Post date: June 30, 2025

The 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.

Minimum salary: A reasonable estimate for this position is $98,667-$125,402.

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