Instructor and Reference Librarian - UIC Law

Instructor And Reference Librarian

The University of Illinois Chicago School of Law's Louis L. Biro Law Library seeks an instructor and reference librarian to join its team of librarians in providing research services to students, faculty, and other patrons of the law library. The position will hold instructor faculty rank within the school of law faculty and report to the director of law library & instructional technology.

This role is suitable for an early career librarian.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Teach courses in the school of law curriculum, including advanced legal research and courses in the lawyering skills (legal research and writing) program;
• Provide research and reference service to students, faculty, and other patrons of the law library, both in-person and remotely;
• Conduct research instruction sessions and consultations for school of law classes, individual patrons, and groups of patrons;
• Create and update research guides and other information for patrons;
• Participate in law library planning and collection development;
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications

• Master's degree in library or information science from an ala accredited program or its foreign equivalent
• AND a j.d. from an aba-accredited law school or its equivalent.

Preferred qualifications

• Academic library experience;
• Evidence of library operations experience (including, for example, acquisitions, budgeting, reference, collection management)
• Evidence of teaching experience in an academic environment or its equivalent;
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills;
• Mastery of common u.s.
  
  -centric legal research platforms and law office software;
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team;
• Availability to work occasional weekend and evening hours, both for instructional and faculty-related duties (like commencement).

The budgeted salary for the position is $75,000. Final salary offered will be determined by a thorough assessment of available market data, internal salary equity, candidate experience and qualifications, and budget constraints. For fullest consideration, apply online by October 5, 2026. Include (upload) a.pdf copy of your letter of intent, a current cv/resume, and the names of 3 professional references.