Assistant Director, Academic

Wayne State University Library System seeks an Assistant Director, Academic for the Law Library.
Responsibilities: Responsibilities: The Assistant Director for the Arthur Neef Law Library will: Administer all daily operations of the Law Library’s patron services, including the faculty services, research and reference services, circulation services, ILL/document delivery services, and library reserves; Assist the Law Library Director with strategic planning for law library programs, resources, services, space and staffing; Coordinate and provide liaison services to law faculty; Coordinate Law Library support for the Law School’s legal research and writing program; Develop and participate in instructional programming for legal research; Coordinate and contribute to the development of bibliographic and research aids; Participate in daily and weekend reference rotation; Participate in collection development for the Law Library.
Required: 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.
Other: Please contact Virginia C. Thomas, Library Director and Search Committee Chair, for additional information regarding the position specifics at ae5497@wayne.edu.
To Apply: 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 at https://jobs.wayne.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. For more information please visit: http://www.lib.wayne.edu/.