Manager, Research Librarian
UL Solutions
Assistant Librarian – Scholarly Communications and Open Publishing
University of Wyoming MBA
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • Wyoming
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💰 $55,200 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Provide expert guidance and training in contemporary scholarly communication issues
- Advocate for open access publishing and promote openly accessible models of publishing for UW faculty, staff, and students
- Coordinate UW’s institutional repository, WyoScholar, and promote its use
- Provide leadership for and support UW Libraries Open Journals publishing platform (OJS)
- Manage UW Libraries Open Educational Resources (OER) grant program
- Assist with the maintenance and development of the Wyoming Research & Data Index (WRDI)
- Assist with web archiving to preserve the scholarly record using tools like Archive-It and Webrecorder.net
- Develop partnerships across library, university faculty, and departments to support the research lifecycle
- Serve as point person for advice on author rights, copyright, fair use, and related topics
- Coordinate, plan, and execute workshops, outreach, and training for students, faculty, and staff
- Develop and implement training for librarians and staff on scholarly communication and open scholarship
- Pursue an active program of research, service, and professional development as a member of the library faculty
- Reports to the Chair of Digital and Distinctive Collections
Requirements
- ALA-accredited MLS, MIS, or ALA-recognized equivalent
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Knowledge of U.S. copyright law, Creative Commons licensing, and academic publishing trends
- Knowledge of or experience with instruction, research consultation services, and/or workshops on scholarly communications
- Knowledge of or experience with best practices for open publishing, open access, licensing, and open educational resources
- Knowledge of or experience with institutional repository and/or publishing platforms (e.g., Open Journal Systems, DSpace, TIND)
- Must be available to work on campus (On Campus: This position requires the successful candidate be available to work on campus)
- Required application materials: Resume or curriculum vitae, Cover letter addressing qualifications and duties
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