Associate Dean for Legal Information Services

Job Description & Qualification

The University of Alabama School of Law seeks qualified applicants for the position of Associate Dean for Legal Information Services. The successful candidate will direct all operations of the Bounds Law Library, oversee all library functions and staff, and hold a faculty appointment to match qualifications. The successful candidate will also teach legal research courses, with the possibility of teaching additional substantive doctrinal courses. As an important member of law school leadership, the Associate Dean of Legal Information Services directs the Bounds Law Library, serves as the key contact with other libraries at the University of Alabama, helps to facilitate the intersection of technology and faculty and student professional needs, and provides input and guidance on physical space requirements and potential reconfiguration of the Law Library.

This is a year-round (12-month) position. Appointment will be made either with tenure, on the tenure track, or with a renewable contract for a period of at least three years. Salary and benefits will be nationally competitive. All applications are confidential to the extent permitted by state and federal law; the position will remain open until filled. Interested candidates should apply through the “Associate Dean for Legal Information Services – Tenure/Tenure Track Faculty” or “Associate Dean for Legal Information Services – Renewable Contract Faculty” positions available at https://careers.ua.edu/jobs/search/law.

Visit UA’s employment website at jobs.ua.edu for more information. The University of Alabama is an equal-opportunity employer (EOE), including an EOE of protected vets and individuals with disabilities.

Application Procedure

https://careers.ua.edu/jobs/search/law

About the Organization

The University of Alabama School of Law seeks qualified applicants for the position of Associate Dean for Legal Information Services. The successful candidate will direct all operations of the Bounds Law Library, oversee all library functions and staff, and hold a faculty appointment to match qualifications. The successful candidate will also teach legal research courses, with the possibility of teaching additional substantive doctrinal courses. As an important member of law school leadership, the Associate Dean of Legal Information Services directs the Bounds Law Library, serves as the key contact with other libraries at the University of Alabama, helps to facilitate the intersection of technology and faculty and student professional needs, and provides input and guidance on physical space requirements and potential reconfiguration of the Law Library.

This is a year-round (12-month) position. Appointment will be made either with tenure, on the tenure track, or with a renewable contract for a period of at least three years. Salary and benefits will be nationally competitive. All applications are confidential to the extent permitted by state and federal law; the position will remain open until filled. Interested candidates should apply through the “Associate Dean for Legal Information Services – Tenure/Tenure Track Faculty” or “Associate Dean for Legal Information Services – Renewable Contract Faculty” positions available at https://careers.ua.edu/jobs/search/law.

Visit UA’s employment website at jobs.ua.edu for more information. The University of Alabama is an equal-opportunity employer (EOE), including an EOE of protected vets and individuals with disabilities.

For Additional Questions

facappts@law.ua.edu

Job ID

ID: J15605