Postdoctoral Researcher

Position Overview

This non-tenure track limited term (1 year) position serves as the primary library liaison for in-depth faculty scholarship and research projects. This position provides an opportunity for a recent KU law school graduate to augment their legal education by conducting significant legal and interdisciplinary research and to further develop his/her legal research skillset in preparation for a future career as a law clerk, research attorney, or research librarian.

Serve as the primary law library liaison for faculty scholarship and research projects and conduct significant legal and interdisciplinary research for the law faculty. Support faculty publication efforts and perform legal research, including the utilization of Westlaw, Lexis, Hein Online, various other electronic databases, Internet resources, and AI platforms. Provide comprehensive support related to the publication of faculty authored law review articles, including assistance with the article submission and revision process.

Additional examples include, but are not limited to, updating treatises, footnoting, and indexing manuscripts, promoting faculty awareness of current developments in their areas of interest, providing instruction and assistance with electronic databases, and identifying potentially relevant new resources.

Collaborate with the Director and other Assistant Director for Instructional & Faculty Services in developing and coordinating the Primary Library Contact service, which provides a broad range of library services. Serve as the Primary Library Contact for several law school faculty members. Train and supervise faculty and library research assistants. Distribute research assistant projects and assignments; provide guidance on research, including research methods and resources, and review completed assignments.

Actively promote and disseminate law faculty scholarship across numerous electronic channels of communication. Compile faculty scholarship bibliographies, post articles to Open Access platforms, and distribute electronic communications promoting faculty scholarship. Monitor current developments and inform law faculty regarding new publication opportunities and scholarly communication strategies. Establish and foster contacts with other professionals (particularly those in faculty services and scholarly communication positions) and libraries by participating in committee work and the service activities of professional associations.

Support the teaching efforts of the law library faculty and provide virtual research lectures to undergraduate and graduate classes on legal and interdisciplinary research topics, as requested. May support teaching efforts related to the research portion of Lawyering Skills, Advanced Legal Research, and/or the Kansas Supreme Court Practicum, as needed.

Provide electronic outreach service to the Kansas legal and library communities including the local area bar and KU Law alumni. Actively contribute to the creation of online legal research subject guides, the publication of the law library newsletter, and the library's faculty publications collection. Participate in law library staff development activities and support various aspects of library administration.

Provide reference services to faculty, students, and public patrons. Monitor the law library virtual reference account and respond to inquiries by email. Provide virtual or in-person reference consultations or phone calls as needed.

Assist Director and Assistant Directors as needed. Complete special projects and miscellaneous duties as assigned.

This is a remote/telework research position with the School of Law Wheat Law Library. Due to complex state employment laws, the University of Kansas may be unable to hire fully remote workers for this position outside of Kansas. Specifically, we cannot currently offer employment to candidates residing in the following states:
California, Delaware, Idaho, and Minnesota. We appreciate your understanding and invite interested individuals from eligible states to apply.