| Associate Dean and Director of the Texas Tech University School of Law Library Texas Tech University School of Law Texas Tech University School of Law invites applications for Associate Dean and Director of the Law Library. The Associate Dean and Director is a fully engaged member of the Law School community and the principal architect of the Library’s engagement within the Law School. The Associate Dean and Director serves as the Law Library chief administrative officer, ensuring broad and deep support of the research, educational, and information needs of the faculty, students, and staff at Texas Tech University School of Law. The Associate Dean and Director is also a tenure-track faculty position in the School of Law, with rank to be determined commensurate with experience. The Law Library’s primary mission is to support the curricular and scholarly activities of the faculty and students at the Law School. The Library has 5 full-time professional librarians (including the Director) and 6 full-time and 1 part-time support staff members. The 47,000 square foot library houses a collection that includes 780,000 volumes and equivalents and 640,000 titles. The Associate Dean and Director has broad responsibility for managing all aspects of the operation of the Law Library including: collection development and management; personnel management; supervising implementation and maintenance of library technology; advising the Dean on the Library budget and implementing the budget once approved; and instituting new procedures as conditions warrant. The Associate Dean and Director is responsible, in collaboration with the Dean and faculty, for establishing and implementing both technological and traditional methods of information to support the research and curricular needs of faculty and students. The Associate Dean and Director also manages the physical space of the library to preserve and enhance its central role in the life of the Law School. Candidates must have a JD degree from an ABA approved law school and an MLS or equivalent degree from an ALA-accredited institution plus substantial experience in library administration with at least seven years of progressively responsible experience working in a law library. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to manage a complex organization, including planning, goal-setting, budget and financial management, and supervisory and human relations skills; an understanding of the innovative and enhanced role law libraries play in legal education; a history of outstanding service to all parts of a law school; the ability to work in a collaborative environment that fosters cross-departmental endeavors to advance the goals of the Law School. Preferred candidates will have a strong record of scholarship, as well as experience building and delivering courses and strong records as teachers. Experience working with diverse student populations and first-generation students is highly desirable. Texas Tech University, located in Lubbock, Texas, is a state-supported National Research University with an enrollment that exceeds 38,000 students. The law school has approximately 445 students and 42 full-time faculty members. The law school is an integral part of the University and offers 10 dual-degree programs with other Texas Tech schools and colleges. The Lubbock metropolitan area is home to almost 300,000 people, enjoys affordable housing, abundant sunshine, friendly people, and offers easy access to other parts of the country. For more information, visit our website at www.law.ttu.edu. As an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, Texas Tech University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment. We actively encourage applications from all those who can contribute, through their research, teaching, and/or service, to the diversity and excellence of the academic community at Texas Tech University. The university welcomes applications from minorities, women, protected veterans, persons with disabilities, and dual-career couples. Please submit your cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references electronically to the attention of the chair of the Personnel Committee, Professor Stephen Black, at the Texas Tech Jobs website careers.texastech.edu, or at www.workattexastech.com. Please reference Requisition Number 16466BR. You may contact Professor Black directly at stephen.black@ttu.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until March 8, 2019. |
