Reference Librarian University of Arizona College of Law Library, Tucson, AZ

The University of Arizona Rogers College of Law Library invites nominations and applications for a Reference Librarian position. The University of Arizona Rogers College of Law is one of the top twenty public law schools in the country. Located in picturesque Tucson, the University of Arizona is a vibrant academic community of more than 50,000 students, faculty and staff. Tucson is an affordable city of rich and diverse cultures, including a unique blend of Native American, Spanish, Mexican and Anglo-American influences. The natural beauty of the Sonoran Desert and an unsurpassed climate of 360 sunny days a year affords Tucsonans unlimited opportunities for outdoor activity and an unmatched quality of life.

Outstanding UA benefits include a choice of health, dental, life insurance, and retirement plans; paid vacation, sick days, and holidays; tuition reduction for employee and qualified family; and access to campus cultural and recreational activities.

Reference Librarian Position

The library is seeking an individual who is able to work with a diverse constituency of students, faculty, colleagues, and other library users. This position is continuing status eligible, the equivalent of tenure eligible for librarians, and librarians are eligible for a sabbatical every seven years.

Duties in this position will evolve over time as the library continues to focus on how best to meet the changing demands of our users. Current duties include, but are not limited to:

• Provision of a wide range of reference and research assistance to a diverse group of library users.
• Teaching legal research throughout the curriculum.
• Participation in collection development in all areas of the collection.
• Development and maintenance of law library web pages.
• The opportunity to undertake supervisory and support duties for a variety of electronic services.
• Working some evening and weekend hours as required.  

Required Qualifications:

• JD and MLS or other information science degree from accredited institutions. Significant (at least two years) law library, information industry, or technology experience may be substituted for one of the degrees.
• Candidates holding a JD who do not also hold either an MA in Information Resources or an MLS, or equivalent degree in library or information science, will be expected to complete that degree in order to be considered for continuing status.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience performing the duties described above.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, enthusiastic, innovative, flexible, and comfortable in working in a team environment.
• Experience with Westlaw, Lexis, DreamWeaver, creating and maintaining databases, managing dynamically-generated web pages.
• Demonstrated aptitude with technology.

Salary: DOE, competitive entry level range.

The University of Arizona is an EEO/AA - M/W/D/V Employer.

As per University policy, all applications must be completed online at: www.uacareertrack.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=183988

Applications will be accepted at the above site beginning on April 2, 2007. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.