Director of Digital Scholarship and Scholarly Communication

The Ball State University Libraries seeks a dynamic, effective, and visionary leader to head up our Digital Scholarship and Scholarly Communication team. The director will be responsible for developing and growing the suite of services around open access publishing, scholarly communication, digital scholarship projects, and open educational resources. If you would like to be an essential part of developing and energizing our digital scholarship and scholarly communication programs, we want to talk to you! Apply today!

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Provides leadership and direction for the Ball State University Libraries' Digital Scholarship and Scholarly Communication personnel, programs, services, and platforms; identifies, implements, and assesses technology platforms and services to increase adoption and publishing of open access resources on campus; provides campus community with instruction, training, and consultative services and resources related to copyright and fair use in scholarship and teaching and encourages compliance with U.S. Copyright Law and adoption of best practices; explore opportunities and next steps for research data management; support the Ball State strategic plan.

ALA-accredited MLS/ MLIS/ MIS degree or equivalent combination of relevant academic preparation and experience.

Two or more years of professional related experience; supervisory experience

Demonstrated knowledge of current issues and best practices in copyright law in an academic context; knowledge of scholarly communications issues, practices, and trends in librarianship; knowledge of open access publishing tools and platforms; effective oral and written communication skills; ability to work collaboratively and collegially

Additional advanced degrees, ABA-accredited J.D.

Academic library experience securing copyright clearance; experience with implementation of scholarly communication and/or digital scholarship programming; experience with project planning in a library or information management setting.

Scholarly Communication and Affordable Learning Librarian, Digital Scholarship Specialist, Open Access Publishing Specialist, Geographic Information Systems Specialist, Graduate Assistant

Ball State University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, genetic information, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, age, protected veteran status, or any legally protected status.

Ball State University is located in Muncie, Indiana, on an attractive campus 45 miles northeast of Indianapolis. Approximately 20,000 graduate and undergraduate students enroll in one of eight academic colleges that offer 270+ undergraduate and graduate programs. Many of our master's, doctoral, certificate, and specialist degrees rank among the best in the nation. We engage students in educational, research, and creative endeavors that empower our graduates to have fulfilling careers and meaningful lives enriched by lifelong learning and service, while we enhance the economic, environmental, and social vitality of our community, our state, and our world.

The minimum salary for this position is $75,000.

Provide leadership, guidance, and direction to Digital Scholarship and Scholarly Communications personnel, departmental operations, and projects; develop, plan, guide, and assess user-centered services to support digital scholarship, open access scholarly publishing, and research data management services.

Provide leadership for copyright activities of the University Libraries, serving as a campus resource regarding fair use and copyright compliance issues; maintain up-to-date knowledge of copyright and intellectual property best practices and provide guidance to University community members in adhering to best practices related to intellectual property, fair use, and copyright.

Develop, promote, and assess an inclusive campus-wide program of open access publishing, and digital scholarship to preserve and provide access to student, faculty, and staff scholarship. Explore, envision, and develop a program of research data management for the University Libraries.

Provide leadership in planning, implementation, and assessment of effective and strategic use of platforms and technology tools for digital scholarship, open access publishing, institutional repository and open journal publishing platforms, and research data management.

Oversee the development, implementation and assessment of educational programming and consultative services for faculty, staff, and students to increase awareness of innovative and evolving digital scholarship methods, and scholarly communications trends and models.

Provide consultation services to faculty, students, and staff regarding copyright and fair use best practices in scholarly publishing and classroom teaching.

Develop and maintain a broad network of campus and community collaborators around digital scholarship, scholarly communication, and intellectual property issues; foster dialogue and collaboration on copyright-related issues with the Office of General Counsel, Sponsored Projects Administration, and Division of Online and Strategic Learning.

Assign and review work, orient and train staff, and make recommendations in all areas related to supervision, including but not limited to interviewing and selection, compensation, discipline, performance appraisal, and training and career development of personnel.

Actively participate in and positively contribute to the activities of the University Libraries, university, and profession through such opportunities as related professional organizations, presentations, committee service, publication, etc.; keep abreast of professional literature and scholarly developments in areas of specialization and pursue opportunities for relevant professional development.

Perform other related duties as assigned.

In support of your application for this position, please prepare and submit a cover letter that describes how your qualifications and experience align with the elements of the position description (or leadership profile). In your cover letter, please select one of our enduring values and describe how you have demonstrated a commitment to that value in your professional endeavors.