Librarian Specialist

United Arab Emirates University, Department of Family Medicine; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

United Arab Emirates University, Department of Family Medicine seeks a Research Auditor to review and audit research papers, verify similarity rates, and support faculty, graduates, and staff in maintaining academic integrity.

The role uses iThenticate and reference management tools to analyze research, prepare statistics, and deliver workshops on ethics and best practices. Collaboration with researchers is essential to improve originality and proper citation across projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in a relevant field.
• Master’s degree in Library Science or Knowledge Management preferred.
• At least 4 years of practical experience in research auditing and review services.

Responsibilities

• Review and audit research papers and verify similarity rates.
• Guide researchers on research review, editing, and similarity detection services.
• Prepare statistics and reports on research review services.
• Use iThenticate to analyze research and prepare periodic reports on similarity rates.
• Provide recommendations to researchers to improve originality and citing practices.
• Train staff on generating similarity index reports and conduct workshops on research ethics.
• Develop policies to reduce plagiarism and promote academic integrity.
• Collaborate with researchers to minimize similarity through paraphrasing or proper citation.

Skills

Research auditing

Academic integrity

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree in Library Science or Knowledge Management

Tools

iThenticate

EndNote

RefWorks

PURE

SciVal

Job description

Job Description:

Job Description

Overall Job Objective Review and audit research papers and verify similarity rates for faculty members, graduate students, and staff at the United Arab Emirates University.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Guide researchers to general and specific information about research review, editing, and similarity detection services.
• Ensure research complies with academic and institutional standards.
• Prepare statistics and reports on research review services.
• Use similarity detection tools (iThenticate) to analyze research.
• Prepare periodic reports on the number of reviewed papers and detected similarity rates.
• Provide recommendations to researchers to improve originality in their work.
• Collaborate with researchers to reduce similarity rates through paraphrasing or proper citation.
• Respond to researchers’ inquiries regarding similarity reports.
• Handle complaints related to similarity reports or research ethics.
• Supervise similarity‑check platforms and ensure their efficient operation.
• Train staff on generating similarity index reports (iThenticate) with full understanding of relevant tools.
• Deliver workshops and lectures on research ethics and academic integrity.
• Organize workshops and seminars on utilizing research review services at UAE University.
• Educate researchers on reference management tools (EndNote, RefWorks) and platforms such as (PURE, SciVal) for research performance analysis and academic output management.
• Follow up with faculty members to ensure their PURE (research information management system used by universities to collect, organize, and showcase research activity) profiles and research records are accurate, complete, and updated on time.
• Support faculty with ORCID-related activities,(ORCID is a digital identifier for researchers, helping distinguish their work from that of others with similar names.) including account creation, profile updates, and linking ORCID records with institutional research systems.
• Knowledge of the research process.
• Provide statistics and analyses to support decision-making.
• Act as a liaison between the library and academic departments in scholarly publishing.
• Develop policies and guidelines to reduce plagiarism and promote academic integrity.
• Oversee the unit’s budget preparation and pricing negotiations for approval.
• Establish unit policies and procedures and propose improvements.

Minimum Qualification

Bachelor’s in a relevant field.

Preferred Qualification

Master’s degree in a relevant field such as Library Science or Knowledge Management.

Expected Skills

At least 4 years of recent practical experience in research auditing and review services within a research library or publishing institution.

Close Date

Kindly apply before the closing date.

31/12/2026