Senior Open Access Assistant: Institutional Repository

Closing date: 23rd October 2023

Job summary

This is an opportunity to join the open access (OA) section of the Scholarly Communications Management team, specifically supporting the ‘green’ open access deposit workflows. You will be one of two Senior Open Access Assistants working with the Institutional Repository Manager enabling College researchers and staff to make their work available on open access in the College’s repository, Spiral. With revised and new funder open access policies being implemented in response to Plan S, you will have a key role in assisting with the provision of advocacy and training related to funders' open access policies and REF 2028.

You will also be able to get experience in providing paid-for gold open access services, assisting colleagues when necessary. This is an exciting role within the team which is working with partners inside and outside the College to develop effective solutions for open access and with opportunities for advocacy and training with different audiences across multiple campuses.

Duties and responsibilities

Working with the Institutional Repository Manager and other OA colleagues you will have a wide variety of responsibilities including implementing, promoting and managing open access services. You will:

• Deposit research outputs into the College’s repository, including journal articles, grey literature and PhD theses
• Provide advice and training to staff and researchers on OA deposit workflows
• Prepare reports on open access activity
• Work with research groups to establish deposit workflows for grey literature
• Respond to queries from College staff, researchers and students
• Take part in activities to raise awareness of open access and open research across College

Essential requirements

You will have proven experience in providing customer service or administrative support. Previous experience of working in an academic environment, or for an open access service or repository, is desirable but not essential.

You will have:

• Excellent administrative and organisational skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Good presentation and interpersonal skills
• Good research and analysis skills
• Proven experience of using Excel
• Ability to pay care and attention to detail
• Experience of working in a team

Further information

This is a full-time, open-ended post.

Should you require any further details on the role please contact: Kim Blake, Institutional Repository Manager – k.blake@imperial.ac.uk

All applicants are required to complete the online application form. The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as "Please see attached CV" will not be considered acceptable.

Hybrid working may be considered for this role. Staff working in roles that are suitable for hybrid working will normally be expected to work 40% of their time onsite. The opportunity for hybrid working will be discussed at interview.

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