Open Research Officer

2 weeks ago

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Newcastle University Full time

**Salary**: £33,966 to £36,024 with progression to £44,263 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

**Closing Date**: 08 August 2023

The Role

This post offers an exciting opportunity to join our Library Research Services team in providing expert and high-quality support to the research community at Newcastle University. Against the backdrop of rapid change in the academic publishing landscape, you will specialise in advising researchers on the most appropriate way to manage and disseminate their research datasets, whilst also promoting the wider remit of Library Research Services in providing guidance and advice to researchers in support of open research more generally. You will work closely with all stakeholders, both internal and external, to ensure the service reflects and underpins the University Research Strategy.

This post is suitable for blended working.

Key Accountabilities To work with colleagues in planning and developing research services in the University with a focus on open access publishing and scholarly communications To develop, implement and promote best practice in open access publishing ensuring compliance with University and funder policies To maintain a strong awareness of the changing landscape in open research and scholarly communications, using this to benchmark and evaluate services provided at Newcastle To prepare reports in a range of formats on open access expenditure and compliance as required by academic units, the library, university, research funders and external organisations To develop, design and deliver advocacy, training and support activities for academic and professional staff, with a focus on driving engagement with open access, and the broader scholarly communication agenda To assist in managing Newcastle's open access grants and requests for funding from researchers To develop ePrints (the institutional repository) in line with agreed objectives, working in conjunction with Library colleagues, Research Strategy and Development and the Newcastle University IT service

The Person (Essential)

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Knowledge of open research practices such as open access and research data management combined with a detailed understanding of the wider research environment Knowledge of the research lifecycle and how this varies across disciplines Experience of developing and delivering successful training to researchers and generally promoting good practice Ability to contribute to institutional polices on open research, research integrity and research culture Awareness of the components of research system infrastructures including Current Research Information Systems (CRIS) and data repositories Experience of evaluating data and activities, making recommendations to ensure continuous service improvement Excellent team working skills, and the ability to establish and maintain effective networks both internally and externally Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, including sharing information across all appropriate channels Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage and prioritise own workload, and to meet deadlines

Attributes and Behaviour Gathering information Liaises effectively with stakeholders, colleagues, Suppliers and customers Looks for opportunities and impacts arising from External developments Communicating Understands how best to communicate with the other person/group, correctly interpreting the right way to approach a situation Influencing Explains effectively how proposals will support the interests of others Persuades, convinces and influences others in order to achieve results and gain support Planning and Organising Effective at organising and managing heavy and complex workloads Sets own priorities in conjunction with team and area objectives

Qualifications Educated to honours degree standard or equivalent, or substantial relevant experience

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC.

In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.

**Requisition ID**: 25539

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