Current Repository & Open Access Jobs
This page lists current jobs in open access, repositories and related fields that have been forwarded to the SHERPA team. If you have a vacancy in this area that you would like to advertise, then please forward details to Bill Hubbard in the SHERPA team.
Previously advertised posts are listed at the bottom of the page to assist you in preparing advertisements. You may also find the following documents useful: Repository Staff and Skills Set document and the JISC Recruitment Toolkit
Current Posts
Project Manager (Research Data Management) (Fixed-term), University of Nottingham
Reference : LD07082
Closing Date : 16 February 2012
Salary : £35,938 to £44,166 annum, depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.
Do you want to work in an international leading research-led University to spread the use of research data?
We are building a team to work with University information and research support services to manage our research data and make it as useful as it can be.
The impact and re-use of research data to drive economic growth has been identified by both the UK Government and the European Commission as being of key importance. This is an opportunity to work at a leading international research-led university in high-profile roles that address key research and funding questions in this area.
The Project Manager will need to be able to work with authority in creating the new data management service, balance priorities and needs from University researchers and services alike, liaise with stakeholders across the institution at senior levels - and manage the project. This needs an experienced project manager who is keen to work at the interface of data management, service provision and information access. Candidates should have a degree in relevant area or equivalent formal training, plus substantial hands-on experience in similar or related role.
This full-time post will be offered on a fixed-term contract for a period of one year.
For more information see the project blog - http://admire.jiscinvolve.org/
Further information and to apply
Service Developer (Research Data Management) (Fixed-term), University of Nottingham
Reference : LD07084
Closing Date : 26 February 2012
Salary : £27,578 to £35,938 per annum, depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.
This full-time post is offered on a fixed-term contract for a period of one year.
Do you want to work in an international leading research-led University to spread the use of research data?
We are building a team to work with University information and research support services to manage our research data and make it as useful as it can be.
The impact and re-use of research data to drive economic growth has been identified by both the UK Government and the European Commission as being of key importance. This is an opportunity to work at a leading international research-led university in high-profile roles that address key research and funding questions in this area.
The Service Developer will lead on skills and support-infrastructure development, dealing with analysis and training in data management, preservation and metadata tagging for re-use. This work will go across faculties, dealing with work-flows and academics with different needs and different research data.
The role-holder will need skills in providing training, creating support materials and acting as an advocate for change. Candidates should have a degree in relevant area or equivalent formal training, plus substantial hands-on experience in similar or related role.
For more information see the project blog - http://admire.jiscinvolve.org/
Further information and to apply
Technical Developer (Research Data Management) (Fixed-term), University of Nottingham
Reference : LD07085
Closing Date : 26 February 2012
Salary : £27,578 to £35,938 per annum, depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.
This full-time post will be offered on a fixed-term contract for a period of one year.
Do you want to work in an international leading research-led University to spread the use of research data?
We are building a team to work with University information and research support services to manage our research data and make it as useful as it can be.
The impact and re-use of research data to drive economic growth has been identified by both the UK Government and the European Commission as being of key importance. This is an opportunity to work at a leading international research-led university in high-profile roles that address key research and funding questions in this area.
The Technical Developer will help to develop an archive service to effectively gather, store, preserve and make available all types of research data for re-use by other researchers and by industry. The work will involve the analysis of technical needs and identify costs, risks and opportunities in system design.
The post-holder will need to be knowledgeable about web service development; tools and protocols for data-sharing between different internal data systems; user interface design and diverse data management standards and practices. Candidates should have a degree in a relevant area or equivalent formal training, plus substantial hands-on experience in a similar or related role.
For more information see the project blog - http://admire.jiscinvolve.org/
Further information and to apply
Software Developer (Digital Repository), University of Liverpool
£31,020 - £35,939 pa
University Library
Location: Liverpool City Centre
Ref: A-576989/WWW
Closing date for receipt of applications: 10 February 2012
To work as part of a small team based in the University Library, working closely with the University’s Computing Services Department on the institutional digital repository, recommending and developing technical solutions, tools and functionality to integrate the repository with other internal systems and to enable research outputs to be shared externally. You will be an experienced Software Developer with knowledge of LAMP technologies such as XML, XSLT, Perl and Javascript. You will hold a degree in Computer Science or a related discipline and/or have proven industrial experience of software development. The post is full time, 35 hours per week.
For further details and to apply, please go to: http://www.liv.ac.uk/working/job_vacancies/management_and_professional/A-576989.htm
Digital Repository Developer, Milton Keynes
Temporary two year contract £30,122 - £35,938Would you like to play a key role in the development and maintenance of the Open University’s research repository (Open Research Online)? You will be working with Library Services and Research School to provide technical input to support the University’s research activity in line with University’s requirements for the Research Excellence Framework 2014 submission.
You will have substantial directly relevant work experience in the development of a digital repository system and experience of programming with PERL language. You must have excellent skills in software design. You must also have experience of working with at least one of the main relational database software and demonstrable experience of excellent user interface design.
For this role you will need effective communication skills, be proactive and flexible and be able to prioritise your own workload.
Closing date: 9 February 2012
Interview Date: 17 February 2012
For information on how to apply please go to the OU Website – www.open.ac.uk/jobs