Scholarly Publishing Librarian, UT Libraries

This Scholarly Publishing Librarian is a member of the Open and Digital Scholarship Services (ODSS) Team, which supports campus research and digital scholarship needs and collaborates with other library experts to provide related services around open scholarship, research data, the digital humanities, and other evolving aspects of research support. The team works together to provide consultation services, teach workshops, and conduct outreach to the UT scholarly community; the Scholarly Publishing Librarian leads outreach and assessment efforts in and around scholarly publishing, open access, author rights, and publishing trends.

The person in this role will be responsible for developing deep expertise in scholarly publishing and working in collaboration with liaison librarians to share this expertise with the UT research community. Potential projects and responsibilities include: serving on the open memberships working group, promoting the adoption of best practices like researcher IDs (ORCID), managing and promoting the UT Libraries hosting service for open access journals, and leading regular outreach activities around specific topics such as Open Access Week.

This position is being recruited at the Assistant Librarian level. UT Libraries welcomes applicants who demonstrate a strong desire to learn and grow. We are committed to professional development and the librarian in this role will begin with foundational responsibilities and will gradually take on more complex projects as their expertise deepens. 

Responsibilities

• Develops and leads outreach efforts, services, and assessment for scholarly communication, including open access (OA), copyright, author rights, and trends in publishing. Develops strategic relationships with people and units on campus to advance library initiatives.

• Acts as outreach and training contact Open Journal Systems (OJS) for the Texas Digital Library (TDL) and represent UT Libraries in the TDL community.

• Supports the adoption of open scholarship best practices within the UT Libraries and advises colleagues on issues related to scholarly communication.

• Participates in or leads library and university-level committees, regional, and national committees, task forces, and special projects.

• Engages in ongoing professional development and scholarship through attending and presenting at conferences and workshops.

• Serve as the contact for the UT Libraries ORCID membership and promote the adoption of persistent identifiers for researchers on campus.

• Other related functions as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in library science or equivalent.  A degree in a relevant field or a combination of education plus experience in a field with transferable skills may be substituted as appropriate.

• Familiarity with scholarly communication topics such as open publishing, copyright, and institutional repositories.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, a professional, team-oriented attitude, and the ability to establish positive and productive collaborations.

• Ability to communicate effectively, in person and in writing.

• Enthusiasm for continual learning and professional development.

• Experience leading/managing projects or groups in a fast-paced, evolving work environment.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in scholarly communication topics such as open publishing, copyright, and institutional repositories.

• Familiarity with the management of scholarly journals, including with Open Journal Systems (OJS).

• Experience with library instruction, consultation, or reference services.

We want to emphasize that the preferred qualifications are not required and that we are committed to helping our future colleagues develop these preferred skills.

Salary Range

$52,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• May work around standard office conditions.

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.

• Typical library conditions.

Work Shift

Between the hours of 7am and 6pm, Monday – Friday, as arranged with manager. Flexible work arrangements are available after onboarding period.

Required Materials (PDF preferred)

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

During your application, you will be asked the following questions:

• Please describe your experience or familiarity with scholarly publishing.

• Please give an example of a time when you collaborated with a colleague to achieve a goal. What was your role in the collaboration? Was there anything that did not go to plan and how did you adapt?

• Please give an example of a time when you participated in or developed an assessment to measure the impact of your work.