Position Title
Tenured or Tenure Track Professor (51%) & Director of Law Library & Instructional Technology (49%)
Position Description
UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has nearly 260,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.
The UIC School of Law, Chicago’s only public law school, is seeking a Tenured or Tenure Track Professor (51%) & Director of Law Library and Instructional Technology (49%)
Position Summary
Tenured or Tenure Track Professor & The Director of Law Library & Instructional Technology is responsible for the administration of the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Louis L. Biro Law Library and Educational Technology unit and will teach law students in the classroom or other settings at the J.D. and master’s levels, engage in research and scholarships, and perform service.
Duties & Responsibilities (Professor)
- Teach law students in the classroom or other settings at the J.D. and master’s levels.
- Regularly produce high-quality scholarship
- Engage in internal and external service activities, including attending law school and University meetings, serving on law school and University committees, participating in scholarly organizations or organizations related to the legal profession, librarianship, or information science, such as ALA and AALL and its chapters, delivering presentations, and providing other services to the academy, community, or legal profession.
- Collaborate with other faculty and staff to establish a strong learning environment.
Duties & Responsibilities (Director)
- Administer the budgets, personnel, services, and strategic priorities of the Louis L. Biro Law Library and Educational Technology unit.
- Ensure that the law library’s collection and resources are sufficient to meet the primary goal of supporting the teaching and research needs of the law school’s faculty, staff and students.
- Ensure that the law library is in compliance with accreditation standards of the American Bar Association and the Association of American Law Schools, and supports the library’s relations with the law school, library consortia, and professional organizations.
- Ensure support of the law school’s existing online courses, new course development, and other curricular and co-curricular online initiatives through the Educational Technology unit.
- Ensure support of the law school’s existing online courses, new courses in development, and other curricular and co-curricular online initiatives through the Educational Technology unit.
- Work with administrators and departments across the law school on initiatives involving the law library and distance/online education resources.
- Work with appropriate Faculty committees on library and instructional technology-related support for academic matters.
- Directly supervise the middle managers of the Louis L. Biro Law Library and Educational Technology department.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
- A J.D. degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.
- A master’s degree in library and information Science from a program accredited by the American Library Association.
- Demonstrated progressive experience working in an academic law library.
- Experience supervising staff.
- Experience with online curricula development.
- A high level of judgment, discretion, and confidentiality.
- Record of teaching excellence or demonstrated potential to become an excellent teacher.
- Record of high-quality scholarship or demonstrated potential to produce high-quality scholarship.
- Excellent writing and communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor students.
The salary range is $146,700 to $190,000.
For fullest consideration, apply online https://jobs.uic.edu by the listed closing date. Include (upload) a .pdf copy of your letter of intent, current CV/resume, and the names of 3 references.
The University of Illinois Chicago and the State of Illinois offer competitive wages, benefit programs, and resources for employees. UIC is strongly committed to providing equitable benefit options throughout each stage of employment. Many benefits become effective on the first day of employment. Benefits offered by UIC include health care options, wellness programs, educational opportunities, tuition assistance, vacations, holidays and other leave benefits, and University retirement plans. Detailed information on specific employee benefits may be found on the Benefits website.
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