Description

The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law invites applications for the position of Head of Reference and Instruction Services. This is a tenure track law library faculty position. Position available July 1, 2026. Apply Here. 

Core Duties

• Manage reference services including scheduling and coordinating reference desk coverage.
• Train, mentor, and evaluate librarians providing reference and instructional services.
• Provide approximately 6-10 hours per week of reference services to library patrons.
• Maintain and analyze reference statistics to assess service effectiveness.
• Teach two credit hours of legal research annually (basic, advanced, specialized, or FCIL).
• Provide individualized and group instruction using a wide range of educational technologies.
• Participate in the liaison program providing research services to law faculty and training and support of student research assistants.
• Collaborate with faculty to integrate legal research into the curriculum.
• Participate with the collection development team to recommend new databases, print resources, or research tools.
• Prepare and maintain research guides.
• Serve on Law Library/Law School, University of Utah governance, and other professional committees as appropriate.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Engage as a member of the Law Library team and work to further the overall goals of the Law Library.

Requirements

Requirements/Qualifications

• J.D. from ABA-accredited law school
• Master’s degree in library and information science or equivalent from ALA-accredited institution required.
• Strong service orientation; excellent oral and written communication; good organizational skills; ability to deal effectively with all library patrons; strong teamwork skills, adaptable to additional responsibilities.

Librarians have faculty status at the University of Utah and receive generous health, vacation and retirement benefits (https://www.hr.utah.edu/benefits/), including 25 days of vacation and 12 paid holidays each year. This position has the option to telecommute one day a week. No evening or weekend work required. A stipend for moving costs is included.