Director - Law Library - Penn State Dickinson Law

Penn State University • University Park, PA

101d • Hybrid

About The Position

Penn State Dickinson Law seeks two innovative and collaborative law librarians to serve in Director positions, one as the Director of User Services and one as the Director of Technical Services. Penn State Dickinson Law is a two-location law school. Penn State Dickinson Law's primary location is Carlisle, PA, with an additional location in University Park, PA. The overarching mission of Penn State Dickinson Law is to educate and train lawyers who are equipped with skills and competencies to excel in an evolving legal profession. Penn State Dickinson Law values diversity of thought, perspective, experience, and people, and is actively committed to a culture of inclusion and respect. We encourage candidates to apply who thrive in a welcoming multicultural environment. The Law Library plays a central role in the teaching, scholarly, and service missions of the Law School and the larger University. The Law Library Directors will work together to build on the Law Library's extraordinary strengths and foster a collaborative culture in support of the academic and scholarly goals of the law school community. Both Directors will report to the Associate Dean for Library and Information Services.

Requirements

• A Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited law school and a Master of Library and Information Science (or the equivalent) from an ALA-accredited program.
• Five years of progressively responsible management experience as well as substantial experience teaching legal research.
• The successful candidate will possess a strong service orientation, the ability to work well with students and faculty, and a willingness to work creatively and proactively with minimal direct supervision.
• The successful candidate will possess a strong commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Demonstrated legal research, organizational, teaching, communications, and technology skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to improving legal education and librarianship through teaching, scholarship, and professional service.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Law Library User Services, including the Access Services department, reference and outreach services, and library instruction for the unified two-location library.
• Manage policies, decision-making, and procedures to sustain a robust and relevant program of user-focused Law Library services.
• Supervise and support the development of staff.
• Collaborate with the Director of Technical Services to promote and support library operations.
• Participate in collection development to support the curricular and scholarly needs of the Law School community.
• Teach legal research in the 1L curriculum.
• Participate in activities related to faculty governance, scholarly research, and professional service.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Oversee the Technical Services department, including print and electronic materials acquisitions and management.
• Engage in collection assessment and development to support the curricular and scholarly needs of the law school community.
• Manage policies, decision-making, and procedures to sustain robust and relevant Law Library collections in any format.
• Collaborate with the Director of User Services to promote and support library operations.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Robust retirement plans.
• Generous 75% tuition discount for employees and eligible spouses and children.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Master's degree