Description

The Assistant Director for Law Library Services for the Salmon P. Chase Law Library is a full-time, tenure-track, library faculty position, with full benefits. The Assistant Director position involves both library and teaching responsibilities with an anticipated start date of August 1, 2026.

Requirements

Primary Responsibilities

The Assistant Director will:

• Serve as liaison with Lexis and Westlaw representatives
• Work with IT personnel on pertinent issues
• Assist faculty with online learning platforms including Canvas and TWEN
• Assist faculty with online dissemination of scholarly publications including via SSRN
• Teach Legal Research (a 2-credit graded course)
• Provide reference services to Chase students and faculty, NKU students and faculty, and public patrons
• Do occasional cataloging and maintain collection statistics; serve as a liaison with the main library on online catalog issues
• Participate in collection development decisions
• Serve on law school committees as assigned by the Dean of the College of Law
• Represent the Library and/or College of Law in the greater university and in the profession as appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned by the Associate Dean for Law Library Services.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school (required)
• Master’s Degree in Library Science from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited institution (strongly preferred)
• Strong academic record
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work collaboratively
• Excellent communication skills
• Legal reference experience and familiarity with the LibGuides platform are preferred.

Chase College of Law is known as "The Lawyer's School." The mission of Chase College of Law is to provide a practical and intellectually rigorous legal education that produces graduates who respect and honor the rule of law and make significant contributions to the legal profession and to their communities.

NKU is a growing metropolitan university of more than 15,000 students served by more than 2,000 faculty and staff on a thriving suburban campus near Cincinnati. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, Kentucky—just seven miles southeast of Cincinnati— we have become a leader in Greater Cincinnati and Kentucky by providing a private school education for a fraction of the cost. While we are one of the fastest growing universities in Kentucky, our professors still know our students’ names.

The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky metro area has a population exceeding 2.1 million. The region is an enjoyable place to live that is undergoing exciting urban revitalization and economic growth. The area includes a great variety of attractions, such as museums, live music venues, professional sports, riverfront parks, biking trails, a fantastic zoo, large aquarium, and many festivals. Educational options for children are diverse, and affordable housing options range from downtown lofts to renovated, turn-of-the-century homes, to quaint farmhouses.

If you are interested in this position, please provide a cover letter and CV / Resume to Professor Jack Harrison at harrisonj4@nku.edu.