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April 19, 2022

Assistant Professor, Instruction & Scholarly Communication Librarian

  • Marymount University
  • Arlington, VA

Library & Learning Services (L&LS) at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia, invites applications for a faculty librarian position beginning July 2022. The position holds a 12-month contract and is non-tenure-track. Successful candidates will have demonstrated teaching experience, an understanding of trends in scholarly communication, and familiarity with promoting and integrating open resources in an academic environment. Three years of relevant library work experience is preferred, and an ALA-accredited Master’s degree in library science is required. Preference will be given to candidates with evidence of commitment to work with diverse populations, in support of the library and university’s commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. The search committee seeks candidates with a respect for the Catholic intellectual tradition and alignment with the institutional values of intellectual curiosity and inclusivity.

Applications should include a cover letter that matches strengths to the position needs and a statement on diversity; a current curriculum vitae; and the names and contact information for three professional references. The committee will begin reviewing applications on April 15, 2022, and accept applications until the position is filled. Please view position details and submit applications via Marymount’s job portal. https://tinyurl.com/muscholcommlibrarian

About Library & Learning Services at Marymount University

Library & Learning Services supports intellectual curiosity, service to others, and a global perspective by providing excellent services, resources, and programs. This is accomplished by building a collection that supports the University curriculum; supporting classroom learning, teaching, and research needs; promoting the integration of information literacy skills throughout the curriculum; and providing physical and virtual places that foster learning and promote a sense of community.

L&LS welcomes and values all members of its community. Diversity and inclusion are sources of strength that inspire intellectual curiosity and L&LS nurtures lifelong learning habits that allow our community to tackle the challenges of the world. L&LS is committed to providing all of its services in an inclusive atmosphere of mutual respect, cooperation, and civility for all. The collections reflect, serve, and are equitably accessible to our community, and intentionally address historic and ongoing exclusions.

Marymount University is proud of its diverse student body, and is tied for #1 for Campus Ethnic Diversity and #2 in Most International Students among regional universities in the South, and is currently recognized as Virginia’s only four-year emerging Hispanic-serving institution. Guided by the mission of our founders, the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (RSHM), to achieve unity through diversity, Marymount honors our diversity as a source of strength. According to the vision of the RSHM that “ALL may have life, and have it to the FULL,” we strive to create an atmosphere of mutual respect, cooperation, and civility.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

  • Participates in designing, implementing, delivering, and assessing a comprehensive information literacy and library instruction program in person and online; works with assigned school directors to achieve information literacy objectives; creates and maintains research guides and other digital learning objects in assigned subject areas.
  • Serves as subject liaison to faculty and students in assigned programs; provides instruction and research support for those programs; selects resources to support those instructional and research needs; manages collection in assigned subjects.
  • Provides reference and research assistance to users at all service locations through a variety of communication modes including in-person, phone, email, and virtual reference; participates in an evening and weekend reference desk coverage rotation.
  • Leads library open access and open education initiatives, including the design and implementation of faculty-facing training and building partnerships with campus and community groups.
  • Facilitates, with other library faculty, the discovery, adoption, creation, adaptation, and assessment of open resources across academic disciplines and programs.
  • Collaborates within L&LS in identifying, prioritizing, and developing initiatives to promote open, affordable authoring and alternative publishing options, including utilization of the institutional repository.
  • Serves as a resource for best practices in copyright, intellectual property, and fair use related to open resources and publishing.

Other Duties

  • Participates as a member of the faculty in accordance with the Marymount University Faculty Handbook, including expectations for teaching, scholarship, and service.
  • Collaborates on or leads a variety of teams, task forces, and committees within L&LS, across the University, and within consortia.

RequirementsALA-accredited Master’s degree in library science required; second graduate degree preferred for hire and is required for promotion in faculty rank. At least three years of relevant library experience preferred.

April 12, 2022

Head of Digital Scholarship

  • Boston College
  • Chestnut Hill, MA

The Head of Digital Scholarship will lead the team and colleagues across the libraries to envision, plan and deliver innovative and sustainable digital research services in concert with student, faculty, and library needs. Through exploration of new technologies, and engagement with digital scholarship practices, standards and systems, this individual will provide strong leadership, coordination, and project management for the team. The Head will possess a strong technical background to direct the selection of systems and technologies, develop the skill set of the team and the subject liaison cohort, and pursue opportunities for partnership at Boston College and externally. The Head will oversee all requests for new digital scholarship initiatives; develop services in support of research, teaching and learning; and lead as appropriate in digital research methods, data services, and engagement with new audiences. The Head will engage in outreach and maintain relationships with faculty, staff and campus partners to enable digital research and development of the digital scholarship program at Boston College and beyond.

Reporting to the Associate University Librarian for Research, Learning, & Digital Scholarship, the Head of Digital Scholarship manages a team of four, and cross-manages twelve subject liaison librarians as the lead for the Digital Scholarship component of the Libraries’ cohort model. Boston College Libraries subject liaisons work within a cohort organization managed and supported jointly by the heads of Collections, Digital Scholarship and Educational Initiatives and Research Services, a system created to leverage strong support in the three areas of expertise, as well as to foster a high level of collaborative work. The Head oversees the coordination of outreach to faculty and service via the Digital Studio, coordinates the relationship with Libraries Systems staff, and manages key relationships with university departments and partners. The Head will collect and analyze use statistics, prepare reports, and make recommendations for digital research and scholarship for the Boston College Libraries.

  • ALA-accredited Master’s degree in Library or Information Science OR an advanced degree in an appropriate subject discipline is required.

  • Minimum five years of work experience in a research setting, with 2+ years of managerial experience preferred.

  • Demonstrated experience with relevant digital research tools and methods, such as data visualization (eg statistical or geo-spatial), network analysis, text analysis (i.e. topic modeling), text encoding, or database design.

  • Demonstrated experience in planning, managing and delivering strategic research projects, working collaboratively in team settings, and articulating the opportunities of digital research to scholars and librarians

  • Excellent interpersonal, collaborative, written and oral communication skills

  • Experience with programming languages, such as Ruby or Python and ability to deploy code in web contexts, such as HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, or similar, is desirable but not required.

Please include a cover letter that addresses how your skills, interest and experience align with the job requirements.

The salary range for this position is $81,650 – $102,050.

ABOUT THE BOSTON COLLEGE LIBRARIES

The Boston College Libraries are a member of the Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries, OCLC Research Library Partnership, HathiTrust, Boston Library Consortium, and other organizations that extend our reach globally.

Boston College Libraries operate in accordance with our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion values statement (library.bc.edu/edi), which is central to our mission. We acknowledge historical, structural, and systemic injustices and are actively working to build a culture that recognizes, values, and empowers all people and provides space for discourse and growth. We expect applicants for this position to demonstrate a commitment to sustaining a respectful, accountable, and intentionally inclusive culture.

To apply for this job, please visit: bc.edu/jobs

April 7, 2022

Scholarly Communications Librarian

  • Clemson University
  • Clemson, SC

Clemson Libraries seeks a dynamic, driven, and collaborative Scholarly Communications Librarian with exemplary communication skills to advance the Libraries’ scholarly communications initiatives. This position develops collaborative partnerships to facilitate a seamless, interdisciplinary, and university-wide network to support faculty and students in research publication and impact. The incumbent identifies, develops, and manage services and programs related to copyright, open access, research impact, and other scholarly communications initiatives. The Scholarly Communications Librarian also provides specialized research consultations and instruction services in these areas. This position requires a high degree of collaboration and initiative and will be critical to the Libraries’ strategic growth as an R1 institution.

Clemson Libraries faculty are members of the academic community, with responsibilities in the areas of librarianship, scholarship, and service. This is a 12-month tenure-track faculty position and works under the direction of the Head of Digital Scholarship, a department within the newly created division of Teaching, Learning, and Research. To learn more about the reorganization at Clemson Libraries, visit: https://libraries.clemson.edu/reorg.

Responsibilities of the Scholarly Communications Librarian include: 

Scholarly Communications

  • Serves as a resource for questions and issues related to copyright, intellectual property, and fair use:
    • Consults with faculty, liaisons, and Libraries’ staff on copyright and fair use questions related to digital media, course reserves, online instruction, and public performance rights.
    • Leads a robust education and outreach program on copyright, intellectual property, and fair use principles for faculty, students, and staff.
    • Coordinates with the University’s General Counsel to establish protocols for reviewing copyright and fair use requests and addressing complex questions.
  • Leads initiatives to raise awareness of open access and alternative publishing:
    • Manages the Libraries’ Open Access Publishing Fund program.
    • Coordinates with the Head of Acquisitions and Collections Strategies Cross-Functional Team to advance open access to Clemson’s research output and find open alternatives to licensed material.
    • Assists faculty and graduate students with publishing choices and licensing agreements related to their scholarly output.
    • Promotes the usage of open access incentives from read & publish arrangements with publishers to faculty and graduate students.
    • Works with the OER Librarian to promote the adoption of open course materials and systems to mitigate the university’s reliance on traditional textbooks and other licensed content.
    • Works with the University Press to promote open publishing options through the  institutional repository. Oversees the deposit of green OA content from the Clemson community into the IR.
  • Assists faculty in tracing their scholarly research and determining its impact using traditional and alternative metrics. Enhances discoverability and attribution of scholarship with ORCID and DOI.
  • Develops and delivers programs on issues related to scholarly communication for the libraries and the campus community.
  • Cultivates working relationships with faculty and graduate students across the university.

Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities 

  • Develops a focused program of high-quality research and creative accomplishments, consistent with professional responsibilities and the Libraries’ mission and goals.

Service

  • Actively participates and demonstrates leadership in professional responsibilities that serve the Libraries, university, profession, and community.

Required Qualifications

  • An ALA-accredited graduate degree in librarianship or a relevant accredited graduate degree in another scholarly field as deemed appropriate by the Libraries.
  • Experience providing scholarly communications services in an academic library setting.
  • Demonstrated skills in oral and written communication and creative problem-solving.
  • Demonstrated commitment to the promotion and enhancement of equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Preferred Qualifications  

  • Experience with handling copyright, fair use, and intellectual property issues in an academic environment.
  • Demonstrated record of advocacy for scholarly communications and open initiatives involving internal and external audiences.
  • An active awareness of new technologies and the impact they have on a rapidly changing scholarly communication landscape.
  • Demonstrated ability to foster an environment of collegiality, respect, trust, and teamwork.
  • Second graduate or other advanced degree.

Salary and Benefits
Faculty rank and a minimum salary of $61,000 based on the successful candidate’s qualifications and experience. Various medical plans, dental plans, and retirement plans are available. 18 days annual leave, 15 days sick leave, 12 paid holidays, and professional development leave are provided. Library faculty receive an individual stipend for travel or other professional development activity.

Libraries
The Libraries on Clemson’s main campus are the R.M. Cooper Library, the Gunnin Architecture Library, the Education Media Center, and Special Collections & Archives.  Other facilities include the Clemson Design Center Library in Charleston and the Library Depot, which houses high-density storage, records management, the digitization lab, and technical services. The libraries employ 31 faculty, 60 staff, and over 60 students.  Clemson Libraries are a member of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries and Lyrasis and actively participate with other South Carolina institutions through the statewide consortium, PASCAL.  For additional information about Clemson Libraries, visit our website at https://libraries.clemson.edu/about-the-libraries/

Location
Clemson University is a major, land-grant, science and engineering-oriented Carnegie Research One university in a college town setting along a dynamic Southeastern corridor. Clemson is an inclusive, student-centered community characterized by high academic standards, a culture of collaboration, school spirit, and a competitive drive to excel. Centrally located in the beautiful foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Clemson is in one of the fastest-growing areas of South Carolina, and a two-hour drive from Charlotte and Atlanta.

Application Instructions
Applicants should electronically submit all applications and related materials via Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/103710. Required materials include a cover letter, professional curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information of three (3) references. Review of materials will begin immediately. Applications received by April 22, 2022 will be guaranteed consideration.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Clemson University is an AA/EEO employer and does not discriminate against any person or group on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, pregnancy, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status or genetic information. Clemson University is building a culturally diverse faculty and staff committed to working in a multicultural environment and encourages applications from minorities and women.

Diversity Statement
Clemson University Libraries seeks to best serve our community through creating a welcoming environment in which diverse ideas and perspectives come together to achieve common goals. We are committed to the practice of inclusion as it is essential to the continued success not only of Clemson University but of the library and information science profession. We embrace Clemson’s core values of integrity, honesty, and respect, and add to those the ideals of compassion, dignity, and historical awareness so that Clemson Libraries’ staff, collections, spaces, and services inform the interest, information, and enlightenment of all who we serve.

April 6, 2022

Director of Publishing

  • University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • Davis, CA

Are you a savvy editor, an excellent business manager, and a team leader? Are you passionate about publishing content that improves lives? You may be the ideal candidate for UC Agriculture and Natural Resources as the new Director of Publishing.

Under general direction of the Associate Vice President for Academic Programs, this role provides leadership and management of UC ANR’s publishing program and advances our strategic, business, and operational objectives. The director ensures accuracy, quality, and strategic direction of educational, programmatic, and outreach products.

The educational products produced range from the bestselling California Master Gardener Handbook to the award winning journal California Agriculture, along with a suite of science-based products in agriculture, gardening, natural resources, nutrition, and youth development. These materials are core to our mission to provide accessible, easy-to-use information that improves the lives of Californians.

Lead a dedicated, talented team in promoting the work of UC ANR across the state and beyond! For more information and the application link, visit https://ucanr.edu/about/jobs/?jobnum=2098. Apply by 4/18/22.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.

March 29, 2022

Research Instruction Librarian

  • SUNY Geneseo
  • Geneseo, New York

We are seeking a research instruction librarian who is dedicated to student success and teaching excellence in a liberal arts environment. This librarian will serve as liaison to the sciences which entails providing reference support and collaborating with faculty to deliver information literacy instruction in these programs. This librarian will also use their strong outreach skills to coordinate and develop the library’s scholarly programming, which entails hosting events to engage the campus in conversation about scholarship, and manage the undergraduate journal, Proceedings of GREAT Day.

The successful applicant will enter a full-time tenure-track position at the Sr. Assistant Librarian rank and a salary of $52,842. The initial appointment for this position is two years with the potential for renewal, with a projected starting date in late July/early August of 2022. We strongly encourage applications from minority candidates, candidates with disabilities, and those with experience with accessibility and/or inclusion initiatives.
Required Qualifications
  • Master’s degree in information and/or library science from an ALA-accredited school or an ALA-approved foreign equivalent by August 2022
  • Demonstrated commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive working/teaching environment
  • Expressed interest in working with college students to support their academic success

Preferred Qualifications

  • Demonstrated understanding of pedagogy and best practices of information literacy instruction
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate with others.
  • Demonstrated capacity to work independently

Apply by: 04/27/2022

See complete description and apply.

March 24, 2022

Manager – Digital Publishing

  • Middle Tennessee State University
  • Murfreesboro, TN

Department
Walker Library

Salary
$44,492 – $55,392; commensurate with experience

Job Summary/Basic Function
The Digital Publishing Manager (DPM) manages established and forthcoming production services for open access publishing and digital archiving in the library, including e-journal and e-book hosting platforms such as OJS, PressBooks, print-on-demand services, and others through effective project management, production workflow, and user support. The DPM is responsible for managing the daily publishing operations and seeing projects to completion including tasks such as document modelling, text-structure cleanup processes and metadata creation. Monitors and integrates emerging trends and best practices in the digital publishing environment; and assists in developing and administering innovative and sustainable publishing services that support the sharing and preservation of digital scholarship. Collaborates across the library and with MTSU campus partners, journal editors, and potential authors to create, disseminate, and preserve digital scholarly materials. Serves as a subject matter expert in digital publishing and provides continuous evaluation of processes to increase efficiency and operational practices. Provides consultation and publishing software technical support for editors and creators of digital content. Provides support and training for journal editors, repository coordinators, and authors on their respective publishing platforms.

Required Education
Bachelor’s degree

Required Related Experience
Two years of project management experience and/or in a publishing environment (print or digital). One year experience using design or publishing tools.

Desirable Related Experience
Advanced degree in library science, information science, English, journalism, art/design, educational technology, user experience, or related degree. One year of editorial experience in book or journal publishing including experience with editorial processes such as copy-editing, proofreading, typesetting, format conversion, peer review process, etc. Prior experience with accessibility, universal design, and or inclusive design. Experience with open educational resources and citation styles of Chicago, MLA and/or APA. Experience managing projects in an academic library, publisher, or knowledge institution.

Documents Needed to Apply
Cover Letter & CV/Resume Required

Special Instruction to Applicants
If available, we encourage applicants to share links within their resume or cover letter to works created, edited or published that reflect their digital or publishing skills.

Application Review Date: April 25, 2022

For full information and to apply: https://careers.mtsu.edu/en-us/job/496842/manager-digital-publishing

March 7, 2022

eScholarship Publications Manager

  • California Digital Library (CDL)
  • Oakland, CA/Remote

To support the continued success of our thriving open access publishing program, the California Digital Library at the University of California is currently seeking candidates for a new eScholarship Publications Manager position. The successful candidate will collaborate with librarians and researchers across the 10-campus UC system to help manage a well-established journals publishing program and to cultivate new publishing projects with a particular focus on the humanities, social sciences, as well as other fields and researchers who are underserved by the traditional publishing marketplace. As part of the larger publishing team at CDL, which includes an additional Publications Manager, the candidate will also develop outreach and engagement programming to support best practices among our existing eScholarship publications, including a list of over 90 actively publishing journals.

In addition to a deep familiarity with trends and issues in scholarly communication, the successful candidate will also possess:

  • Knowledge of journal management best practices
  • Familiarity with manuscript management software, such as Open Journal Systems or Janeway
  • Enthusiasm for open access publishing and open source software
  • Experience providing technical support to end users
  • Strong outreach and communication skills

CDL welcomes and encourages diversity and seeks applications from individuals from underrepresented groups. CDL seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the people of California, to maintain the excellence of the University of California, and to offer our students richly varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning.

CDL offices are located in downtown Oakland, CA. This position may be eligible for remote work. This position is not available for sponsorship.

Salary range is $95,000 – $100,000, commensurate with experience, plus benefits.
The first review date for this job is April 3, 2022. The position will be open until filled.

Applications must be submitted via the UCOP Jobs site.

If you have any questions about this position, you are encouraged to contact the hiring manager: Justin Gonder, Senior Product Manager, Publishing justin.gonder@ucop.edu

March 1, 2022

Open Education Librarian

  • University of Kansas
  • Lawrence, KS

KU Libraries is hiring an Open Education Librarian. This is a tenure-track faculty position with a minimum starting salary of $54K.  This position reports to the Head of the David Shulenburger Office of Scholarly Communication & Copyright.   Applications from any candidate who meets the minimum qualifications, including early career and new librarians, are encouraged. Review of applications will begin on March 23.

Job Description

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES (70%)

  • Provides leadership, vision, and support for KU Libraries’ open education initiatives in collaboration with campus stakeholders in order to advance teaching and learning with open educational resources (OER) and aligned instructional practices at KU.
  • Leads internal training and outreach to campus stakeholders on OER and course materials affordability.
  • Monitors, reports, and educates stakeholders on developments in OER, including trends, legislation, public policy, and best practices.
  • Collaborates with colleagues and stakeholders to assess, implement, and maintain platforms and tools that support the creation and use of OER and scholarly communication issues and practices.
  • Contributes to team-based consulting support for KU researchers, instructors, and students on copyright, fair use, and open licensing issues.
  • Collaborates with colleagues to support KU researchers, instructors, and students in relation to intersecting open movements such as open scholarship and open data practices
  • Advances the libraries’ priorities and strategic directions through participation on project teams and/or task forces.
  • Demonstrates a commitment to advancing diversity efforts in the libraries and contributes to an inclusive environment.

RESEARCH (20%)

  • Contributes to the profession’s collective knowledge by engaging in scholarly research activity.
  • Research may involve the publication of articles, books, book reviews, grant-supported inquiry, or editorial work (see Discipline Expectations for Librarians at KU, July 2014).

SERVICE (10%)

  • Engages in service to the Libraries, the University and to professional organizations by participating in committee work, projects, and other contributory achievements.

Required Qualifications

  1. ALA-accredited master’s degree in Library/Information Science or equivalent from a foreign institution by time of appointment.

Preferred Qualifications

  1. Experience working individually as well as collaboratively in a team environment.
  2. Experience or coursework related to OER and open-enabled pedagogy.
  3. Experience or coursework demonstrating familiarity with areas such as author’s rights, scholarly publishing, open access, open licensing, and/or copyright and fair use, including emerging trends in scholarly communications.
  4. Demonstrated ability to learn new tools and skills to support open scholarship and open education (e.g., OER repositories, search, and publishing tools such as Pressbooks).
  5. Awareness of accessibility good practices for websites and digital resources.

See the complete posting and apply at: https://employment.ku.edu/open-education-librarian/21313br