Associate Director for Research and Scholarship
Associate Director for Research and Scholarship
The Associate Director of Research & Scholarship (ARS) provides leadership for the provision of reference, research, scholarship, interlibrary loan and document delivery services. This supervisory role oversees librarians, administrators and paraprofessionals. As a member of the library’s senior management team, the ARS participates in strategic and tactical decision making for the library as a whole.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Manages, coordinates and oversees the provision of the Law Library’s reference/research, interlibrary loan, and document delivery services.
- Assesses the extent to which services are meeting the needs of patrons and programs.
- Compiles department statistics and preparing reports.
- Stays abreast of new developments in subject area, including innovative ways to leverage new technologies to improve workflows and provide service.
- Collaborates with others in the curation of a world class collection. Assigns collection development responsibilities among librarians and co-chairs the Collection Development Committee, which makes selection, cancellation, and retention decisions, as well as regularly evaluates the law library’s collection priorities.
- Provides training and onboarding of staff, including librarians, administrators, and paraprofessionals. The ADRS will act as the coordinator, coach, and mentor for a team of skilled reference librarians and staff.
- Develops and maintains collaborative relationships within the Law School and the University.
- Serves as a library liaison to constituents throughout the Law School, including faculty, students, centers and clinics.
- Manages daily operations of the reference and interlibrary loan units, including tasks such as preparing reference desk schedules, making liaison assignments, and answering a range of questions relating to interlibrary loan.
- Keeps current with technology and trends in library management and services.
- Oversees the hiring and managing of a small pool of library-based RAs.
Required Qualifications
- M.L.S. (or equivalent) and J.D.
- Five or more years of progressive responsibility as a research librarian in an academic law library.
- Deep commitment to the Law Library’s mission of providing exceptional and timely research and other services to high-achieving faculty, staff, and students.
- Ability to think strategically about research services, programs, and collections as the needs of the Law School community evolve.
- Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and act as a team builder and mentor.
- Expert knowledge of legal bibliography and research methods.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with interlibrary loan.
Classification
This is a faculty (non-tenure track) position, and after the first year is eligible for multi-year contracts.
Salary
Highly competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. Minimum salary is _________. Excellent benefits package.
Diversity & Inclusion
The Law Library is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community, and to bringing new voices into the field. We strongly welcome applications from underrepresented groups.
Application Instructions
Please submit a cover letter, a resume and the names and contact information for three professional references.
EEO Statement [Interfolio]
79; 2022, July 22
