Instructor and Reference Librarian - UIC Law

Instructor and Reference Librarian - UIC Law

Hiring Department: UIC Law

Location:

Chicago, IL USA

Requisition

Posting Close Date:
October 5, 2026

Salary:
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.

About the University of Illinois Chicago UIC is among the nation's preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).

Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent "Best Colleges" rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities.

UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

This position is intended to be eligible for benefits. This includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.

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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

Offers of employment by the University of Illinois may be subject to approval by the University’s Board of Trustees and are made contingent upon the candidate’s successful completion of any criminal background checks and other pre-employment assessments that may be required for the position being offered. Additional information regarding such pre-employment checks and…