Librarian III or Librarian IV, #0082296
Librarian III or Librarian IV, #0082296
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I. Duties and Responsibilities: Librarian III or Librarian IV
The University of Hawaii at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law seeks to hire a tenure-track Reference and Instructional Services Librarian. The Reference and Instructional Services Librarian will provide instructional services for students faculty and staff of the Law School including teaching as part of a team in the required first-year Legal Research curriculum which features an online distance education component; designing and teaching advanced legal research courses; and developing targeted instructional workshops for Law School faculty. The successful candidate is tasked with proposing instructional solutions to keep pace with the changing educational needs of law students.
The Reference and Instructional Services Librarian is a member of the Public Services staff of the Law Library and as such will assist the legal community and public patrons and is expected to work collaboratively and collegially with colleagues. The successful candidate will participate in and supervise the provision of all reference services including research consultations for students and faculty as well as the creation and maintenance of research guides tutorials and other tools to assist Law Library users with their research. Moreover the successful candidate must be able to tackle complex legal research questions and stay current with the research tools and methods that assist in answering those questions.
The Reference and Instructional Services Librarian reports directly to the Law Library Director and will be assigned other duties and projects by the Law Library Director. As a member of the Law School faculty the successful candidate will serve on both Law Library and Law School committees and is expected to maintain a visible presence in the Law School by attending events educational workshops and faculty meetings.
This tenure-track position requires demonstrated initiative and continued growth in the specialization of law librarianship. Rank and salary are commensurate with experience.
The Law School is located in Manoa on the flagship campus of the University of Hawaii system. It reflects and embraces Hawaiis diversity location and values and recognizes its special responsibility to Hawaii and the Pacific region. Thus the successful candidate will be interested in researching and learning about laws affecting Indigenous cultures with specific reference to Hawaii and the legal systems of the Pacific region. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to furthering UH Manoas mission as a community-serving university grounded in aNative Hawaiian place of successful candidate should also be willing to contribute to and support the Law Schools new online JD program.
II. Minimum Qualifications a. Minimum Qualifications for Librarian III:- JurisDoctordegreefrom an ABA accredited law school.
- Masters degree in Information/Library Science from an ALA accredited library school.
- Three years of experience working at an academic law library as a reference librarian.
- Knowledge of legal resources legal information databases legal technology and legal research methodology and a willingness to stay current on new developments.
- Willingness to travel inter- or intra-state for professional activities.
- Strong communication skills along with an ability to deal with confidential information and issues about the law librarys patrons using discretion and sound judgment and to interact positively with students faculty staff and the public.
b. Minimum Qualifications for Librarian IV:- All the minimum qualifications of Librarian III.
- Four years of experience working at an academic law library as a reference librarian.
- Experience teaching information literacy and legal research at a U.S. law school.
III. Desirable Qualifications: Librarian III and Librarian IV- Previous experience working in a law library.
- Experience teaching information literacy and legal research at an accredited law school within the United States or other country that functions under a common law system of government.
- Knowledge about laws affecting Native Hawaiians and other Indigenous cultures with specific reference to legal research techniques.
- Experience providing reference research and instructional services specific to foreign comparative and international law environmental law and/or business law and working within a collection development policy to establish and maintain the law collection specific to those areas.
- Ability to work effectively with diverse groups and to thrive in multicultural and multidisciplinary contexts.
- Experience in and commitment to teaching law effectively in a variety of modalities including in-person online and hybrid.
Interested candidates should submit:Click on the Apply button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and upload required documents.
Inquiries Vicki Szymczak at- Coverlettershowinghowtheysatisfytheminimumand desirable qualifications;
- Resume;
- Contactinformationforthree academic and/orprofessionalreferences;
- Statement describing their teaching philosophy;
- Statement explaining how they would contribute to furthering the mission and values of the Law School and UH Manoa.
- Transcripts showing degree and coursework to date appropriate to the position (original official transcripts will be required at the time of hire.)
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Accommodation Request: The University of Hawaii complies with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the EEO coordinator directly. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. For further information please refer to the following link:
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