Director of Library Services, Harvard Kennedy School
Core
Lead the Harvard Kennedy School Library to support world-class research and teaching in public policy and government through strategic development of services, collections, and facilities.
Role type
Senior leadership academic library director
Builds
A modern, research-driven library ecosystem integrating emerging technologies and data services for students, faculty, and fellows
Domain
Higher education / Public policy research / Academic librarianship
Required skills
Strategic leadership, team management, budgeting, collection development, research services, digital scholarship, open science, stakeholder engagement, organizational change management
Preferred skills
Data-intensive research expertise, interdisciplinary collaboration, external funding development, higher education policy knowledge
Technologies
Emerging technologies, digital resources, data services tools
Responsibilities
Provide strategic leadership for library services and collections; oversee staff, budgeting, and resource allocation; facilitate proactive engagement with the HKS community; partner with university-wide library units; lead organizational transformation and modernization; advocate for HKS needs across the university
Seniority
Director, senior leadership IC