Head, Research and Scholarly Communication, Non-Tenured, Administrative Faculty Librarian FA412A

Head, Research and Scholarly Communication, Non-Tenured, Administrative Faculty Librarian FA412A

LIBRARY PUBLIC SERVICES

FA412A

Reporting to the Dean of University Libraries, this position oversees the librarians, staff, and operations of the Research and Scholarly Communication department for the Old Dominion University Libraries. The department includes 5.0 FTE librarians (AP Faculty) who provide direct research support and instruction services to ODU students and faculty, as well as collection development, outreach and engagement, and assistance with scholarly communication questions. The department also includes the Research Data Management Librarian (1.0 AP Faculty) and Scholarly Communication Strategies Librarian (1.0 AP Faculty), who lead the Libraries efforts on outreach, education, and infrastructure in these key areas. The department also includes 3.0 2.0 full time classified staff and one hourly employee who maintain and support the online repository, ODU Digital Commons. The Head may also provide research support, collection development, instruction and outreach to academic units as needed to ensure continuity of service during department vacancies. Collaborates with research librarians at Brickell Medical Sciences Library to coordinate delivery of services to faculty and students from Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University; collaborates with Libraries Engagement, Libraries Education & Assessment, Special Collections & University Archives, and other library partners as needed on outreach and services to faculty and graduate students. The Head of Research and Scholarly Communication serves on the Libraries’ Management Team, the primary decision-making body on all aspects of the Libraries, and on other Libraries, University, regional, or national committees as needed.

FullTime

General Public

General Public

ALA-accredited MLS or MLIS degree, or international equivalent

Norfolk, VA

06/15/2026

07/13/2026

No

Yes

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The Old Dominion University Libraries’ core purpose is to empower the ODU community to learn, grow, and create. Our mission is to enrich the academic, research, and learning experiences of the University community through access to its staff, collections, and spaces.

The Libraries’ Department of Research and Scholarly Communication provides research and scholarly support for ODU faculty, graduate students, and other campus scholars by providing research assistance and consultation, library instruction for graduate and upper-level undergraduate courses, programs and workshops, collection development and management, and outreach and engagement. The department also maintains and develops ODU’s institutional repository, Digital Commons, and provides expertise in author rights, research impact, open access, and research data management to advance an equitable and sustainable system of scholarly communication.