Reference Librarian
The Duke Law Library is seeking an experienced reference librarian to join our team of skilled law-trained professionals working in a research-oriented, technologically innovative environment. In addition to teaching legal research and other reference responsibilities, the position will coordinate the Library's Faculty Research Assistants Program and participate in special projects, including an exciting new initiative in empirical legal research, in support of faculty teaching and scholarship.
Responsibilities:
Reference Librarians at Duke work as a team of skilled and experienced law-trained professionals to:
-provide extensive reference and research services to a sophisticated and research-oriented faculty and student body;
-work actively with assigned faculty to monitor research interests and support teaching and scholarship;
-train and work with student research assistants and student journal editors;
-teach first year legal research within an integrated legal research and writing course, and conduct research workshops, advanced research classes and instruction in other forums
-author research guides and other instructional and promotional materials in print and electronic formats;
-participate in developing the library's web presence; and
-participate in collection development.
This position will have primary responsibility for the Library's Faculty Research Assistants Program. The Research Assistants Program provides law students opportunities to work on research projects with faculty, under librarian supervision. As coordinator, the librarian will recruit, hire and train students, schedule their work hours, solicit projects from faculty, assign students to projects, and connect each student with the librarian and faculty-member with whom he or she will work on a specific project.
Reference librarians are encouraged and supported in seeking opportunities for professional growth and educational involvement.
Available: Immediately. Preference given to applications received by February 4, 2008. Applications by email are strongly encouraged.
Complete job posting and application information at: http://www.law.duke.edu/jobs/reflib
Melanie J. Dunshee
Deputy Director
Duke University School of Law Library
voice: (919) 613-7119
fax: (919) 613-7237
e-mail: dunshee@law.duke.edu
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