Publishing Technologies Librarian - London, United Kingdom - Birkbeck University of London

Birkbeck University of London

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London, United Kingdom

1 day ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

This is a full time, open ended appointment (1 FTE).

The Open Library of Humanities (OLH) is seeking an enthusiastic individual with an IT and/or Publishing background to join our award-winning team in running the Janeway publishing platform.

We are a small, friendly team who work remotely and have a passion for extending access to scholarship through open access publishing and open source technologies.

Joining our existing team of three developers we are looking for a staff member to help us with our outreach and support programme for Janeway, our open source publishing solution.

Your main role will be supporting people using the Janeway platform, which provides publication for scholarly articles online, from submission and review, to editing, production, and final publication.

You will demonstrate a proven track record of supporting end users, project management & organisational skills preferably within the realm of scholarly communications.

You will develop and maintain a training programme for all Janeway users including Editors, Repository Managers and Press Staff.

This opportunity would build on experience as: Scholarly communications assistant, IT assistant.

Remuneration:

Grade 5 of the College's London Pay Scale which is £32,096 rising to £36,374 per annum.

The salary quoted is on the College's London Pay Scale which includes a consolidated Weighting/Allowance which applies only to staff whose normal contractual place of work is in the London area.

Enquiries:

Birkbeck offers a competitive salary and pension scheme, 31 days paid leave, flexible working arrangements and some of the most generous benefits in the HE sector, all while being located right in the heart of Central London._
We welcome applicants from all sections of the community. The College is committed to improving the gender and cultural diversity of its workforce, holding an Athena SWAN award and operating Disability Confident & Mindful Employer schemes._