Assistant Director for Administrative Services
The Jacob Burns Law Library at the George Washington University Law School is accepting applications for the position of assistant director for administrative services to begin as early as August 1, 2025. The librarian in this position oversees activities of the Library Administrative Office, including coordinating librarian recruitment and hiring, assisting with library personnel matters, and reconciling and maintaining library budget reports. The librarian in this position also coordinates collection development.
Minimum qualifications:
- Graduate degree in library or information science (e.g., MLS) from an ALA-accredited institution
- JD, LLB, or LLM from an ABA-accredited institution, and
- A minimum of five years of post-graduate degree experience in a law library with a history of increasing responsibility that includes knowledge of legal information sources, research methodologies, and related technologies; strong managerial, problem-solving, project management, and communication and writing skills
Preferred qualifications:
- Leadership skills including ability to mentor and develop team members and to work effectively in a diverse workforce
- Demonstrated broad vision, strategic thinking, collaborative decision-making, and coherent planning as a leader and manager in a rapidly changing environment
- Supervisory experience
- Accounting and/or budget management experience
- Collection development experience
- Demonstrated superior customer service skills
- Demonstrated organizational and time management skills
- Demonstrated attentiveness to detail
- Demonstrated ability to work well independently and as part of a team
The Jacob Burns Law Library at the George Washington University Law School is accepting applications for the position of assistant director for administrative services to begin as early as August 1, 2025. The librarian in this position oversees activities of the Library Administrative Office, including coordinating librarian recruitment and hiring, assisting with library personnel matters, and reconciling and maintaining library budget reports. The librarian in this position also coordinates collection development.
Established in 1865, the George Washington University Law School is the oldest law school in the nation’s capital. The Law School is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools. GW Law is an urban campus located in downtown DC’s Foggy Bottom neighborhood, near to a vibrant mix of museums, restaurants, government and international organizations, the White House, and more. Additional information about the Law School can be found on the George Washington University Law School website.
The Law Library supports the curricular and teaching requirements of the Law School, the research and publication needs of the law faculty, and the study and research needs of the law students; and provides to the scholarly community at large access to a research collection of material about the law and its history. Additional information about the library can be found on the Jacob Burns Law Library website.
Please note that initially the librarian in this position will be required to work at the university's Foggy Bottom campus in Washington, DC; the ability to work a hybrid schedule including a combination of on-campus and remote work in the future will be assessed and determined by the supervisor in accordance with law school and university policies.
Essential duties and responsibilities:
- Oversees, coordinates, and/or performs activities of the Library Administrative Office, including supervising the executive coordinator
- With the other assistant directors, and under the supervision of the director, manages ongoing daily activities of the library
- Coordinates with the director and other assistant directors in short- and long-range planning for the library, and takes a leading role in creating and implementing library guidelines and procedures
- Acts in the stead of the director in his absence, either alone or in cooperation with the other assistant directors
- Reconciles university budget performance reports, including approving payment requests and maintaining monthly record keeping for the gift fund, the endowment fund, the photocopy fund, and the current operating funds
- Coordinates with the Law School’s HR manager, as needed, in matters relating to library personnel and employee relations
- Oversees matters relating to the library facility, including day-to-day maintenance issues and assistance to the director in special projects related to library construction and renovation
- Oversees librarian recruitment activities; coordinates with the Law School’s HR manager on staff recruitment activities, as needed
- Coordinates and assists with library reorganization plans and proposals
- Oversees the collection development process, which includes selecting material for the general collection, working closely with subject specialists on selections in their areas of expertise, working closely with colleagues in Resource Management Services on matters relating to acquisitions, processing, and payment of material for the library collection, working closely with colleagues involved in electronic resource management; and overseeing updates to the library’s collection development policy.
- May perform regular reference duties, including participation in the faculty liaison program
- Participates in other university, law school, library activities and/or serves on committees related to areas of responsibility
- Performs other duties as assigned by the director
Salary and benefits: Salary and appointment at the rank of Librarian I/II/III/IV are dependent upon qualifications. Salary ranges for these ranks are as follows: Librarian I = $80,000 - $90,000; Librarian II = $85,000 - $120,000; Librarian III = $100,000 - $150,000; Librarian IV = $120,000 - $200,000. Salary is negotiable, contingent upon rank, skills, and qualifications and is competitive for DC-area academic libraries. This position is eligible for full-time employee health benefits. More information about the benefits that GW offers can be found on the George Washington University Benefits Program website.
Application procedure: Please complete an online application, available on the George Washington University Jobs website at https://www.gwu.jobs/postings/120409, to include uploading a resume and cover letter and providing contact information for three professional references. Review of applications will begin July 21, 2025, and continue until the position is filled. Only complete applications will be considered.
Employment offers are contingent on the satisfactory outcome of a standard background screening.
The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
