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Assistant Director, Wayne State Univ. Law Library, Detroit

Responsibilities: The Assistant Director reports to the Director of the Law Library.  Primary responsibilities include: administering daily operations for all of the Law Library’s patron services, including the faculty services, research and reference services, circulation services, ILL/document delivery services, and library reserves; assisting the Law Library Director with strategic planning for law library programs, resources, services, space and staffing; coordinating and providing  liaison services to law faculty; coordinating Law Library support for the Law School’s legal research and writing program; developing and participating in instructional programming for legal research; coordinating and contributing to the development of bibliographic and research aids; participating in the daily and weekend reference rotation; participating in collection development for the Law Library.

Minimum Qualification: J.D. degree from an A.B.A. accredited program and an M.L.S. from an A.L.A. accredited program by date of hire; eight years of experience providing patron services in an academic law library; five years of experience teaching legal research (credit or non-credit) in a law school environment; demonstrated ability to set priorities, organize tasks, and meet deadlines in a diverse and fast-paced work environment; strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills.

Salary & Benefits: Salary and rank: commensurate with education and experience.  Wayne State offers dental and health plan options; TIAA/CREF or Fidelity, tuition assistance for employees and family members, relocation assistance and liberal vacation.

Application Procedure: Please submit electronically to posting # 036242 a complete resume and letter of interest including the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of at least three professional references to: Wayne State University’s ON-LINE HIRING SYSTEM.  Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

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