The Albert E. Jenner, Jr. Memorial Law Library of the University of Illinois
invites applications and nominations for the position of Reference
Librarian.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone interested in a full-time
academic, tenure-track faculty appointment.
Position Available: August 5, 2007, (negotiable). This is a full-time
faculty position.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Reference Librarian in this position has the primary responsibility to
assist the Head of Public Services in developing exceptional and innovative
services to the College of Law faculty.
Additional responsibilities include active participation in the public
services team, regular provision of reference services including some
evenings and weekends; teaching one section of the first-year legal research
course, participation in other formal and informal legal research
instruction to law students and others on campus; preparation of print and
electronic research aids and collection guides; and mentoring of library
science graduate assistants.
Environment:
The Albert E. Jenner, Jr. Memorial Law Library serves a vibrant law school
with 43 faculty, 675 JD and 35 LLM students and also serves the legal
information needs of a major research university. The Jenner Law Library
offers its users a broad array of electronic information sources and a print
collection in excess of 750,000 volumes including selective US and EU
depository items. The law library staff currently consists of
10.5professional librarians, seven support staff positions and four
part-time,
graduate assistants who are pursuing masters degrees in library science.
Qualifications:
Required: M.L.S. from an ALA accredited program or internationally
recognized equivalent in library science by date of hire; JD from an ABA
accredited program or internationally recognized equivalent degree by date
of hire; strong service orientation; excellent oral and written
communications skills, strong interpersonal and organizational skills;
working knowledge of Westlaw, Lexis and the Internet; and ability to work
cooperatively in a collaborative environment. Preferred: Working knowledge
of current technology and trends; 1-3 years experience working in an law
library.
Salary and Rank:
Salary is competitive and is commensurate with credentials and experience.
This is a full-time faculty appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor
of Library Administration. Librarians have faculty rank, and must
demonstrate excellence in librarianship, research, publication, and
university/professional/community service in order to meet university
standards for tenure and promotion.
Terms of Appointment:
Twelve month appointment; 24 work days vacation per year; 11 paid holidays;
12 days annual sick leave (cumulative) plus an additional 13 days
(non-cumulative) per year if necessary; health insurance, requiring a small
co-payment, is provided to employees (coverage for dependants may be
purchased); participation in the State Universities Retirement System, upon
appointment (8% of member's salary is withheld and is tax exempt until
retirement); newly hired university employees are covered by the Medicare
portion of Social Security, and are subject to its deduction.
Campus and Community:
The University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign is one of the
preeminent research collections in the nation and the world. With more than
10 million volumes and a total of 21 million items, it ranks third in size
among academic libraries in the United States and first among public
university libraries in the world. As the intellectual heart of the campus,
the Library is committed to maintaining the strongest collections and
services possible and engaging in research and development activities—both
of which support the University's mission of teaching, research, and public
services. For more detailed information, please visit
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/.
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a comprehensive and
major public land-grant university (Research Level 1) that is ranked among
the best in the world. Chartered in 1867, it provides undergraduate and
graduate education in more than 150 fields of study, conducts theoretical
and applied research, and provides public services to the state and the
nation. It employs 2,000 faculty members who serve 26,000 undergraduates
and 10,000 graduate and professional students; approximately 25% of faculty
receive campus-wide recognition each year for excellence in teaching. More
information about the campus is available at www.uiuc.edu.
The University is located in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana,
which have a combined population of 100,000 and are situated about 140 miles
south of Chicago, 120 miles west of Indianapolis, and 170 northeast of St.
Louis. The University and its surrounding communities offer a cultural and
recreational environment ideally suited to the work of a major research
institution. For more information about the community, visit
http://www.uiuc.edu/misc/campus.html, http://www.cucvv.org/, or
http://www.cchamber.org/.
Apply:
Send letter of application and complete resume with the names, addresses,
telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses (where available) of five references
to: Janis L. Johnston, Director, Albert E. Jenner, Jr. Memorial Law Library,
504 E. Pennsylvania Ave. Champaign, IL 61820. Electronic applications are
acceptable initially (please send to jljohnst@law.uiuc.edu), but must be
followed by a hard copy with signature. For questions, please call:
217-333-2914.
Deadline:
In order to ensure full consideration, applications and nominations must be
received by July 17, 2007. Interviews may occur before the closing date;
however, no decisions will be made prior to the closing date.
THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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