Open Rank-Collections Coordinator

The University of New Mexico (UNM) College of University Libraries & Learning Sciences (CULLS) seeks a collaborative and forward-thinking Collections Coordinator within the Library's Learning, Research, & Engagement (LRE) unit, reporting to the Director of LRE. The successful candidate will lead a comprehensive collection strategy with operational responsibilities including resource development, fund management, and vendor relations. The incumbent will coordinate and collaborate with colleagues across the University Libraries (UL) in the implementation of collection strategies and operations. Major stakeholder units include LRE, Access Services, Technical Services, the Center for Southwest Research (CSWR), and Assessment. The Collections Coordinator participates as a member of library-wide groups, task forces, and project teams as appropriate and is expected to work with a high degree of expertise in a shared decision-making environment.

This is a full-time, 12-month open rank faculty position. The Collections Coordinator will work to meet research and service requirements and will participate in faculty governance as detailed in the UNM Faculty Handbook. The annual salary starts at a minimum range of $76,267 with generous benefits. The faculty rank, tenure status, and salary are negotiable based on qualifications and experience. The desired start date is August 1, 2025.

The ideal candidate will be a detail-oriented, creative, and experienced librarian with a record of leadership and innovation. They will have excellent interpersonal skills, including adaptability, a willingness to listen, and a commitment to consensus-building. This individual will demonstrate their commitment to ongoing professional development and tenure and promotion requirements through scholarly research and publication, presentations, and service participation.

Primary Duties

• Leads the collaborative management and expenditure of the UL's acquisitions budget in consultation with the Collection Leads group and Director of LRE.
• Leads and coordinates strategic development of the UL's collections to support the University's research and teaching mission.
• Leads and coordinates the operational activities of the Collection Leads group and the Collections Advisory Committee.
• Leads in the development and revision of CULLS policies, procedures, and guidelines related to collection development and management.
• Actively collaborates to develop new strategies and evidence-based methodologies for the acquisition of scholarly resources and content, its management, and assessment across formats (including print, digital, media, data, and other emerging formats) and across delivery platforms.
• Guides, supports, and identies opportunities for improvement in the operational aspects of collection management across formats, including workows, analysis, assessment, and project planning.
• Serves as the UL's key point of contact for vendors. Communicates and negotiates with vendors in the acquisition of new and ongoing subscription resources.
• Gathers, prepares, and presents data and information to relevant UNM stakeholders to inform collection decisions.
• Stays abreast of local, regional, national, and global trends in library collection subscription and licensing models and monitors emerging trends among research intensive academic institutions.
• Supports distinctive collections and other CSWR collections budgets.
• Collaborates with CULLS Director of Development to strategically advocate for and manage donor funds for collections.
• Collaborates on library space projects relevant to collections.
• May represent UNM in regional and national consortia.

The Environment

UNM Land Acknowledgement: Founded in 1889, the University of New Mexico sits on the traditional homelands of the Pueblo of Sandia. The original peoples of New Mexico - Pueblo, Navajo, and Apache - since time immemorial, have deep connections to the land and have made signicant contributions to the broader community statewide. We honor the land itself and those who remain stewards of this land throughout the generations and acknowledge our committed relationship to Indigenous peoples. We gratefully recognize our history.

UNM is a Tier I Research Institution, a Hispanic-serving institution, and the agship university in a majority-minority state. To support UNM's diverse campus constituents and colleagues, CULLS affirms its commitment to honor diversity, ensure fairness and access, and create an environment where all employees are treated respectfully. These commitments include supporting the University and CULLS JEADI initiatives, the CULLS Anti-Racism statement, and CULLS Strategic Priorities, which explicitly indicates we will "Apply a JEADI lens (Justice, Equity, Accessibility, Diversity, and Inclusion) to cultivate a safe and welcoming environment and culture for our employees, students, and users."

The College of University Libraries & Learning Sciences includes University Libraries (UL), the Organization, Information and Learning Sciences (OILS) academic program, and the UNM Press. The UL is a member of the Association of Research Libraries, the Greater Western Library Alliance, the New Mexico Consortium of Academic Libraries, and leads the LIBROS Consortium of seventeen academic libraries in New Mexico. The UL contains over 3.5 million volumes with specialized content in Latin American, Native American, and Southwest Hispanic studies spread across three branch libraries: Centennial Science and Engineering Library; Fine Arts & Design Library; and Zimmerman Library (social sciences, education, and humanities). Zimmerman Library also houses the Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections, the Indigenous Nations Library Program, the Adobe Creative Commons, and a Regional Federal Depository Library Program.

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