Manager International Human Rights Jobs in Florida

This role is the library’s subject-matter expert in Foreign, International, and Comparative Law (FICL). The primary focus is providing high-level research support to specialized law school programs—such as Human Rights and Human Trafficking academies—while managing the library’s international law collections. It is a "scholar-librarian" role that balances complex, global research inquiries with faculty-facing instructional support.

STU Libraries uses an all-around service model in which all librarians are expected to serve all students. Therefore, in addition to the specific duties listed below, this librarian will respond to all research and reference requests regardless of position and provide service to the entire STU community.

• Prepare instructional material and training sessions and participate in legal research instructional programs as requested or needed by law school faculty or student organizations.
• Keep statistics on faculty requests, reference, special projects, and other assignments.
• Provide direct support to the law school faculty and students for research, materials, and training requests, particularly those related to foreign and international law materials.
• Provide direct support to the Law School programs focused on foreign and international law, including the Human Rights LL.M./J.S.D. program, the Human Trafficking Academy, and other similarly situated programs.
• Provides general reference, directional, and research guidance service for foreign, comparative, or international law inquiries using both print and online resources.
• Provides complex reference & in-depth research searches for foreign, comparative, or international law inquiries using both print and online resources.
• Works within the Collection Development Policy guidelines to establish and maintain the foreign, comparative, and international law collection. Coordinates with the Director and Associate Director for Administration and Research Services when planning for changes and additions to the international law and foreign law collections.
• Reviews and evaluates advertisements, website information, and other sources for new titles and editions and makes recommendations on new purchases, replacements, updates, and removals from the collection.
• Participate in general Reference & Research services as part of regular workflow, including regular shifts at the reference desk.
• Generates subject-specific materials, such as research guides, as assigned.

• Represent the Law Library in local, regional, and national meetings as requested.
• Serve on University and/or Law School Committees and participate in University and Law School events as requested.
• Keep informed of new trends in access services and the law profession.
• Recommend materials and services to Library Administration based upon current trends in use amongst faculty and students.

• Working knowledge of Foreign and International Law materials.
• Strong and effective communication skills, both oral and written.
• Strong supervisory skills with the ability to manage and develop staff.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to work effectively with students and faculty from a wide diversity of backgrounds and educational experiences.
• Organizational, planning, and administrative skills, including the ability to work

effectively on broad as well as detailed projects.

• Ability to work in a network environment, including working with an integrated library system.
• Knowledge and ability to work with legal databases and common law school and educational technologies, and the ability to design library instructional tools.
• Strong technical skills, interest in technology, and the ability to troubleshoot simple technology problems, failures, or deficiencies- expertise with law school technologies such as TWEN, Lexis Classroom, Canvas, is essential.
• Ability to understand library system technology that can be used to improve services, instruction efforts, and workflows.
• Strong service orientation and effective problem-solving skills.
• Be flexible with work assignments and work hours.

M.L.S. from an A.L.A. accredited library school program is required.