Law Library Director - American University Washington College of Law
Summary
American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL) seeks applications for the 2026-2027 academic year for the position of Director of the Pence Law Library. The Law Library Director is responsible for managing all aspects of the law library’s operations, including determining and administering library policies, programs, technologies, and budget to accomplish the library’s mission of supporting the research, curricular, and scholarly needs of the Washington College of Law community.
Faculty Status
The position of Law Library Director is a full-time faculty position within the School of Law. The Director will be a tenured or tenure-track member of the library faculty and hold law school faculty status consistent with ABA Standard 603.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This position supervises full-time library faculty and staff members, as well as any necessary part-time employees. All library faculty and staff report to the Law Library Director.
The position reports to the Dean of the Law School.
Minimum Qualifications
Candidates must hold a JD from an ABA-accredited law school, a degree in library or information science (MLS/MLIS or equivalent) from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited master’s degree program, plus at least five years of progressively responsible work experience in an academic library, including experience successfully managing a law library budget. The candidate must have demonstrated ability or potential to engage in scholarly publication and professional service to meet library faculty tenure and promotion requirements.
Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills are required, as is the ability to plan and direct the work of others, motivate library faculty and staff, provide training, and evaluate library faculty and staff performance. Additionally, the ability to work collaboratively and collegially in a dynamic, complex, and rapidly evolving library environment is essential.
Preferred Qualifications
Managerial experience and experience supervising faculty and staff in an academic library setting is preferred.
Applications, including a curriculum vitae and cover letter, should be submitted via Workday. If you have general questions regarding the application process, please contact Erica Devine, Faculty Affairs Manager, at [email protected]. Please contact Professor Jeremi Duru, Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee, [email protected] with any other questions.
Although there is no formal deadline, we will begin interviewing candidates as early as February 2026, so interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
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