Open Publishing Applications Specialist

ABOUT THE POSITION:

The Open Publishing Applications Specialist (OPAS) will join a highly motivated team of librarians to support open access and open publication and enhance discovery and delivery of scholarship creative works data and more. This position will provide technical support and trainings for our current suite of scholarly communication and open publishing applications which includes The Claremont Colleges Digital Library (CCDL) () and Pressbooks. This role builds connections to internal and external applications and uses creativity and innovation to create new and exciting applications that improve the development access and discovery of open educational resources. This role works within established IT standards and practices to support and expand our digital scholarship infrastructure including the institutional repository open educational resources and digital publishing platforms such as the CCDL. They will be committed to providing excellent service and to developing effective and efficient workflows to ensure that our Open Publishing programs continue to meet the research teaching and learning needs of The Claremont Colleges.

• Priority Deadline: The deadline for first consideration is January 23 2026. Please note that a cover letter and CV/resume are required along with the application.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Open Publishing Services

• Contributes to the development and customization of open-source publishing tools in alignment with institutional needs and open access principles.
• Leads the technical development and support of emerging open publishing technologies and platforms including those supporting open educational resources (OERs) student scholarship and faculty publications hosted on
• Collaborates with library and institutional partners to build sustainable workflows for open educational publishing and other scholarly outputs.

Platform Development and Technical Support

• Maintains applications and workflows that support academic publishing services for platforms such as CONTENTdm and Bepress Digital Commons
• Provides one-on-one or small group training for library staff faculty and/or students on how to use applications and tools such as migrating Open Educational Resources (OERs) as needed.
• Collaborates with relevant Library colleagues in designing and implementing integrations between digital library platforms including CONTENTdm for open publishing and campus systems such as learning management systems or other third-party tools via APIs or custom development solutions.
• Collaborates with TCCS IT and library colleagues to support a secure scalable and sustainable technology environment.

Digital Initiatives and Open Publishing team

• Contributes to policy and process development related to open scholarship and publishing in collaboration with the Digital Initiatives and Open Publishing head and the Open Publishing and Digital Production Associate.
• Maintains current knowledge of developments in open publishing and institutional repository management and other aspects of evolving strategies for scholarly communications and open infrastructure technologies.
• Participates as an active and engaged team member by attending unit meetings to discuss priorities and assist with solutions.
• Contributes to unit planning and goal setting in support of the librarys strategic initiatives.
• Welcomes and values everyones perspectives; is committed to fairness and to equal access to information.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Unless otherwise stated the following qualifications are required to perform the essential functions of this position or the individual must demonstrate how the essential functions will be performed (with or without reasonable accommodation) using other qualifications not listed below.

Education/Training:

• Bachelors degree in related field.
• Formal coursework or training in web or application development

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years experience with the following:
  • Supporting institutional repository systems including storing organizing securing and sharing digital assets (Bepress Digital Commons Pressbooks Hyrax DSpace Islandora)
  • Working with prevalent library data formats such as MARC DublinCore XML JSON and Linked Open Data
• Experience working in a collaborative environment particularly in higher education libraries or cultural heritage institutions
• Experience with enhancing or supporting digital accessibility

Competencies:

• Knowledge of information systems for research discovery.
• Ability to effectively train and support non-technical users (in the adoption and use of systems tools or processes)
• Strong organization time management and planning skills. Effective at meeting deadlines adjusting priorities and working on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Open to learning and developing new skills
• Excellent interpersonal verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues and researchers from many different communities.
• Demonstrated ability to make decisions independently in a rapidly changing environment.

Preferred Experience:

• Knowledge of cloud-based or containerized application environments (Docker AWS Reclaim Cloud) with one or more programming or scripting languages (JavaScript or TypeScript CSS Python and/or PHP SQL)
• Experience with platform migration strategies
• Understanding of open standards (IIIF) open data and open research and their role in academic research
• Experience in project review analysis development planning and assessment.

Work Schedule: The regular hours for this full-time position are 40 hours scheduled from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday for 12 months annually. May be required to work holiday weekend and/or evening hours. Regular hours may vary due to the needs of the organization or business unit. This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule to work partial hours remotely as approved by the supervisor.

Union: This position is represented by The Claremont Colleges Services Library Staff Federation AFT Local 6735. The employee in this position will be bound by the collective bargaining agreement.

COMPENSATION

Pay: The pay rate for this position is competitive and commensurate with the duties responsibilities and qualifications required for the position between $33 $36.06 per hour.

Benefits: This position is eligible for our employment benefits package including:

• medical dental vision
• 10% retirement contributions after one year (no matching required)
• group life insurance
• generous time off
• professional development funds
• discounts for mobile plans software and entertainment
• access to fitness facilities
• and more!

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Physical Requirements:

Sedentary work that primary involves sitting and standing:

Constantly Frequently Occasionally Never

Active work that primary involves standing and walking:

Constantly Frequently Occasionally Never

Light work that involves moving objects weighing up to 10 pounds:

Constantly Frequently Occasionally Never

Medium work that includes moving objects weighing up to 25 pounds:

Constantly Frequently Occasionally Never

Medium work that includes moving objects weighing up to 40 pounds:

Constantly Frequently Occasionally Never

Heavy work that includes moving objects weighing up to 50 pounds:

Constantly Frequently Occasionally Never

Operate a computer or other work requiring repetitive movement of wrists hands & fingers:

Constantly Frequently Occasionally Never

Operate a street legal golf cart a company automobile or other heavy machinery:

Constantly Frequently Occasionally Never

Read or write electronic or printed materials:

Constantly Frequently Occasionally Never

Communicate verbally in person by phone or another device:

Constantly Frequently Occasionally Never

Moving body into different positions to work down low overhead or outward:

Constantly Frequently Occasionally Never

Work involving climbing ladders stairs scaffolding or similar:

Constantly Frequently Occasionally Never

Work in various environments including low high tight low-ventilation or confined spaces:

Constantly Frequently Occasionally Never

Work indoors in climate-controlled spaces:

Constantly Frequently Occasionally Never

Work outdoors in various weather conditions:

Constantly Frequently Occasionally Never

Work in a noisy environment:

Constantly Frequently Occasionally Never

Disclaimer:

This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this position. When duties and responsibilities change and develop The Claremont Colleges Services will review this job description and make changes of business necessity. TCCS reserves the right to modify job duties or assign additional duties as needed.

ADA/OSHA:

This job description defines the essential job duties of this position. The Claremont Colleges Services expects that employees hired for this position can perform the essential functions of this job without imposing risk of substantial harm to the health or safety of themselves or others. It may also include marginal functions generally defined within Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Equal Opportunity Employer:

TCCS is an equal opportunity employer. TCCS managers make employment decisions on the basis of merit with the aim of having the best available person in every job. TCCS prohibits discrimination based on all characteristics protected by federal state or local law or ordinance or regulation. TCCS also prohibits discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of these characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of these characteristics. All such discrimination is unlawful.