The Associate Director for Public and Research Services is responsible for supervising and coordinating public service operations of the Robert S. Marx Law Library.
Responsibilities: As head of the department, the Associate Director supervises the reference and electronic services librarians and the head of access services. The position will provide direct liaison support to law school faculty and will provide service to patrons at the reference desk. Public and Research Services departmental responsibilities include reference, research and instruction support, training, circulation, collection development and maintenance, interlibrary loan, and document delivery. The Associate Director will teach in legal research classes.
Required: Experience: At least three years experience providing customer services in an academic or law firm law library, with preference for experience in an academic law library. At least two years experience supervising others. Previous experience teaching legal research classes. Education: J.D. or equivalent from an accredited ABA law school and M.L.S., M.L.I.S., or equivalent from an ALA-accredited school.
Preferred: Strong written and oral communication; familiarity with current technology used in law schools and legal practice; thorough knowledge of legal research; dynamic classroom teaching and presentation; ability to collaborate and work in teams.
Salary and Benefits: Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience.
Other: The College of Law is the fourth oldest law school in the United States, and serves a student body of 370. Cincinnati is a dynamic city located at the southwest corner of Ohio, with access to excellent education, cultural opportunities and recreation, including professional baseball and football teams and a world class theme park.
To Apply: Please see the complete position description and application instructions. The University of Cincinnati is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
