Research Metrics and Open Infrastructure Lead

University of Oxford; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious university in the UK is seeking a skilled professional to join its Open Scholarship Support team. This role involves developing responsible research metrics and tools to help communicate research performance effectively. The ideal candidate will have experience with research metrics and bibliometric tools, as well as strong analytical and communication skills. The position is full-time with remote working options available up to three days a week, and the university offers a comprehensive benefits package including generous annual leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme

38 days of annual leave

Comprehensive childcare services

Family leave schemes

Cycle loan scheme

Discounted bus travel

Qualifications

• Proven experience in working with responsible research metrics.
• Strong understanding of bibliometric tools and data sources.
• Ability to communicate findings clearly.

Responsibilities

• Support development of responsible research metrics.
• Provide guidance on bibliometrics and altmetrics.
• Support research performance communication.

Skills

Experience with research metrics

Strong analytical skills

Communication skills

Ability to work collaboratively

Confidence using bibliometric tools

Job description

The Open Scholarship Support team helps the University make research more open, transparent, and straightforward to share. In this role, you will support the development of responsible research metrics and open research tools, helping Oxford understand and communicate research performance in a fair and meaningful way. You will work closely with colleagues across the University to provide guidance on bibliometrics, altmetrics, and research indicators, and will support services such as ORCID, OSF (Open Science Framework), and SHOx (Shortform Hosting at Oxford). This is a full-time post, working 37.5 hours per week. This role supports remote working up to 3 days per week.

You will have experience working with research metrics and an understanding of responsible metrics principles. You should be confident using bibliometric tools and data sources and be able to communicate findings clearly. Strong analytical skills, experience working with data, and the ability to work collaboratively will be important. Experience with open research tools, research infrastructure, or data management systems would be helpful.

Osney One Building, Osney Mead, Oxford OX2 0EW Are you passionate about helping one of the world's leading universities understand and share the true impact of its research? Join us to shape the future of responsible metrics and open scholarship at Oxford.

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees' wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days of annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans