The inaugural Head of Research and Learning, Arts and Humanities will play a pivotal leadership role at Dartmouth Libraries. To advance the Libraries’ deep engagement with research, teaching, and learning across the arts and humanities, Dartmouth seeks a visionary and collaborative individual to provide strategic direction for a dedicated liaison librarian team. Through operational leadership, dynamic collaborations, and meaningful alignment with related teams across the Libraries, this new leader will strengthen the Libraries’ role at the intersection of ideas and inquiry for the arts and humanities at Dartmouth and beyond.
Reporting to the Associate Dean of Libraries, Research and Digital Strategies, the Head of Research and Learning, Arts and Humanities will help shape the future of academic librarianship. As academia wrestles with massive changes in the information ecosystem and an articulated need for multiple forms of expert guidance, the successful Head will steer the redefinition of the research and teaching support model at a time when the Dartmouth community needs it most. This position will also build impactful partnerships to enable arts and humanities librarians as they advance research, teaching, and learning. Additionally, the Head will enhance library integration into the curriculum and student success; guide high-performing librarians engaged in the evolving research and learning landscape; and connect academic communities to the vast expert resources Dartmouth Libraries offers. This position, alongside a paired Head of Research and Learning, Sciences and Social Sciences role, was created to help shape how Dartmouth Libraries engages the newly formed School of Arts and Sciences at Dartmouth.
The successful Head will position Dartmouth Libraries as an indispensable engine for academic excellence in the arts and humanities at Dartmouth. By fostering collaboration among liaison librarians and other library experts, they will drive proactive and innovative engagement with faculty, academic departments, interdisciplinary programs, and campus centers.
Compensation and Other Specifications
This is a full-time, on-site, administrative position with a competitive salary commensurate with experience. Occasional evening and weekend availability is required to support library events, programming, and response to facilities or staffing emergencies. The position involves regular walkthroughs of library facilities and may occasionally require physical activity related to space assessment and project oversight. Some travel for professional development and conference participation is expected.
Contact
DSG Storbeck has been exclusively retained for the Head of Research and Learning, Arts and Humanities engagement, which is being led by Matthew Bunting. Express interest in this role by filling out our Talent Profile, https://talent-profile.dsgco.com/search/v2/23360, or emailing the search team directly at [email protected]. All inquiries and discussions are strictly confidential.