Librarian Specialist

United Arab Emirates University; Al Ain; On-site; AED 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

United Arab Emirates University seeks a detail-oriented reviewer to audit research papers, verify similarity rates, and ensure compliance with academic standards. You will guide researchers on review services, prepare reports, and train staff in iThenticate usage.

The role emphasizes collaboration with departments to reduce plagiarism through proper citation and paraphrasing, with experience in research libraries or publishing preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in a relevant field.
• Master’s degree in a relevant field such as Library Science or Knowledge Management.
• At least 4 years of recent practical experience in research auditing and review services within a research library or publishing institution.

Responsibilities

• Review and audit research papers and verify similarity rates using iThenticate.
• Guide researchers to information about research review and similarity detection services.
• Prepare statistics and reports on research review services.
• Collaborate with researchers to reduce similarity rates through paraphrasing or proper citation.
• Respond to researchers’ inquiries regarding similarity reports.
• Train staff on generating similarity index reports 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 and tools such as EndNote, RefWorks, PURE, and SciVal.
• Follow up with faculty to ensure PURE profiles and records are accurate and updated on time.

Skills

Research auditing

Research review

Statistics & analyses

Liaison with departments

Training staff

Workshops & seminars

Policy development

Budget oversight

Academic integrity

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree in Library Science or Knowledge Management

Tools

iThenticate

EndNote

RefWorks

PURE

SciVal

Job description

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

• 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.

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.