What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research Information Librarian position at Oklahoma State University Library?
Research Information Librarian
Reporting to the Department Head of Research and Learning Services, the Oklahoma State University Libraries seeks a dynamic Research Information Librarian to lead the library's research information management system and contribute to scholarly communications and research engagement services. This is a tenure-track position with anticipated initial appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor.
The Research Information Librarian will administer Experts Directory, OSU's faculty research information management system (running on Symplectic Elements) and serve on a team providing support for scholarly communications, open access, and research impact. The successful candidate will foster relationships with researchers, library colleagues, and research support services across the university to enhance the discoverability and impact of OSU scholarship. Additionally, the position will entail academic department liaison responsibilities.
The position is a vital part of the Research and Learning Services unit, a highly collaborative library team that seeks to learn together and support each other. We expect some experience in research information management or scholarly communications, but we are primarily interested in a candidate's ability to work effectively across both the technical side and the relational side of research support services.
Primary responsibilities:
Administer Experts Directory, including data integration, configuration, reporting, training, and support
Provide consultations, workshops, and instruction on scholarly communications topics including open access, copyright, author rights, and research impact
Support faculty deposit of scholarship in Open Research Oklahoma and advance the library's open access initiatives
Develop and maintain partnerships with faculty, campus offices, and other OSU System schools to support the discoverability of OSU research and scholarship
Serve as library liaison to academic departments, supporting instruction, research, and collection development
Meet university requirements for tenure-track faculty in scholarship, creative activity, and service
Candidates are encouraged to view Dean Sheila Johnson's Expectations for Library Leaders. General information about the OSU Libraries is available on the OSU Edmon Low Library & Branch Libraries website.
Salary is a minimum of $65,000 annually for an 11-month appointment with a generous holiday schedule, health care plans, and retirement options. As part of this role, you will receive start-up funding for research or professional travel and have access to the library’s grant writer and development team.
Deadline: Application review begins October 16, 2026 and continues until the position is filled. For consideration of your application materials, apply through jobs.okstate.edu and search for Req495128. Along with the listed qualifications, please indicate any other professional experiences, certifications, or accomplishments you would bring to this position in your cover letter. Questions about the application process may be directed to Jessica Cottom, Assistant Director of Business Operations, at jessica.cottom@okstate.edu or 405-744-6324.
All positions are subject to the availability of funding, and any offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation in the application process. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. To request an accommodation, please email eeo@okstate.edu or call 405-744-5449.
Oklahoma State University, as an equal opportunity employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding non-discrimination. Oklahoma State University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all individuals and does not discriminate based on race, religion, age, sex, color, national origin, marital status, disability, or veteran status with regard to employment, educational programs and activities, and/or admissions. For more information, visit eeo.okstate.edu.
Qualifications:
Required qualifications:
A master's degree in library or information science from an ALA-accredited program, or a master's degree in a related field combined with relevant professional experience
Experience in research support, scholarly communications, research information management, or a related area in an academic or research environment
Willingness to work with technical tools for data cleaning and reporting (such as APIs, scripting languages, or SQL), with the ability to develop expertise as needed
Working knowledge of scholarly communications issues including open access, and author rights, and research impact
A broad understanding of the contribution of libraries to the research, teaching, and outreach mission of land-grant universities
Ability to meet university standards for tenure-track faculty in scholarship, creative activity, and service
Preferred qualifications:
Experience with research information management systems such as Symplectic Elements, Pure, VIVO, or similar platforms
Experience with APIs, scripting languages (R, Python), or SQL
Experience providing copyright consultation, instruction, or guidance to faculty and students, including topics such as fair use, author rights, Creative Commons licensing, and copyright in scholarly publishing
Experience with persistent identifiers (ORCID, ROR) and scholarly bibliographic data sources (Scopus, Dimensions, OpenAlex, Crossref)