Trenholme Dean of Libraries

Offer description

McGill University invites applications, nominations, and expressions of interest for the position of Trenholme Dean of Libraries, with the appointment to be effective September 1, 2022. This is an exciting opportunity for a visionary information professional to continue to lead the McGill University Library and its Fiat Lux Library Building Project’s bold vision to transform the Library into a cutting-edge nexus for teaching, learning, and research in the digital age.

Located in Montréal, one of the world’s great multicultural and multilingual cities, McGill University is internationally recognized for its excellence as a leading institution of higher education and research.  For 200 years, through the work of dedicated people, McGill has been breaking ground in diverse fields and contributing solutions to some of the world’s most significant issues. McGill is consistently cited in the top universities in the world and has been Canada’s best medical-doctoral university for 16 consecutive years. McGill is also the most internationally diverse research-intensive university in Canada, with over 32% of its students coming to McGill from more than 150 countries. It  comprises two campuses, 11 faculties, 13 professional schools, and more than 300 programs of study. Home to nearly 40,000 students and 1,730 tenured and tenure-stream faculty, the University boasts an international network of over 275,000 alumni. Further information may be found at www.mcgill.ca.

Requirements

The search committee will begin consideration of candidates immediately and will continue until the position is successfully filled. Applications, including curriculum vitae, a letter of introduction, and the names of three references (who will not be contacted without consent of the applicant) should be submitted, in confidence, to the university’s executive search consultants:

Laverne Smith & Associates Inc.

Organisation

McGill University

Location

Canada > Montréal

Research field

Deadline

16th of January 2022

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