Scholarly Communication Librarian

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The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a metropolitan research university that provides an accessible quality education through flexible learning and unparalleled internship opportunities. At UA Little Rock we prepare our more than 8900 students to be innovators and responsible leaders in their fields. Committed to its metropolitan research university mission UA Little Rock is a driving force in Little Rocks thriving cultural community and a major component of the city and states growing profile as a regional leader in research technology transfer economic development and job creation.

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Required Education and/or Experience:

• A masters degree in library and information science from an ALA-accredited program.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead the adoption growth and strategic management of positioning the institutional repository as a vital hub for the universitys scholarly output;

• Supervise a staff member in the digital preservation of research outputs within the institutional repository;

• Manage institutional open access funds oversee read & publish agreements and advise faculty on open access publishing pathways;

• Provide consultations to faculty and students on scholarly communication issues including publishing options licensing agreements and author rights profiles and research impact.;

• Create and deliver educational programs workshops and online instructional content related to scholarly communication issues;

• Collaborate with liaison librarians and campus stakeholders to promote open scholarship and repository participation;

• Collaborate with liaison librarians faculty and campus stakeholders on the inclusion of affordable course content and open educational resources (OER) into courses;

• Engage in ongoing professional development to build expertise in scholarly communication and digital scholarship;

• Participate in professional scholarship and service consistent with an appointment as a tenure-track faculty member;

• Work occasional evening and weekend hours to support instructional sessions and/or library events;

• Perform other work-related duties as assigned.
  

Desirable Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Experience supporting scholarly communication institutional repositories or digital scholarship within an academic library;

• Experience building relationships including communicating and collaborating with stakeholders;

• Knowledge of current and emerging strategies trends and issues in scholarly communication open access open educational resources and/or data management;

• Strong interpersonal and instruction skills.

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All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site

Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.

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Persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment.

All application information is subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.

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