Closing Date: 31st January, 2025
Description:
Position Summary:A Top Public Law School seeks qualified applicants for the position of Associate Dean for Legal Information Services. The successful candidate will direct all operations of the Bounds Law Library, oversee all library functions and staff, and hold a faculty appointment with tenure, on the tenure track, or with security of position, depending on qualifications. The successful candidate will also teach legal research courses, with the possibility of teaching additional substantive doctrinal courses.
Detailed Position Information
A Top Public Law School seeks qualified applicants for the position of Associate Dean for Legal Information Services. The successful candidate will direct all operations of the Bounds Law Library, oversee all library functions and staff, and hold a faculty appointment to match qualifications. The successful candidate will also teach legal research courses, with the possibility of teaching additional substantive doctrinal courses. As an important member of law school leadership, the Associate Dean of Legal Information Services directs the Bounds Law Library, serves as the key contact with other libraries at the University of Alabama, helps to facilitate the intersection of technology and faculty and student professional needs, and provides input and guidance on physical space requirements and potential reconfiguration of the Law Library.
This is a year-round (12-month) position. Appointment will be made either with tenure, on the tenure track, or with a renewable contract for a period of at least three years. Salary and benefits will be nationally competitive. All applications are confidential to the extent permitted by state and federal law; the position will remain open until filled.
This solicitation is for candidates qualified for and seeking a renewable contract faculty appointment. Candidates seeking a tenure or tenure-track faculty appointment should apply through the “Associate Dean for Legal Information Services – Tenure/Tenure Track Faculty” position available at https://careers.ua.edu/jobs/search/law.
Minimum Qualifications:
Distinguished academic credentials, including a J.D. from an accredited law school or an equivalent degree (such as a Ph.D. in a related field), a degree in library or information science, substantial experience working in a law library setting, and outstanding legal research ability.
Preferred Qualifications:
Preference will be given to candidates with leadership and teaching experience.