Scholarly Publishing Technician

Association of Research Libraries; Zhob; On-site; PKR 18,006,000 - 24,931,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston University Libraries seeks a Scholarly Publishing Technician to support the OpenBU institutional repository and the theses/dissertations submission workflow. You will help deposit content, review metadata, and assist with open access processes.

The role collaborates across BU Libraries to guide faculty, students, and alumni through deposits, metadata upkeep, and related documentation for OpenBU and the ETD workflow.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Support institutional repository OpenBU content uploads and organization.
• Assist with theses/dissertations submission workflow and metadata review.
• Collaborate to prepare reports, tracking, and communications for open scholarship services.

Skills

Experience level

Job description

Boston University Job Location: Apply By: Open until filled Date Created: 10/16/2026

Boston University Libraries seeks a Scholarly Publishing Technician to join the Scholarly Publishing and Open Access division of BU Libraries. Scholarly Publishing and Open Access supports sharing and making scholarly research – articles, theses and dissertations, preprints, and grey literature – widely available. OpenBU is Boston University’s institutional repository, enabling the BU researchers to share, disseminate, and preserve their scholarship, and makes their research more accessible.

The Scholarly Publishing Technician will provide operational support and collaborate across BU Libraries to support the theses and dissertation submission cycle; support faculty, staff, students, and alumni depositing to OpenBU; and help organize and maintain metadata and files within the institutional repository.

Essential Functions:

The Scholarly Publishing Technician will provide institutional repository support by uploading, organizing, tracking, and maintaining content in OpenBU; reviewing metadata; conducting quality assurance checks; and assisting with copyright and open access review.

The Scholarly Publishing Technician will provide theses and dissertations support by reviewing electronic theses and dissertation submissions for accurate metadata, processing approved submissions for deposit in OpenBU and helping maintain documentation that supports the ETD workflow.

The Scholarly Publishing Technician will provide outreach and coordination preparing tracking information and reports, assisting with promotional and instructional materials for open scholarship services, contributing to library initiatives and policy implementation, and participating in meetings, committees, and task forces.

The Scholarly Publishing Technician will provide other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• One to three years of relevant experience.

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