Assistant Director for Chase Library Services

Position Information

Working Title Assistant Director for Chase Library Services Department Chase - Law Library Full Time or Part Time? Full Time Position Number tbd Purpose of Position

The Assistant Director for Law Library Services for the Salmon P. Chase Law Library is a full-time, tenure-track, library faculty position, with full benefits. The Assistant Director position involves both library and teaching responsibilities with an anticipated start date of August 1, 2026.

• Serve as liaison with Lexis and Westlaw representatives
• Work with IT personnel on pertinent issues
• Assist faculty with online learning platforms including Canvas and TWEN
• Assist faculty with online dissemination of scholarly publications including via SSRN
• Teach Legal Research (a 2-credit graded course)
• Provide reference services to Chase students and faculty, NKU students and faculty, and public patrons
• Do occasional cataloging and maintain collection statistics; serve as a liaison with the main library on online catalog issues
• Participate in collection development decisions
• Manage the library’s online archive of Kentucky appellate briefs
• Serve on law school committees as assigned by the Dean of the College of Law
• Represent the Library and/or College of Law in the greater university and in the profession as appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned by the Associate Dean for Law Library Services.

• Juris Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school (required)
• Master’s Degree in Library Science from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited institution (strongly preferred)
• Strong academic record
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work collaboratively
• Excellent communication skills
• Legal reference experience and familiarity with the Lib Guides platform are preferred.

Any candidate who is offered this position is required to undergo a pre-employment criminal background check as mandated by state law.

• Requisition Number 2026F823
• Job Open Date 02/12/2026
• Job Close Date
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