Vacancy for Open Research Manager (Open Access and Publishing) at University of St Andrews

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

Job summary

University of St Andrews is seeking an Open Research Manager (Open Access and Publishing) to lead advocacy and outreach for Open Access and to manage OA services within Libraries & Museums. You will oversee Open Journal Systems and Pure workflows, advancing the university's commitment to widely accessible research outputs and rights-retention based OA policy.

The role requires proactive leadership, excellent communication, and the ability to apply evidence-based solutions to develop and expand

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of open access and scholarly publishing.
• Experience leading teams and services.
• Excellent communication and evidence-based problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop OA services and advocacy activities.
• Manage staff and services to support open research culture at the university.
• Oversee journal hosting platform (Open Journal Systems) and Pure workflows for research outputs.
• Support and promote the institution's OA Policy and rights retention initiatives.

Skills

Open Access knowledge

Scholarly publishing

Leadership

Communication skills

Evidence-based problem solving

Job description

• Vacancy for Open Research Manager (Open Access and Publishing) at University of St Andrews

Vacancy for Open Research Manager (Open Access and Publishing) at University of St Andrews

12 October 2026

Scotland

Full-Time

We are looking for a proactive, enthusiastic and highly skilled individual with expert knowledge of open access and scholarly publishing to join our Open Research team in Libraries & Museums at University of St Andrews. The purpose of this role is to focus on advocacy and outreach for Open Access (OA), and to manage staff and services which support the University’s open research culture. You will take responsibility for our journal hosting platform (Open Journal Systems) and our research information system (Pure) workflows for research outputs.

This is an exciting time to join Libraries & Museums as we promote our open research culture which values sustainable and equitable open access. You will share our commitment to making our research outputs as widely available as possible and continue to embed our institutional OA Policy based on rights retention.

We are looking for a natural leader who will take initiative to further develop our OA services. You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to solve problems with an evidence-based approach.