Head of Reference and Instruction Services Librarian

About the role

The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law invites applications for a tenure‑track Head of Reference and Instruction Services in the James E. Faust Law Library, available July 1, 2026. The library employs six librarians and two full‑time staff, serving ~300 students and 35 faculty at Utah’s top public law school, located in Salt Lake City with access to Wasatch‑mountain recreation and a vibrant urban scene.

Responsibilities

• Manage reference services including scheduling and coordinating reference desk coverage.
• Train, mentor, and evaluate librarians providing reference and instructional services.
• Provide approximately 6‑10 hours per week of reference services to library patrons.
• Maintain and analyze reference statistics to assess service effectiveness.
• Teach two credit hours of legal research annually (basic, advanced, specialized, or FCIL).
• Provide individualized and group instruction using a wide range of educational technologies.
• Participate in the liaison program providing research services to law faculty and training and support of student research assistants.
• Collaborate with faculty to integrate legal research into the curriculum.
• Participate with the collection development team to recommend new databases, print resources, or research tools.
• Prepare and maintain research guides.
• Serve on Law Library/Law School, University of Utah governance, and other professional committees as appropriate.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Engage as a member of the Law Library team and work to further the overall goals of the Law Library.

Requirements

• J.D. from an ABA‑accredited law school and a Master’s degree in library and information science (or equivalent) from an ALA‑