Description

This temporary reference position will join a team of professional librarians in the Research & Scholarship department, and reports to the Associate Director for Research & Scholarship (ARS). The principal duties of this position are providing reference to our faculty and students.  Under the direction of full-time reference librarians, this librarian will provide liaison support to members of the law school faculty. This position is hybrid eligible, and, depending on circumstances, may be fully remote.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Serving as a member of the Law Library’s general reference team, the candidate is expected to:

o Provide high-caliber legal reference service to Law School faculty and students.

o Support library liaison services and provide personalized library services for faculty, including complex research.

o Assist in answering reference questions via chat and/or email inquiries.   If onsite, participate in reference desk coverage rotation.

Classification

This is an appointment as a part-time researcher (Librarian/Liaison), with a maximum of 25 hours of work per week.

Salary

$35.00/Hour.  

Diversity & Inclusion

The NYU Law Library is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community, and bringing new voices into the field. We strongly welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• M.L.S. & J.D. (or equivalents).

• Experience providing in-depth and complex legal research and reference support.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1-3 years of academic law library experience.

• Some experience with foreign, comparative and international law sources.

Application Instructions

Please submit a cover letter, a resume, and the names and contact information for three professional references to Marina Highland, at: marina.highland@nyu.edu