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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. Information about librarian ranks can be found at http://bit.ly/YULRanksPromotions.
Reporting to the Associate Director for Research and Scholarly Services, the Research and Scholarly Communication Librarian leads the law library’s support of faculty scholarship. Key responsibilities include supporting scholarly impact initiatives, assisting with the creation and maintenance of scholarly profiles (e.g., Hein, ORCID, SSRN), and supporting faculty use of submission platforms such as Scholastica.
As a member of the Research and Instructional Services team, the Research and Scholarly Communication Librarian participates in the faculty liaison program, staffs the reference desk, conducts research consultations, and contributes to the library’s instructional program. This position teaches in the ILaw/Small Groups program (first year legal research) and may also teach in upper-level credit-bearing research courses.
A cover letter is required for consideration.
Required Skills and Abilities
1. Demonstrated experience with legal research resources, techniques, and strategies
2. Strong service orientation and enthusiasm for working with law faculty and students
3. Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
4. Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a collegial environment
5. Ability to manage multiple projects effectively and meet competing deadlines
Preferred Skills and Abilities
1. Professional experience in an academic law library
2. Interest in open access and scholarly communication initiatives
3. Demonstrated experience or interest in scholarly communication outreach
4. Reading knowledge or fluency in one or more non-English languages
Principal Responsibilities
1. Participates in the faculty-librarian liaison program to provide research support to law school faculty.
2. Conducts faculty consultations and workshops related to scholarly impact, researcher identity systems, and altmetrics.
3. Serves as the lead for citation count and publication list requests from law school administration.
4. Coordinates faculty book talks and other programming that promotes faculty scholarship within the Yale Law School community.
5. Creates displays and conducts outreach activities to highlight faculty scholarship.
6. Connects faculty with resources and tools for preserving and showcasing scholarly output.
7. Supports faculty on article submission process and related scholarly communication workflows.
8. Promotes Law Archive within the Yale Law School community, the broader legal education community, and beyond.
9. Serves as the law library’s subject matter expert for research and citation management applications.
10. Provides in-person and online reference services and research consultations.
11. Participates in instructional and educational programming, including ILaw/Small Groups, guest lectures, workshops, and other presentations.
12. Maintains and updates research guides as assigned.
13. Participates in the collection development process.
14. 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.
Job Posting Date
06/30/2026
Job Category
Professional
Bargaining Unit
NON
Compensation Grade
Library
Compensation Grade Profile
(LIB)
Salary Range
$68,000.00 - $145,250.00
Time Type
Full time
Duration Type
Staff
Work Model
Hybrid
Background Check Requirements
All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.
Health Requirements
Certain positions have associated health requirements based on specific job responsibilities. These may include vaccinations, tests, or examinations, as required by law, regulation, or university policy.
Posting Disclaimer
Salary offers are determined by a candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and education in relation to the position requirements, along with the role’s grade profile and current internal and external market conditions.
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring department.
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