Open Scholarship Librarian

1 week ago


Charlottesville, Virginia, United States Commonwealth of Virginia Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and knowledgeable librarian to join our team as an Open Scholarship Librarian. This is a mid-career professional librarian job opportunity working as part of a team.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement a comprehensive outreach program to align open scholarship services with scholarly needs for research and dissemination.
  • Develop and teach sessions on digital technologies supporting open publishing, including institutional repositories and publishing platforms.
  • Maintain awareness of University and local community events, initiatives, and outputs to enhance access to university-connected scholarship.
  • Develop partnerships to enhance access to university-connected scholarship about the local community.
  • Provide direct patron support for the institutional repository, create and maintain aligned policies, guidelines, and documentation.
  • Consult with members of the University community to analyze individual scholarly identity, research impact, and other issues.
  • Maintain knowledge of current scholarly communication and open policies, practices, and trends affecting scholars across disciplines.
Requirements
  • Master's degree in Library Sciences from an ALA accredited program and minimum 4 years' experience OR Bachelor's degree and minimum 8 years' experience.
  • Minimum 4 years' experience with an institutional repository, open scholarship services, and/or teaching and instruction in an academic library setting.
  • Ability to communicate in writing to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, belonging, and anti-racism demonstrated through participation in educational sessions, creation of policies, or implementation of practices.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with planning and implementing outreach to established and emerging users.
  • Experience with managing or implementing institutional repository services beyond self-deposit.
  • Successful record of working cooperatively and independently as part of a team with clear goals and objectives.
  • Demonstrated success with tangible outcomes while meeting deadlines and managing multiple priorities.
What We Offer

We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and dynamic workplace. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, and we are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported.

The selected candidate will be required to complete a background check at the time of the offer per University Policy.

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings and programs.



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