[GOAL] Job Opportunity - Research Skills Coordinator at Cambridge University

[Danny Kingsley]

<Apologies for cross posting>

Dear all,

An opportunity has come up in the Office of Scholarly Communciations at 
Cambridge University. Details available here 
http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/8079/

The University of Cambridge is seeking an enthusiastic, experienced 
individual to work within the Office of Scholarly Communications as the 
Research Skills Coordinator. The role will play a pivotal part in 
research skills training and coordination offered to the wider academic 
community in the area of scholarly communications. This is a rapidly 
expanding area with the implementation of Open Access and Data 
Management requirements. The role holder will be involved in taking 
library services to readers as part of an outreach programme.

The Research Skills Coordinator will also be responsible for delivering 
regular first-rate reader-focused training sessions to all staff of the 
University Library through developing the information and academic 
support skills of the UL's staff, in close cooperation with the School 
Librarians, the Reader Services Division and the Office of Scholarly 
Communications. The role holder will be involved in developing excellent 
presentation skills amongst the library community.

The role holder is expected to stay on top of, inform and consult 
colleagues about service developments, particularly in the rapidly 
evolving areas of electronic resources and scholarly communications. In 
addition the role performs a crucial part in ensuring staff members 
across the University Library are aware of, and responsive to changing 
reader expectations, and to support the continuing professional 
awareness of electronic resources and scholarly communications.

The post holder will work within the growing and friendly Office of 
Scholarly Communications at the University Library, and will have strong 
direct links to both Reader Services within the University Library and 
School Librarians.

Interviews for this post are anticipated to take place in week 
commencing 12 or 19 October.

To apply online for this vacancy, please click on the 'Apply' button 
below. This will route you to the University's Web Recruitment System, 
where you will need to register an account (if you have not already) and 
log in before completing the online application form.

The closing date for applications is Friday 09 October 2015.

If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, 
please contact Dr Danny Kingsley, Office of Scholarly Communication, 
Cambridge University Library, tel: 01223-(7)47 437, 
e-mail:dak45 at cam.ac.uk <mailto:dak45 at cam.ac.uk>.

Please quote reference VE07059 on your application and in any 
correspondence about this vacancy.

The University values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are 
eligible to live and work in the UK.


-- 
Dr Danny Kingsley
Head of Scholarly Communications
Cambridge University Library
West Road, Cambridge CB39DR
P: +44 (0) 1223 747 437
M: +44 (0) 7711 500 564
E: dak45 at cam.ac.uk
T: @dannykay68
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3636-5939

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