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JOB PURPOSE:
The Research and Instruction Librarian oversees multiple areas fundamental to successful operation of the Public Services Department. This community-facing position is responsible for teaching legal research concepts and information literacy skills to law students, partnering with law school faculty to provide expert research support for scholarship, courses, seminars, and clinics, developing progressive library services and programs, administering internal knowledge banks, and collaboratively formulating and applying strategies that actively engage a diverse patron community. This position requires the ability to manage expectations, prioritize projects, and competently switch between detail-oriented tasks, all while maintaining high levels of organization.
SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY:
Responsible for supervising, hiring, training, and directing student library research assistants. Reports to the Director of the Law Library, Alicia Jones.
NATURE AND SCOPE:
Internal contacts include administrators, faculty, students and staff of the School of Law and the university at large. External contacts include vendors, representatives from other colleges and universities, visitors and the general public.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Instruction: Both collaboratively and independently designs, implements, and 45% assesses library instructional services as an instructor of the research lab component in the required first-year LRRW program; accommodates research instruction requests from faculty by planning sessions and appearing as a guest lecturer in their courses, seminars, and clinics; plans and teaches skills workshops for law school community and library staff; and maintains a practice of building personal knowledge of different learning styles and legal research pedagogy.
Research: Provides individual research consultations to law students identifying 35% teachable moments to expand their sense of agency as legal researchers; oversees and participates in the law library's faculty liaison program by providing sophisticated research assistance to assigned faculty and their RAs'; assists faculty from other disciplines, staff, law school alumni, and members of the Bar during all phases of the research process; and responds to inquiries from public patrons directing them to relevant resources.
Administration: Schedules and supervises reference desk; hires, trains, and mentors 10% student library research assistants; administers internal knowledge bank; establishes workflows for collecting library statistics; presents proposals for new initiatives based on trends in the profession; drafts and edits official library communications; and partners with Associate Director to enhance Public Services operations.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
Emotional intelligence, interpersonal skills, and an aptitude for managing expectations. Ability to set priorities, manage time, and competently switch between detail-oriented tasks, all while maintaining high levels of organization. Commitment to advancing the research activities of the law school, dedication to deepening personal knowledge each day in the quickly changing legal information landscape, and ability to foster relationships with commercial vendors in support of student success. Creativity, flexibility, and willingness to alter approach as needed to accommodate different learning styles, cultural norms, or levels of understanding. Knowledge of research workflows, contemporary library practices, and legal industry standards. Enthusiasm for empowering individuals by connecting them to the information they need, and capacity to use instruction as a social justice tool that create life-long learners.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
ALA-accredited master's degree in library and Information Science
3-5 years of related work experience
Compliance Salary Range Disclosure
Expected Pay Range: $75,000 - $80,000