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Job description
Overview
The Yale Law Library is seeking a 2026/recent graduate or early career professional holding both library and law degrees, or early-career professional, to build expertise in research and instructional services with an emphasis on scholarly communication. The Research and Scholarly Communication Librarian will participate in the law library’s highly regarded faculty liaison program and provide reference and research support to scholars and researchers. This position will be assigned a librarian rank depending on professional experience and accomplishments.
Required Skills and Abilities
Demonstrated experience with legal research resources, techniques, and strategies
Strong service orientation and enthusiasm for working with law faculty and students
Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a collegial environment
Ability to manage multiple projects effectively and meet competing deadlines
Preferred Skills and Abilities
Professional experience in an academic law library
Interest in open access and scholarly communication initiatives
Demonstrated experience or interest in scholarly communication outreach
Reading knowledge or fluency in one or more non-English languages
Principal Responsibilities
Participates in the faculty‑librarian liaison program to provide research support to law school faculty
Conducts faculty consultations and workshops related to scholarly impact, researcher identity systems, and altmetrics
Serves as the lead for citation count and publication list requests from law school administration
Coordinates faculty book talks and other programming that promotes faculty scholarship within the Yale Law School community
Creates displays and conducts outreach activities to highlight faculty scholarship
Connects faculty with resources and tools for preserving and showcasing scholarly output
Supports faculty on article submission process and related scholarly communication workflows
Promotes Law Archive within the Yale Law School community, the broader legal education community, and beyond
Serves as the law library’s subject matter expert for research and citation management applications
Provides in‑person and online reference services and research consultations
Participates in instructional and educational programming, including ILaw/Small Groups, guest lectures, workshops, and other presentations
Maintains and updates research guides as assigned
Participates in the collection development process
Other duties as assigned
Required Education and Experience
J.D. from an ABA‑accredited institution and a Master’s degree from an ALA‑accredited library school.
Salary: $68,000 – $145,250 per year.
A cover letter is required for consideration.
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Worksite address
new haven, CT, 06540, US
Who can apply
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