Vacancy for Open Repositories Team Lead at STFC

Digital Preservation Coalition; Warrington; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in digital preservation is seeking an Open Repositories Team Lead to manage the review and migration of institutional repositories. This role involves liaising with stakeholders, overseeing technical aspects, and leading a project team. Ideal candidates will have experience in repository management and a strong ability to coordinate with various teams. This full-time role is based in Warrington, UK.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing repository platforms.
• Strong communication skills to liaise with stakeholders.
• Ability to lead project teams and manage multiple functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the review and migration of current repository platforms.
• Liaise with stakeholders to define and prioritize requirements.
• Oversee content curation activities within the repositories.

Job description

Vacancy for Open Repositories Team Lead at STFC

10 December 2023

Oxfordshire OR Warrington, UK

Full-Time

Come and discover how much you can achieve when you’re surrounded by world-leading experts, encouraged to constantly learn and empowered to explore your curiosity.

About Us

The post will be part of an Open Science theme within the Scientific Computing Department. We deliver services to researchers across STFC and have staff based at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) in Oxfordshire and the Daresbury Laboratory (DL) near Warrington. The Group is responsible for developing and operating library services, open access and open data services, including two institutional repositories (ePubs and eData). It also conducts research and development in open science practices and supporting technologies such as Persistent Identifiers, FAIR data, and collaborates with UKRI on Open Science Policy. Members of the Group are active in national and international networks, including the Research Data Alliance.

About the role

We are seeking a repository manager to join the team to lead a programme of work to review, update, host, and maintain the current institutional repositories, ePubs and eData.

The role involves:

1. Leading and managing the review, migration, and implementation of a new repository platform to support STFC open science practices, research archives for publications, research data, and other research outputs.
2. Liaising with stakeholders to understand, define, and prioritize requirements.
3. Specifying the configuration of the repository, including submission workflows, metadata requirements, user interface, and customizations.
4. Coordinating with stakeholders to ensure the technical aspects of the project are successfully delivered.
5. Leading a project team across various teams and functions to meet project goals.
6. Overseeing ongoing management of the repositories, including content curation activities and developing a team of content curators.