"Emerging Technologies & Research Librarian and Assistant Professor, Law Library, Spring 2026"

Under the leadership of the Head of Research and Instructional Services, the Emerging Technologies & Research Librarian/Assistant Professor will join the library’s efforts to identify and integrate emerging technologies into the core teaching and research missions of the library and the College. This librarian will also participate in expanding and improving reference and research services offered to a broad array of patrons.  This is a full-time, tenure-track law library faculty position with teaching, service, and publication responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate new artificial intelligence and legal technology products and services, recommend adoption of products and services, and serve as a resource for faculty, students, and staff.
• Collaborate in the programming and instruction on artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies in the practice of law.
• Provide reference and research support to law faculty, students, and staff, as well as to the larger university, the legal profession, and the community. 
• Teach legal research through research courses, guest lectures, workshops, and creation of online learning resources in collaboration with the other law library faculty. 
• Serve as a legal information liaison to law faculty, administrators, and committees with the other law library faculty. 
• Collaborate with other law library faculty to plan and conduct outreach initiatives that facilitate and enrich the use of law library resources. 
• Participate in faculty governance and administration in the Law Library, the College of Law, and the University of Tennessee. 
• Engage in scholarship, service, and professional activities at the local, regional, and national levels. 
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

The Emerging Technologies & Research Librarian is a member of the law library faculty.  This collaborative group shares governance of the law library with the Associate Dean for Library & Technology Services and assists with the development and implementation of library strategies, policies, and procedures for delivering services, providing legal information resources, and maintaining a welcoming environment in support of the mission and goals of the library and the College.

Compensation: $80,000 - $82,000

Required Qualifications

• A Juris Doctor (.J.D.) degree from an ABA-accredited law school.
• A master’s degree in information sciences or equivalent from an A.L.A.-accredited library school, or enrollment in such a program, or commitment to doing so at the University of Tennessee School of Information Sciences once eligible for tuition remission
• (1) At least one year of experience teaching legal research, legal writing, or other legal skills in an academic environment or (2) two years of experience as a professional law librarian, a practicing attorney, or some combination of the two.
• Demonstrated interest in artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.
• Proficiency with online legal research.
• An aptitude for and interest in working in a collaborative environment. 
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.  
• A commitment to distinction and achievement in scholarship and service.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a law library.  
• Record of scholarship or professional service relevant to law librarianship.
• Teaching experience.
• Law practice experience.

Schedule: Eligible for a hybrid work schedule with one work from home day possible depending on the academic calendar, departmental needs, and other factors.

Application: Apply at https://apply.interfolio.com/170621 or email a résumé, cover letter, and the names of at least three references to Sibyl Marshall, search committee chair, sibyl@utk.edu. Review of applications will begin on March 1, 2026.