Instructor and Reference Librarian

Hiring Department: UIC Law

Position Summary
The University of Illinois Chicago School of Law's Louis L. Biro Law Library seeks an Instructor and Reference Librarian to join its team of librarians in providing research services to students, faculty, and other patrons of the Law Library. The position will hold Instructor faculty rank within the School of Law faculty and report to the Director of Law Library & Instructional Technology. This role is suitable for an early career librarian.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Teach courses in the School of Law curriculum, including Advanced Legal Research and courses in the Lawyering Skills (legal research and writing) program;
• Provide research and reference service to students, faculty, and other patrons of the Law Library, both in-person and remotely;
• Conduct research instruction sessions and consultations for School of Law classes, individual patrons, and groups of patrons;
• Create and update research guides and other information for patrons;
• Participate in Law Library planning and collection development;
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in library or information science from an ALA accredited program or its foreign equivalent
• AND a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school or its equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• Academic library experience;
• Evidence of library operations experience (including, for example, acquisitions, budgeting, reference, collection management)
• Evidence of teaching experience in an academic environment or its equivalent;
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills;
• Mastery of common U.S.-centric legal research platforms and law office software;
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team;
• Availability to work occasional weekend and evening hours, both for instructional and faculty-related duties (like commencement).

For fullest consideration, apply online by October 5, 2026. Include (upload) a .pdf copy of your letter of intent, a current CV/resume, and the names of 3 professional references.

Offers of employment by the University of Illinois may be subject to approval by the University’s Board of Trustees and are made contingent upon the candidate’s successful completion of any criminal background checks and other pre-employment assessments that may be required for the position being offered. Additional information regarding such pre-employment checks and assessments may be provided as applicable during the hiring process.

The University does not engage in discrimination or harassment against any person because of race (ethnicity), color, religion, sex, pregnancy, disability, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, order of protection status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), arrest record status, unfavorable discharge from the military, or status as a protected veteran (military status) and complies with all federal and state nondiscrimination, equal opportunity, and affirmative action laws, orders, and regulations.

The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates.

The university provides accommodations to applicants and employees.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.