[GOAL] Opportunity to work at the OSC in Cambridge as Open Access Research Assistant - Finance

[Danny Kingsley]

Dear all,

Why not start the new year with a bang? The Office of Scholarly 
Communication at Cambridge is expanding and a new role has been created 
- Open Access Research Assistant - Finance. This is a Grade 5 role and 
we are encouraging anyone interested in joining our dynamic and 
productive team to apply for the role. Applications close 23 December 
and we will be interviewing in January.

Details are here: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/12236/

The Office of Scholarly Communication is expanding the services offered 
to the Cambridge research community and is inviting candidates to apply 
for the newly created OA Research Assistant - Finance position. As a 
member of the Open Access team, they will provide support and advice on 
Open Access matters to the research community and will be responsible 
for managing the financial aspects of the Open Access projects. This 
will require the processing of invoices, verification of the agreed 
transaction and checking that compliance is met. The role holder will be 
responsible for preparing reports to funders and Jisc on expenditure 
from the funds. This will require close liaison with the Library Finance 
Office.

The Open Access Service in the Office of Scholarly Communication is 
processing several hundred articles per month into Apollo, the 
University repositorywww.repository.cam.ac.uk 
<http://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/>. The repository holds over 200,000 
items, and stores, disseminates and preserves in the long-term the 
broader intellectual output of the university in digital formats, 
including databases, multi-media files, e-science outputs, theses, 
learning objects and electronic. To ensure efficient engagement with the 
"open" agenda, the Office of Scholarly Communication delivers numerous 
advocacy and training events across the University of Cambridge.

In addition to people with an eye for detail, financial accuracy and 
experience working across multiple systems, the OSC is looking for 
candidates familiar with the concepts of, and arguments, behind Open 
Research. As part of a dynamic team, the successful candidate will be 
resourceful, enthusiastic and show initiative in their work.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete an exercise to 
demonstrate their ability to manipulate data to create a report, and to 
understand and interpret funder and publisher policies.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 3 years in the 
first instance.

For further details and to apply for the post, please click on the 
Cambridge University Job Opportunitieslink. 
<http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/12236/>This will direct you to the 
University’s web-based recruitment system, where you will be able to 
create an online application form.

Queries about the role can be directed to Dr Arthur Smith, Manager, Open 
Access Service -as2507 at cam.ac.uk <mailto:as2507 at cam.ac.uk>

Please quote reference VE10832 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, Office of Scholarly Communication
Cambridge University Library
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