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November 5, 2025

Visiting Open Educational Resources Librarian

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Urbana, IL

Position Available: This position is available as soon as possible. There is the possibility of a hybrid work schedule for faculty, determined through conversation and approval by the faculty supervisor based on unit needs, but as a residential campus all faculty are expected to have an on site presence. This is a 100%-time, twelve-month, visiting faculty appointment, renewable annually for three years, and may become permanent in the University Library. This position is designed to build expertise for librarians new to this field, and early career librarians are encouraged to apply.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Statement: The University Library of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign values diversity of thought, perspective, experience, and people, and is actively committed to a culture of inclusion and respect. We are dedicated to the practices of social justice, diversity, and equality, and we strive to overcome historical and divisive biases in our society and embrace diverse points of view as assets to the fabric of our community. All positions will be called on to contribute to building this environment in the Library and throughout the campus community, and we encourage candidates who share these values to apply. Additional information can be found on the Library’s DEIA webpage: https://www.library.illinois.edu/geninfo/deia/.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

The University Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is seeking an Open Educational Resources (OER) Librarian to participate in outreach and education initiatives that encourage the adoption, adaption, and publication of OER. The librarian in this role will also further other textbook affordability goals and may contribute to other unit initiatives depending on time and areas of interest. This position serves as part of the Scholarly Communication and Publishing Unit and reports directly to the unit head.

The University of Illinois Library has emerging and evolving OER services including publication of open textbooks through the library publishing program in addition to outreach to foster OER adoption, adaption, and creation. Members of the library are also partners, with the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI), on a grant to foster OER creation in the field of medicine and are working to develop many new OER textbooks funded through the Office of the Provost and a State Library Grant funded through 2026. This role offers the opportunity to build on these emerging services and explore new directions with collaborators in the library and across campus.

Specific duties include but are not limited to:

• Lead OER outreach and education services to encourage adoption and adaption of OER for local contexts, and publication of new OER.
• Participate in OER publishing workflows with the library-based press, the Illinois Open Publishing Network (IOPN), or with partners such as CARLI through OER grant and other initiatives.
• Monitor developments in OER legislation, policy, and practice, and educate internal stakeholders on these developments and issues related to OER and course materials affordability.
• Assess impact of OER efforts, including development of metrics for internal use or external reporting.
• Participate (in lighter way or alternating during course of time) in other scholarly communication services including the institutional repository (IDEALS), copyright, and open access outreach.
• Pursue professional development and continued learning relevant to the position through participation in regular unit training, collaboration with other librarians, work time allotted to self-study, and other opportunities that arise.

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment and be detail-oriented.

Required:

• ALA-accredited Master’s degree in Library and/or Information Science or equivalent; OR Ph.D. in a relevant field and significant work experience with developing and delivering courses in higher education, or working for a press in a position related to higher education textbook or other educational resources publishing.
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to learn and experiment with new publishing, repository, or other open educational resource (OER) technologies.
• Demonstrated interest in open educational resources.
• Potential to contribute to the national and international reputation of the University Library through professional research, service, and collaboration with colleagues and organizations.

Preferred:

• Awareness of best practices for accessibility of digital resources.
• Awareness of relevant copyright issues for OER, particularly Creative Commons licensing and fair use.

Appointment Information                                                                   

Scholarly Communication and Publishing includes digital publishing, repository services (including the library’s institutional repository, IDEALS), copyright, researcher profiles, scholarly communication, and digital humanities. Unit staff, with others on campus and in the library, have grown support for open educational resources from early outreach and publication pilots to more recent open textbook incentive programs for faculty funded by the Office of the Provost, University Library, and State of Illinois grant programs.

Environment: The University of Illinois is a predominantly residential university. Therefore, it is understood that most employees, including both academic and classified personnel, will maintain an onsite presence to effectively meet institutional and operational needs. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library is a leader in the delivery of user services, and active programs in information, instructional, access, and scholarly services that help the Library to maintain its place at the intellectual heart of the campus. Considered among the preeminent research libraries in the world, the University Library curates and provides access to over 15-million print and digital volumes and 23-million manuscripts, maps, and other resources to students, faculty, and scholars on campus and across the State of Illinois. The Library is committed to maintaining the strongest collections and service programs possible, and to engaging in research, development, and scholarly practice – all of which support the University’s missions of teaching, research, and public engagement. The Library employs approximately 90 faculty members, and more than 300 academic professionals, staff, and graduate assistants. For more information, see: http://www.library.illinois.edu/ .

Salary and Rank: This is a bargained position and as such the salary is driven by the NTFC Agreement. The salary for this faculty position is $76,389 . The successful candidate will join the University Library as a Visiting Assistant Professor.

Non-tenure track faculty positions are represented by the Non-Tenure Faculty Coalition IFT-AFT, AAUP (NTFC). Please be advised that this position is subject to a collective bargaining agreement between the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois and the Non-Tenure Faculty Coalition union. For more information regarding the contract, please go to Non-Tenure Faculty Coalition Union Contract.

Terms of Appointment: Twelve-month appointment; 24 annual vacation days; 11 annual paid holidays; 12 annual sick-leave days (cumulative), plus an additional 13 sick-leave days (non-cumulative) available, if needed, each year; health insurance requiring a small co-payment is provided to employee (with the option to purchase coverage for spouse and dependents); required participation in State Universities Retirement System (SURS) (8% of annual salary is withheld and is refundable upon termination), with several options for participation in additional retirement plans; newly-hired employees are covered by the Medicare portion of Social Security and are subject to its deduction.

Campus and Community: The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a comprehensive and major public land-grant university (Doctoral/Research University-Extensive) that is ranked among the best in the world. Chartered in 1867, it provides undergraduate and graduate education in more than 150 fields of study, conducts theoretical and applied research, and provides public service to the state and the nation. It employs 2,848 faculty members who serve more than 34,000 undergraduates and 21,000 graduate and professional students. More information about the campus is available at www.illinois.edu.

The University is located in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana, which have a combined population of 207,000 and are situated about 140 miles south of Chicago, 125 miles west of Indianapolis, and 180 northeast of St. Louis. The University and its surrounding communities offer a cultural and recreational environment ideally suited to the work of a major research institution. For more information about the community, visit: https://illinois.edu or https://www.champaigncounty.org.

Application Procedures & Deadline Information: Apply for these positions using the Apply Now button at the top or bottom of this posting. To ensure full consideration, all required application materials must be received by 6:00pm (CST) on December 5, 2025. Please create your candidate profile, upload a cover letter, your curriculum vitae, and the names and email addresses of four professional references by the close date. Applications not submitted through https://jobs.illinois.edu will not be considered.

For questions about this position, please contact the Search Coordinator, Aneitre Johnson at 217-265-0244. For questions regarding the application process, please contact 217-333-2137.

The University of Illinois offers a very competitive benefits portfolio, depending on the position. Click for a complete list of Employee Benefits.

The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, COVID-19 vaccination requirement, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.

Applicants with disabilities are encouraged to apply and may request a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (2008) to complete the application and/or interview process. Requests may be submitted through the reasonable accommodations portal, or by contacting the Accessibility & Accommodations Division of the Office for Access and Equity at 217-333-0885, or by emailing accessibility@illinois.edu .

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September 18, 2025

Associate Librarian – Research Impact

• Texas Tech University
• Lubbock, TX

Position Description

Performs complex professional and administrative functions in the operation of a specialized section in the library; must cooperate and function as part of a team to provide services to all library users. Work is performed under general supervision with latitude for individual initiative and judgment. Evaluation is based upon accomplishment of defined objectives. May supervise various technical and clerical library employees.

About the University

Established in 1923, Texas Tech University is a Carnegie R1 (very high research activity) Doctoral/Research-Extensive, Hispanic Serving, and state-assisted institution. Located on a beautiful 1,850-acre campus in Lubbock, a city in West Texas with a growing metropolitan-area population of over 300,000, the university enrolls over 40,000 students with 33,000 undergraduate and 7,000 graduate students. As the primary research institution in the western two-thirds of the state, Texas Tech University is home to 10 colleges, the Schools of Law and Veterinary Medicine, and the Graduate School. The flagship of the Texas Tech University System, Texas Tech is dedicated to student success by preparing learners to be ethical leaders for a diverse and globally competitive workforce. It is committed to enhancing the cultural and economic development of the state, nation, and world.
About Lubbock:Referred to as the “Hub City” because it serves as the educational, cultural, economic, and health care hub of the South Plains region, Lubbock boasts a diverse population and a strong connection to community, history, and land. With a mild climate, highly rated public schools, and a low cost of living, Lubbock is a family-friendly community that is ranked as one of the best places to live in Texas. Lubbock is home to a celebrated and ever-evolving music scene, a vibrant arts community, and is within driving distance of Dallas, Austin, Santa Fe, and other major metropolitan cities. Lubbock’s Convention & Visitors Bureau provides a comprehensive overview of the Lubbock community and its resources, programs, events, and histories.

Major/Essential Functions

The University Libraries at Texas Tech University invites applications for a full-time, 12-month, tenure-track, Associate Librarian to begin November 1, 2025.

The Librarian is responsible for spearheading the development, advancement, and implementation of a dynamic array of services focused on scholarly output, research impact, and bibliometrics for the vibrant TTU community. This role involves close collaboration with university offices and the library to create and promote innovative services that amplify research impact. The incumbent provides tailored coaching and personalized support to TTU faculty and students throughout the research lifecycle, empowering them to achieve greater success. By working closely with faculty, the librarian enhances the visibility, influence, and triumph of their research through strategic publication approaches, utilization of cutting-edge research support systems, and insightful bibliometric analysis. This is a pivotal role in propelling the institution’s research mission forward by equipping faculty with essential tools, skills, and knowledge to thrive in today’s competitive research landscape.

In line with TTU’s strategic priorities to engage and empower a diverse student body, enable innovative research and creative activities, and transform lives and communities through outreach and engaged scholarship, applicants should have experience working with diverse student populations at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels within individual or across the areas of teaching, research/creative activity, and service.

As a faculty member in the University Libraries, you will be expected to:

• Develop tools and resources to assist faculty in measuring and communicating the impact of their research, including bibliometrics, altmetrics, and other assessment methods.
• Provide tailored guidance on citation metrics, journal rankings, and other quantitative measures of research impact, enabling faculty to make informed decisions regarding publication strategies and research dissemination to help assess the impact and visibility of their scholarly work.
• Offer workshops and training on emerging research technologies, digital scholarship platforms, and research management systems to boost research productivity.
• Assist faculty in navigating scholarly databases to conduct literature reviews and identify relevant sources to support their research.
• Facilitate connections between faculty and library services that support their research. Builds positive campus-wide relations among colleagues working closely with research impact services.
• Provide ongoing support to navigate the academic publishing landscape and enhance research impact. Assist in developing effective publication strategies that align with faculty research goals and target audiences, while promoting open scholarship practices.
• Collect and analyze data on the use and effectiveness of research impact services, providing regular reports to stakeholders.
• Provide tailored guidance on navigating the academic publishing landscape, developing effective publication strategies, and understanding copyright and publication issues.
• Present workshops on measuring individual academic footprint. Design and deliver workshops on publishing strategies, increasing impact, metrics etc. Create resources addressing common research challenges for faculty.
• Conduct one-on-one consultations with faculty to identify research goals and tailor strategies to increase research productivity, visibility, and impact. Collaborate with faculty to set measurable research goals and track progress.
• Conduct ongoing reviews of faculty research impact, collect and analyze data on service effectiveness, and provide regular reports to library administration and stakeholders.
• Stay informed on trends in scholarly communication, open science, and library technologies through continuous professional development to deliver timely and relevant support.

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September 12, 2025

Open Education Librarian

• University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Amherst, MA

General Statement of Duties:

The Open Education Librarian provides innovative and high-quality programming and services at UMass Amherst. Housed in the division of Data, Digital Strategies, & Scholarly Communication, the Open Education Librarian leads the Libraries’ programs and services supporting the creation, adaptation, and adoption of open educational resources, tools, and practices. Working with Libraries’ colleagues, campus partners, faculty, and graduate students, they will prioritize the development of robust, high-impact, and affordable course materials for learners at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, across the Commonwealth, and beyond.

Organizational Values:

1. Commitment to support justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) within libraries and institution.
2. Ability to build and sustain effective working relationships and work collaboratively in a diverse and fast-paced environment.
3. Purposefully promote a One Library environment for all that encourages inclusion, personal growth, respect, self-reflection, curiosity, and continuous learning.
4. Understands responsibilities with respect to conflicts of interest and behaves in ways consistent with both law and with university policy.

 

Examples of Job Duties:

1. Provides expertise and guidance across the institution for creating, adapting, and adopting open educational resources (OER), tools, technologies, and practices.
2. Leads Libraries’ open education initiatives, including, but not limited to, the Open Education Initiative program.
3. Collaborates with library colleagues and campus partners (e.g. Center for Teaching & Learning, Instructional Design Engagement & Support, Information Technology, etc.) to assess, implement, and maintain platforms and tools that support the creation and use of OER and open pedagogy (e.g. PressBooks, Open Syllabus Analytics, Janeway, etc.)
4. Oversees the planning, delivery, and evaluation of open education events, workshops, training opportunities, and other outreach internally for library colleagues, across the campus, and with local and regional organizations (e.g. the Five College Consortium, the Boston Library Consortium, etc.)
5. Collaborates with campus partners (e.g. Center for Teaching & Learning; Instructional Design, Engagement, and Support (IDEAS), etc.) and student organizations, (e.g. Massachusetts Student Public Interest Research Group (MassPIRG), Student Governance Association (SGA), etc.) to strategically align the Libraries’ open education initiatives with campus, state, and national directions in open education.
6. Collaborates with library colleagues and campus partners to collect, analyze, assess and report metrics on the Libraries and campus open education initiatives, programming, and tools
7. Aligns planning, priorities, goals, and services with the strategic initiatives of the Libraries and the University.
8. Keeps apprised of key issues and trends in open education, open pedagogy, open scholarship and scholarly publishing, information literacy, instructional design, learning support services, online and distance learning, open access, and copyright/authors’ rights and regularly incorporates this knowledge into planning and sharing of information with library colleagues and campus partners as relevant.
9. Represents the Libraries at specific library or university events to promote Libraries’ services, such as student-focused events, orientations, end of semester support activities for students, etc.
10. Serves on internal committees as assigned and may be asked to represent the Libraries on campus committees, Five College Committees, and Boston Library Consortium Committees, and/or at other selected professional meetings and conferences.
11. Participates in professional development and continuing education activities, including service in professional and scholarly associations, and presenting and publishing on work-related topics.
12. Works a flexible schedule, which includes some evening, weekend, and holiday hours.
13. Performs other related duties as assigned or required to meet the goals of the department, Libraries, and University.
14. May supervise student employees.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Graduate degree in librarianship (from a program accredited by the American Library Association) or related field by time of hire, or combination of an advanced degree in a relevant subject area and experience in libraries, archives, museums, or similar institutions.
2. For Librarian II, minimum of 2 years of experience in an academic library, archives, museum, or similar institution
3. Experience providing library instruction and outreach programming in an academic library setting
4. Evidence of commitment to user-centered service to students and faculty in an academic institution contributing to student success.
5. Participates in professional development, continuing education activities, professional and scholarly associations, as well as evidence of potential for active contributions to organizations at the Libraries, university, and community level.
6. Demonstrated ability to take initiative, problem-solve, and demonstrate a commitment to inclusion, service excellence, innovation, and creativity.
7. Demonstrated ability to build and sustain effective working relationships and work collaboratively in a diverse and fast-paced environment.
8. Strong organizational, project, and time management skills to lead or coordinate multiple projects and work with minimal supervision
9. Strong oral and written communication skills.

 

Salary Information

• Librarian I or II salary floors:
  • Librarian I: $63,250
  • Librarian II: $70,725

More details and application

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July 17, 2025

Digital Publishing Accessibility Specialist (part time)

• Virginia Tech
• Blacksburg, VA

Job Description
Virginia Tech Publishing & Press is looking for a part-time Digital Publishing Accessibility Specialist. This role will support the technical processes of remediating existing digital publication files and ensuring all formats for new publications are born-accessible. The Digital Publishing Accessibility Specialist will report to and work with the Open Publishing Coordinator to ensure all book and journal publication formats meet WCAG 2.1 AA and other applicable compliance requirements. The ideal candidate will be comfortable determining needs for remediation/improved accessibility by using assistive technology and a combination of manual and automated accessibility testing techniques.

This position has a funding ending date of June 15, 2026 and can be fully remote.

Required Qualifications

• Working knowledge of digital accessibility trends, issues, and strategies as well as current technologies, standards, and best practices
• Experience remediating PDFs, EPUBs, and/or live web publications to WCAG 2.1 AA standards
• Experience with digital accessibility tools such as PAC, ACE by Daisy, and Axe DevTools, as well as editing tools like Adobe Acrobat and Calibre
• Experience using assistive technologies as part of manual accessibility testing
• Experience writing or editing alt text and long descriptions
• Experience planning and managing projects, including setting priorities to meet deadlines
• Experience working independently and as part of a team
• Demonstrated effective communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• Working knowledge of MathML and/or LaTex
• Has obtained an ADS or other IAAP certification (e.g., CPACC)
• Experience with publishing educational materials and scholarly research of various lengths (e.g., books, journals, textbooks, etc.)
• Experience authoring VPATs

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June 27, 2025

Digital Scholarship Coordinator

• University of Georgia
• Athens, GA

Position Summary

The University of Georgia Libraries seeks a dynamic and innovative Digital Scholarship Coordinator to advance outreach and support for the university’s research data services initiatives. This position will work as a collaborative member of our Research and Computational Data Management (RCDM) team, which brings together key positions including research data management, digital scholarship, GIS, and scholarly communications. The Digital Scholarship Coordinator provides expertise in data analysis and visualization practices, current and emerging digital tools, and related methods to support interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research.

The Digital Scholarship Coordinator reports to the Director of RCDM and works closely with colleagues and partners. The Digital Scholarship Coordinator will assist researchers in navigating a changing technology and policy landscape, consulting on techniques and practices for data gathering, organization, analysis, and visualization for their data-driven project needs. The Digital Scholarship Coordinator will also assist researchers by connecting them to applicable resources, including promoting policy information; collections as data; research data management, publishing, and archival resources; as well as research funding and collaboration opportunities. They will use a combination of outreach techniques including, but not limited to, targeted outreach and recruitment, consultation hours, synchronous instruction (in-person and virtual), and self-service asynchronous instruction to promote timely research topics, digital tools, data science, and visualization practices.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Applicants should attach a 1-2 page letter of interest, a complete CV, and the names, titles, and contact information of three professional references. The University of Georgia Libraries wish to emphasize that preferred qualifications are not required and we are committed to helping our future colleagues develop preferred knowledge, skills and abilities. Applicants are encouraged to communicate the ways in which their work meets required or preferred qualifications in ways that may not be obvious. Candidates are encouraged to submit their materials by July 27, 2025, however, the position will remain open until filled.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Work in partnership with the Director of RCDM and colleagues to plan and develop innovative outreach services and resources to support researchers in the areas of digital scholarship, including quantitative and qualitative research methods, data analysis practices, coding and AI/ML/text analysis practices, and geospatial and data visualization techniques.
• Work in collaboration with colleagues and campus partners to develop sustainable workflows to support faculty and student digital scholarship project work throughout the research lifecycle, including design, development, maintenance, publication, and preservation that ensures compliance with federal guidance, aligns with university policies, and supports disciplinary practices.
• Work in partnership with RCDM to promote the Data Studio @ Main as a dynamic hub for interdisciplinary research, bringing together collaborators and fostering an environment conducive for building communities of practice and supporting instructional outreach including workshops, seminars, consultations.
• Facilitate and lead instructional programming related to digital scholarship methods and tools, including the design, development, and delivery of instruction through multiple formats to meet stakeholder needs (e.g., in-person, hybrid, synchronous and asynchronous online).
• Deliver expert one-on-one consultation and instructional sessions to the UGA research community in support of digital scholarship independently or in conjunction with colleagues and student assistants.
• Oversee student-led digital scholarship outreach programming and support initiatives, including research consultations, class visits, workshops, and seminars.
• Assist in the promotion and content management of the institutional and research data repository platform, advocating for sharing digital outputs and advising on open research and reproducibility practices.
• Work in collaboration with colleagues to maintain awareness of applicable research methodologies and methods, current tools and technologies, and emerging trends and issues impacting research and scholarship; work with local, regional, national, and international colleagues by engaging in professional development and fostering communities of practice.
• Participate in working groups, campus programs, and committees as assigned.
• Maintain flexibility and assume other similar duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and/or Competencies

• Knowledge of quantitative, qualitative, and/or mixed methods familiarity.
• Knowledge of instructional design and teaching methods.
• Ability to initiate and create buy-in with researchers and work effectively in an outreach role.
• Ability to explain and teach complex ideas clearly, engaging with wide-ranging audiences through multiple instructional formats and settings.
• Ability to facilitate and lead digital scholarship outreach programming independently and oversee student-led outreach programming, including research consultations, class visits, workshops, and seminars.
• Working knowledge of relevant research data types, methods, tools/technologies, programming languages, and approaches used to create and preserve digital projects (e.g., DMPTool, OpenRefine, ChatGPT, DALL-E, Copilot, Gemini, NotebookLM GIT, MATLAB, R, Python, HTML, Excel, GIS, Tableau).
• Knowledge of the use of persistent identifiers for researcher information, data, and publications (e.g., ORCID, DOIs).
• Knowledge of generalist and discipline-specific repositories, including policy setting, deposit, and discovery.
• Familiarity with best practices for managing, curating, and preserving research data.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team to solve emerging and potentially ambiguous problems.
• Ability to embrace creativity and change that comes from technological and research innovation.

Advertised Salary
$60,000 – $75,000

See ad for additional information and full job description.

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