Head of Public Services Bancroft Library

Head of Public Services Bancroft LibraryPosition overviewPosition title: Associate Librarian-Librarian, Career Status or Potential Career StatusSalary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay, which is determined by rank and salary point  the following table(s) for the current salary scale(s) for this position: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). A reasonable estimate for this position is $98,667-$125,402.Percent time: 100%Anticipated start: As soon as July 2025.

The start date is flexible.Position duration: This is a full-time potential career appointment.Application WindowOpen date: June 17, 2025Next review date: Wednesday, Jul 16, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.Final date: Monday, Sep 1, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.Position descriptionThe University of California, Berkeley is seeking an experienced, inclusive, and collaborative leader to serve as the Head of Public Services of The Bancroft Library. Reporting to the Deputy Director, the Head of Public Services leads a team in creating an access-forward approach to public services, prioritizing engagement with the collections and removing barriers to access in order to welcome researchers from campus, national, and international communities to work with Berkeley's world-renowned special collections.

The Head of Public Services, working with the members of the Public Services team, facilitates access in the reading room, classrooms, and with virtual researchers, redesigning workflows and implementing new tools to increase operational effectiveness, and deepening collaboration within the Bancroft and with colleagues across the Library. The Head of Public Services will lead the team responsible for the Reading Room, Instruction, Reference, Collections Management, and Stacks Management with five direct reports and approximately nine indirect reports, project staff, interns and student employees to ensure the broadest possible access to Bancroft collections.

The Head of Public Services is a key member of the Bancroft's senior leadership team and collaborates closely with the Head of Technical Services and key partners throughout the Library on the creation and implementation of Bancroft and UC Berkeley Library-wide goals and initiatives, cultivates leadership and management skills for themselves and their team, and contributes to the development of a library culture that promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, creativity, collaboration, and transparency.The

EnvironmentThe UC Berkeley Library is an internationally renowned research and teaching facility at one of the nation's premier public university. A highly diverse and intellectually rich environment, Berkeley serves a campus community of 33,070 undergraduate students, 12,812 graduate students, and 1,525 faculty. The Library comprises 20 campus libraries, including the Doe/Moffitt Libraries, The Bancroft Library, The C.V. Starr East Asian Library, and numerous subject specialty libraries.

With a collection of more than 12 million volumes and a collections budget of over $15 million, the Library offers extensive collections in all formats and robust services to connect users with the collections and build their research skills. Discover more about our collections and services at the UC Berkeley Library website.

The Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley, is one of the largest and most heavily used libraries of rare materials in the West. Its holdings include more than 800,000 volumes, 210 million manuscript items, 9 million photographs and other pictorial materials, 86,000 microforms, 9.4 million digital files, and 25,000 maps, as well as numerous other categories of unique material.

The two largest collections are the Bancroft Collection of Western and Latin Americana and the Rare Books Collection. The archival and rare book materials of the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life are also part of the Bancroft holdings. The Bancroft Library is home to three research groups: the Oral History Center (formerly the Regional Oral History Office), the Mark Twain Papers, and the Center for the Tebtunis Papyri.

The Bancroft Library is an active center of teaching and research. Supporting the programs of about 30 campus departments annually, it mounts a regular series of public exhibitions, roundtable lectures, and open houses.

For additional information, please visit the Bancroft Library website.Responsibilities

• Leads and manages the Public Services team for The Bancroft Library by developing and articulating strategic vision and direction, overseeing day-to-day operations and special projects, establishing priorities, and coordinating work within the department and with other units in…