INDIANA UNIVERSITY ROBERT H. MCKINNEY SCHOOL OF LAW, RUTH LILLY LAW LIBRARY invites applications for an Associate Director, a tenure-track library faculty appointment, with a preferred start date of January 2025. The Associate Director is a key part of library leadership working under the guidance of, and in collaboration with, the Library Director. The Associate Director is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the library, including the Access Services and Collection Services departments. Responsibilities include dealing with personnel management of library staff; assisting with supervision of library faculty; collection development planning; implementing new technologies; and assuring service excellence in meeting the goals of the law library and law school mission statements.
The Associate Director also heads the legal research instruction program; plans, implements and coordinates reference and circulation services including delivery of traditional and electronic reference; coordinates the faculty liaison program; and provides leadership, creativity, and vision to promote and enhance teaching, research and library operations.
Applicant must hold a J.D. and M.L.I.S. or equivalent degree and have law library employment experience. Preference will be given to candidates with supervisory experience. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, with a cut-off date of September 30, 2024. For a complete position description and to apply go to https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/25084. To apply please fill out the application and submit a CV, letter of application and names of three references. Hiring salary range $94,000 to $97,000 with an additional administrative supplement. For more information, please contact Miriam Murphy, Director, Ruth Lilly Law Library, mimurphy@iu.edu, 317-274-1928.
The Indiana University McKinney School of Law offers competitive salary and generous benefits and is committed to being a welcoming community that reflects and enacts the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion that inform academic excellence. We seek candidates who will not only enhance our representational diversity but whose research, teaching, and community-engagement efforts contribute to diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning and working environments for our students, staff, and faculty. For details on our commitment to inclusion, see: https://mckinneylaw.iu.edu/about/diversity-inclusion/committment.html. For more information about the school, please visit http://mckinneylaw.iu.edu/. We encourage applications from persons of color, women, persons with disabilities, the LGBTQ+ community, veterans, and members of other groups that are under-represented on university faculties.
Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on individual qualifications. Indiana University prohibits discrimination based on age, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, disability status, or protected veteran status.
Indiana University-McKinney Law is located in Indianapolis, the state capital and the nation’s 16th largest city by population, with a wide variety of restaurants, theaters, and music venues; substantial outdoor green space; an award-winning international airport; and professional football, basketball, baseball (AAA), and soccer (USL) teams. The McKinney School of Law is on Indiana University’s main urban campus, located downtown between the state capital complex and the White River.
