Manager, Maker and Media Commons

**Job Description**: **About MRU**: Founded in 1910 and located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Mount Royal University grew into a vibrant college in the 1930s and became a mid-sized university in 2009. Mount Royal has carved out a distinct niche by offering smaller class sizes, a robust liberal education and unique undergraduate programs. Currently, more than 15,000 credit students choose from 13 bachelor degrees and 38 majors. Mount Royal University is located in the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of the Treaty 7 region in southern Alberta, which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut'ina and the Iyarhe Nakoda. We are situated on land where the Bow River meets the Elbow River. The traditional Blackfoot name of this place is "Mohkinstsis," which we now call the city of Calgary. The city of Calgary is also home to the Métis Nation. **About the Mount Royal University Library**: Mount Royal University’s Library plays an integral role in ensuring the University meets its mission to provide an exceptional undergraduate educational experience. The Library team (appx 56) is comprised of some 33 FTE staff and 15 FTE faculty librarians. We provide an extensive information literacy program to meet the needs of our students. The Library supports innovative teaching, learning and research, including student undergraduate research, with a full range of on-site and virtual services and resources. The growing collection comprises 535,000 monographs and over 81,000 serial titles in digital and print formats. The Library supports approximately 12,000 students and approximately 2,500 faculty and staff. At four times the previous Library space, Mount Royal University’s new Riddell Library and Learning Centre includes state-of-the-art specialized instructional labs and technology enriched learning spaces, expanded physical collection areas including an area dedicated to data and an enhanced technology infrastructure to ensure ongoing support of growing digital and specialized data collections. The RLLC presents opportunities to integrate new spaces such as audio editing suites, visualization and immersion spaces, and a makerspace into our instruction program. The growing collection comprises 535,000 monographs and over 81,000 serial titles in digital and print formats. The services and facilities of the RLLC will provide an exceptional undergraduate teaching, learning and research experience for MRU students, faculty and staff. It is the new intellectual heart of our campus and a resource that will continue to engage our community. Mount Royal University’s new Riddell Library and Learning Centre includes state-of-the-art specialized instructional labs and technology enriched learning spaces, expanded physical collection areas including an area dedicated to data and an enhanced technology infrastructure to ensure ongoing support of growing digital and specialized data collections. The services and facilities of the RLLC will provide an exceptional undergraduate teaching, learning and research experience for MRU students, faculty and staff. It is the new intellectual heart of our campus and a resource that will continue to engage our community. Mount Royal University Library in the new Riddell Library and Learning Centre includes state-of-the-art specialized instructional labs and technology enriched learning spaces, expanded physical collection areas including an area dedicated to data and an enhanced technology infrastructure to ensure ongoing support of growing digital and specialized data collections. The new Library presents opportunities to integrate new spaces such a Maker Studio, audio editing suites, visualization and immersion spaces into our instruction and programming. The services and facilities of MRU Library will provide an exceptional undergraduate teaching, learning and research experience for MRU students, faculty and staff. It is the new intellectual heart of our campus and a resource that will continue to engage our community. **About the Role**: MRU Library is seeking a Manager to oversee the Library’s Maker and Media Commons. Reporting to the Associate Dean Public Services, and working closely with assigned faculty and staff, the person in this position will oversee the implementation of effective support and services in the Commons. The Maker and Media Commons includes a Maker Studio, VR technologies and services, audio production spaces and podcasting / audio infrastructure and support. The services, supports, and instruction provided in the Commons support faculty and students across disciplines in their academic work. Learners build competencies in making, audio production, virtual reality, prototyping and design. Leading a team of staff members, and working closely with the assigned Librarian, the Manager ensures the spaces and services associated with the Maker and Media Commons are operating efficiently and effectively. They overs