Scholarly Communication Librarian

Fairfield University; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Retirement plan

Tuition benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Fairfield University’s DiMenna-Nyselius Library seeks a leader in scholarly communication to guide digital content strategy, OA initiatives, and research support. The role oversees DigitalCommons@Fairfield and Scholar Showcase, coordinating with archives, acquisitions, and faculty partners.

You will develop programs, provide staff supervision, and collaborate across campus to enhance research visibility and impact.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of best practices and current trends in scholarly communication.
• Experience with a digital repository.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for scholarly communication on campus and oversee the Library’s digital content strategy.
• Oversee Fairfield University’s institutional repository and faculty profile systems (DigitalCommons@Fairfield, Scholar Showcase).
• Coordinate metadata, policies, and procedures for digital content submission and description.
• Develop programs, outreach, and resources to promote scholarly communication and OA initiatives.
• Supervise and develop staff, including recruitment, hiring, and training.
• Collaborate with campus offices to support research needs and elevate the campus profile.

Skills

Scholarly communication

Digital repository

Communication skills

Collaboration

Organizational skills

Education

MLS (or equivalent)

Second Master’s degree

Tools

DigitalCommons

Pure4EGS

Job description

DIVISION: Academic Affairs & Student Life

DEPARTMENT: DiMenna-Nyselius Library

REPORTS TO: Associate Dean for Technical Services and the Budget

UNUSUAL WORK CONDITIONS: Availability for evening and weekend work, as needed, is required.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED:

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE: Knowledge of best practices, current trends and issues in scholarly communication. Experience working with a digital repository. Excellent communication, collaboration, organization, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Demonstrated ability to communicate well about scholarly communication priorities and issues to a variety of audiences. Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Strong commitment to service.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

Second Master’s in subject-specific field. Experience working with bepress Digital Commons and Pure4EGS platforms. One year or more experience working in an academic library. Demonstrated knowledge of research impact measures. Demonstrated knowledge of copyright and intellectual property rights. Knowledge of persistent identifiers (e.g. ORCID, DOI), and author rights. Teaching experience and demonstrated ability to plan informational workshops.

EDUCATION:

Graduate degree in Library & Information Science (MLS or equivalent) from an ALA-accredited program, second Master’s in subject-specific field, or equivalent experience, is preferred.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Provides leadership, strategic direction, and support for scholarly communication on campus. This includes: providing direction, strategies, and support for the Library’s digital content strategy, including the creation, sharing, measuring of impact, and the preservation of scholarly and creative work, understanding and promoting the Library’s transformative agreements, supporting faculty and students in scholarly identity management, impact metrics, open access (OA) initiatives, copyright, author rights, and fair use, monitoring and promoting OA, open educational resources (OER), and other related initiatives on campus, collaborating with the Library’s Faculty Partnership Program (FPP) to engage with scholars at the discipline level, developing a holistic model of research and publishing support in coordination with the Head of Research Services, liaising with different campus offices, including the Associate Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship, and Academic Centers and Institutes to understand and support research needs, elevation of the campus profile, and the promotion and tenure process, working with faculty and graduate students to create and update online profiles including Scholar Showcase, Google Scholar, ORCID, and other emerging tools, developing programs, instruction, outreach, and resources to promote campus involvement in DigitalCommons@Fairfield, Scholar Showcase, and scholarly communication in coordination with the Head of Library Outreach & Communications and the Head of Research Services.

Oversees and develops Fairfield University’s institutional repository and faculty profile systems, DigitalCommons@Fairfield and Scholar Showcase. This includes: procuring digital content for DigitalCommons@Fairfield and Scholar Showcase, overseeing the Institutional Repository Specialist in the day-to-day operations of DigitalCommons@Fairfield and Scholar Showcase, coordinating the administration of DigitalCommons@Fairfield with all contributing partners, including Archives & Special Collections and the Fairfield University Art Museum, coordinating with the Acquisitions and Cataloging Strategies Librarian and Institutional Repository Specialist to identify and apply appropriate metadata schema, establishing, documenting, and communicating policies and procedures that govern digital content acquisition, submission, and description for DigitalCommons@Fairfield and Scholar Showcase; coordinates with the Collection Strategies Librarian as appropriate, generating reports for departments, academic centers, institutes, and the Library around DigitalCommons@Fairfield activity, assessing and maintaining DigitalCommons@Fairfield’s profile in directories and registries, engaging with emerging technology, such as AI tools, that impact the publishing and research lifecycle, managing the faculty publication collection and faculty publication display.

Supervises and supports staff. This includes: recruiting, hiring, and training, coaching and mentoring, as appropriate, meeting with all staff members individually and as a department/unit on a regular basis, overseeing the flow and quality of work, coordinating staffing schedules, communicating effectively with staff concerning department/unit and library-wide matters, evaluating performance.

Participates in the growth, development and professional work of the Library. This includes: embodying the mission and values of the Library and the University in our everyday work life, communicating effectively with supervisor concerning pertinent Library and/or University matters, assisting in the discussion and formulation of policies and procedures, keeping current with developments in job responsibilities, acting as a responsible participant in staff, committee, and/or task force meetings, attending and participating in Library and University events, monitoring developments in librarianship through attendance at meetings and workshops, membership in professional associations, and the reading of professional literature, promoting and communicating the value of the Library to the community.

SUPERVISION OF PERSONNEL:

Institutional Repository Specialist Promoting safe and secure working conditions Performs such other duties, responsibilities, and activities as required by supervisor and as departmental/University needs indicate.

This position is based at Fairfield University’s Fairfield, CT campus and is not eligible for immigration assistance.

Disclaimer The above information indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain, and should not be interpreted as containing, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, activities, or qualifications required or expected of employees assigned to this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change and new ones may be assigned at any time, with or without notice.

The expected wage range for this position is $70,000-$80,000.

Category: Academic - Admin Performs such other duties, responsibilities, and activities as required by supervisor and as departmental/University needs indicate.

Eligible employees may receive health, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefits, and other benefits according to institutional policy.

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