Scholarly Communication & Open Access Librarian

Yale University; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 68,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Yale University invites applications for a Scholarly Communication Librarian at the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library in New Haven. The role provides consultations, instruction, and outreach on scholarly publishing, funder public access mandates, and research impact trends for Yale medical campus affiliates.

The position collaborates across the Medical Library and Yale Library system, supports open access and identifier use, and advances campus scholarly communication initiatives with leadership

Qualifications

• Master's degree from an ALA‑accredited library school (or related master's with substitution).
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in an academic or health science library.
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently or collaboratively and promote the library.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultations, instruction and outreach on scholarly communication topics to Yale medical campus affiliates.
• Guide researchers on journal selection, open access options, and public access requirements from funders.
• Assist researchers in evaluating journals, identifying predatory practices and interpreting quality indicators.
• Promote use of ORCID and researcher profiles; support bibliometrics and alternative metrics for impact assessment.
• Collaborate with CWML and Yale Library teams on scholarly communication initiatives and open access projects.
• Support data sharing, transparency and reproducibility in collaboration with librarians from CWML and other units.

Skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Scholarly communication

Instruction outreach

Bibliometrics

Education

ALA‑accredited library degree

2+ years academic/health sciences library experience

Job description

Yale University invites applications for a Scholarly Communication Librarian at the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library in New Haven. The role provides consultations, instruction, and outreach on scholarly publishing, funder public access mandates, and research impact trends for Yale medical campus affiliates.

The position collaborates across the Medical Library and Yale Library system, supports open access and identifier use, and advances campus scholarly communication initiatives with leadership