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Loughborough University Library is seeking applicants for the role of Senior Library Assistant (Research Repository).
Reporting to the Open Research Development and Discovery Lead the post-holder will work:
To provide support for the University’s Research Repository service and to assist service development via a range of initiatives and projects.
This is a very exciting time to join the University and the Library’s Open Research team. Loughborough is committed to opening up our research. Building on our existing expertise we are working across the institution (including with academic Open Research Leads) to implement our Open Research Position Statement. The post-holder will work as part of the wider Library Open Research team to process deposits (including publications, data, and theses) to the Research Repository. The University is highly regarded and the Library enjoys excellent staff and student feedback.
This is a full time permanent post based at our East Midlands Loughborough Campus.
For informal enquiries please contact the Open Research Development and Discovery Lead – Gareth Cole: g.j.cole@lboro.ac.uk or 01509 222402
Closing date for applications: 03 February 2022.
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