Scholarly Communications Librarian (HDR & Open Research)

University of New South Wales; Sydney; On-site; AUD 106,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

17% Superannuation contributions

Leave loading payments

Christmas leave loading (3 days)

Discounts and entitlements

Job summary

University of New South Wales is seeking a Research Experience Librarian to support HDR candidates and researchers in scholarly communications. The role provides expert advice on open access, publisher policies, copyright, and related workflows to maximise impact of UNSW research outputs.

Reporting to the Manager of Scholarly Communication and Repositories, the role includes developing workshops, coordinating with library staff, and guiding infrastructure and workflows that enhance scholarly

Qualifications

• A relevant tertiary qualification with subsequent relevant experience, or an equivalent level of knowledge gained through any other combination of education, training and/or experience.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to skills development and resources to provide information, advice, and solutions to researchers and HDR candidates addressing the complex issues prevalent in scholarly communication and publishing environments.
• Develop and deliver activities in coordination with subject matter experts and other library staff across the Library matrix to support publishing, research evaluation, and copyright activities applied to evolving scholarly communications practices.
• Contribute to the development, review, and improvement of workshop content and the delivery of online content, and other resources.
• Apply a thorough knowledge of University, government, and industry policies to Library services.
• Provide advice on tools, metadata, interoperability, and workflows to streamline the deposit process for researchers, and to increase discovery of UNSW open access research outputs in accordance with the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable).
• Contribute to the delivery of Scholarly Communications Support within the Library’s Service Management Framework and Service Catalogue including providing strategic advice for these areas at a Library level.

Job description

University of New South Wales is seeking a Research Experience Librarian to support HDR candidates and researchers in scholarly communications. The role provides expert advice on open access, publisher policies, copyright, and related workflows to maximise impact of UNSW research outputs.

Reporting to the Manager of Scholarly Communication and Repositories, the role includes developing workshops, coordinating with library staff, and guiding infrastructure and workflows that enhance scholarly