time librarian faculty member, one full-time library staff member, and 8–10 student employees; recruit, supervise, train, and evaluate employees, foster a collaborative service-oriented culture, and support staff professional development.
Develop building, service, and staffing schedules in coordination with the Libraries’ Director of Access Services and Learning Commons and the Associate Dean for Facilities, Space Planning, and Organizational Development.
Manage ARC promotional content, website, and social media in coordination with Libraries teams; network and collaborate with professional organizations and represent and promote the University of Miami Libraries.