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Associate Director for Library Administration - Teaching Assistant Professor
University of Illinois College of Law
The Associate Director for Administration is a critical member of the Law Library management team and is responsible for supervising the day-to-day work of Civil Service employees, academic hourly employees, and student assistants in the Access and Technical Services units. Working with the Law Library Director, the Associate Director for Instruction and Legal Technology, the library faculty, and library staff, the Associate Director for Administration manages five primary areas of library administration and operations :
- Coordinates Library faculty and staff hiring, training, advancement, and records approval and maintenance.
- Manages library technical services operations, including purchasing and licensing of materials, library catalog and automated library systems, serials, metadata and cataloging, government documents, collection management, binding, circulation, and access to Law Library materials in digital, print, micrographic, and other formats. Plans and leads projects to create new content through digitization and other modalities.
- Co-manages the library’s acquisitions budget with the library director, the Associate Director for Instruction and Legal Technology, and the Assistant Director for Resources and Research Services.
- Sets strategic priorities for space utilization, collection organization, signage, and renovation and revitalization of library space.
- Teaches legal research courses, engages in faculty and student outreach, actively pursues professional development, and serves the law library, law school, university, and legal and law library professions.
Minimum Qualifications
Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited law school, and Master’s degree in Information or Library Science from an ALA-accredited institution or the equivalent. At least five years of experience in a law school library in a university setting with demonstrated experience supervising law library staff and academic professional-equivalent positions.
Preferred Qualifications
Demonstrated successful experience teaching law students and partnering with law faculty on research projects.
Appointment Information
This is a 100% full-time non-tenure track, Teaching Assistant Professor position appointed on a 12-month basis. The expected start date is in June, 2025. This position will be expected to work at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus on a full-time basis with occasional opportunities for remote work.
The budgeted base salary range for this position is $75,000 to $82,000. The Associate Director appointment would carry an additional annual stipend of $10,000. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including equivalent years in rank, training, and field or discipline; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.
Application Procedures & Deadline Information
Interviews may commence as early as October 1, 2024, but no offers will be made until after the close date of January 31, 2025. The application deadline is 6 : 00 p.m. on January 31, 2025. Apply for this position using the Apply Now button at the top or bottom of this posting. Applications not submitted through will not be considered. For full consideration candidates should submit the following materials : cover letter, curriculum vitae, and the email and phone number of three professional references.
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Salary : $75,000 - $82,000
