The Position
| Job Title: | Scholarly Communication and Data Services Specialist |
|---|---|
| Location/Department: | Seattle Campus – Open Scholarship & Publishing and Arts & Humanities |
| Rate: | $21.59 |
| Hours: | 19.5 hours per week |
| Positions available: | 1 |
| Date posted: | August 22, 2025 |
| Closing date: | September 5, 2025 |
| Start date: | As soon as possible |
Duties
Under the general supervision of the Scholarly Publishing Outreach Librarian, the student chosen for this position will assist in various projects undertaken by the Open Scholarship and Data Services Teams. Duties may include:
- Providing support for tools, services, and partnerships that support data-related research and education at UW, such as the Dryad data repository, digital object identifier (DOI) systems, DMPTool, and others.
- Contributing to outreach support for the University Libraries in areas related to scholarly communication and publishing (i.e. Research Data Management, Digital Repositories, Open Access, Copyright), including presentations, drop-in office hours, answering reference questions online and in-person, etc.
- Creating and/or updating online subject guides and other LibGuides on various scholarly communication topics.
- Assisting with development and presentation of educational and outreach programs, including the Research Data Management workshop.
- Assisting with developing, implementing, and maintaining a data collection and outreach workflow for implementing the UW Faculty Open Access Policy.
- Attending planning meetings for appropriate work teams and committees.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Experience or interest in issues of scholarly communication and research data management.
- Ability to explain complex procedures in written and multimedia formats.
- Ability to work independently and in a collaborative team environment.
- Capacity to quickly learn and adapt to new and emerging technologies.
Desired Qualifications
- Technical skills in data collection and management, such as experience with APIs, web scraping, database design, or programming/scripting for data workflows.
- Experience and/or demonstrated interest in online instructional design and/or marketing and outreach.
How to Apply
Upload your cover letter and resume to the form above with your student NetID.
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Equal opportunity and accommodation information
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