Associate Dean for Information Resources and Law Library Director, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, The University of Memphis
The Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at The University of Memphis invites applications for the position of Associate Dean for Information Resources and Law Library Director ("Director"). The Director is the chief administrative officer in the law library, reporting directly to the Dean of the Law School.
Required:
Candidates must have a JD degree from an ABA approved law school, an MLS or equivalent degree from an ALA-accredited institution, and a distinguished academic record. Candidates also should demonstrate excellence in their professional work after their academic credentials were earned. Experience in law library administration is required as well as a record or the promise of achievement as a teacher and scholar. The successful candidate must show the interpersonal and professional skills necessary to meet the responsibilities of the position and must be committed to excellence in meeting the informational needs of the faculty, students and other library patrons.
Responsibilities:
The Director of the Law Library is responsible for all operations of the library including budgeting, planning, and administration. The Director plays an important role in shaping the future of the collection, supporting and promoting the scholarship of the faculty and students, and serving the community. The Director will also have oversight responsibilities over the Law School's information technology operations.
Although the Director's primary responsibility is leadership of the Law Library, the Director may from time to time also have some teaching responsibilities. In addition, the Director is expected to engage in production of legal scholarship, which may be in the realm of law library or information services matters.
As a new facility for the Law School, including the Law Library, is under construction, the Director will have decision-making responsibility for any design changes and other decisions with respect to the new library, and will be responsible for the move expected during the summer of 2009.
Salary and Benefits:
The Director of the Law Library is a full time member of the law faculty. Depending on experience and qualifications, the Director may be hired as a tenured or tenure-track Professor, Associate Professor, or Assistant Professor. Salary will be commensurate with previous experience and rank.
To Apply:
Candidates should submit a letter of interest, résumé and names of at least three references to Professor June Entman, Chair, Law Library Director Search Committee, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, 207 Humphreys Law School, Memphis, TN 38152-3140; jfentman@memphis.edu. Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled but those received by February 15, 2008, will receive first consideration. The position is expected to have a start date of July 1, 2008.
While the School of Law does not treat race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation as dispositive in hiring decisions, the School has a strong institutional commitment to the diversity of its faculty and is particularly interested in receiving expressions of interest from persons who will add to its diversity.
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