Fisher Family Fellow for Open Scholarship

University of Maryland•College Park, MD

14d•Onsite

About The Position

The Fisher Family Fellow for Open Scholarship will gain hands-on experience in scholarly communications librarianship, including program and infrastructure development, education and advocacy, and research into open scholarship stakeholders, workflows, and technologies. Reporting to the Open Scholarship Services Librarian, the Fellow will support the Open Scholarship Services team as it develops services and resources for campus participation in open scholarship and compliance with public access mandates. The Fellow will conduct research and co-author resources and reports to support faculty and inform library services related to publishing, authors’ rights, data sharing, and open access education. The Fellow will contribute to research projects surveying campus research data and studying the usage and effectiveness of transformative agreements, and will gather information and draft resources about compliance with federal public-access mandates for published research and open data. The Fellowship supports professional interests through continuing education, support for individual research projects and sharing, and participation on library committees. It is a fully funded, one-year contract appointment as Professional Track Faculty within the Faculty Specialist ranks.

Requirements

Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Ability to organize and prioritize multiple projects and tasks.
Ability to learn new skills and concepts.
Demonstrated interest in academic librarianship; applicants should discuss their professional goals and how the Fellowship supports them in their cover letter.
Demonstrated interest in scholarly communication, repositories, open access, and/or publishing in libraries; applicants should describe relevant personal, professional, and/or academic experience and interest in their cover letter or CV.
Master’s degree in Library or Information Science from an ALA-accredited institution or a non-U.S. equivalent, earned within the two years preceding the hire date; the MLIS must be held at the time of hire.
Experience and/or aptitude for working in a higher education setting.
Experience and/or aptitude for independent work and collaboration in team-based environments.

Responsibilities

Support the Open Scholarship Services team in developing services and resources for campus participation in open scholarship and compliance with public access mandates.
Conduct research and co-author resources and reports that support faculty and inform library services for publishing, authors’ rights, data sharing, and open access education.
Contribute to research projects surveying campus research data and studying the use and effectiveness of transformative agreements.
Gather information and draft resources on compliance with federal mandates for public access to published research and open data.
Participate in library committees and pursue individual research projects and sharing opportunities.