Scholarly Communications Librarian (Digital Scholarship)

We are seeking a Scholarly Communications Librarian to demonstrate a superior level of knowledge and expertise in one or more areas of information resources and services such as, acquisitions, access services, collection maintenance, collection development, cataloging and metadata creation, data management consultation, digitization, preservation, research assistance and consultation, reference and/or instruction, scholarly publishing, or resource sharing. The Scholarly Communications Librarian develops effective plans, workflows, or processes to provide resources or services that support the university’s mission and program objectives. This role supports digital scholarship by promoting the use of the JHU Institutional Repository (JScholarship), the Johns Hopkins Research Data Repository (JHRDR), as well as other resources provided by the Libraries.

The position will responsibly engage emerging technologies, including AI-enabled tools, as part of contemporary scholarly communication practice. This includes contributing to evolving library and campus work on the implications of AI for publishing, copyright, authorship, licensing, repository practice, metadata, research integrity, and researcher support.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Serve as an expert within their unit or department based on a broad level of knowledge and skill. Provide leadership, mentoring, and coaching to other library staff in their area of expertise. May include supervision of library staff.
• Stay apprised of new developments and trends in various operational areas to foster more effective delivery of resources or services.
• Resolve issues based on knowledge and experience.
• Lead or actively participate in collaborative department projects, by lending expertise and analysis of issues and/or needs, and coordinates completion of assigned work. Identify and stay abreast of emerging educational technologies, research methods, open access trends, related e-resource and bibliographic standards, and interoperability.
• Establish relationships and communicates with a wide variety of internal and external customers
• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for their department and the JH libraries and lends expertise to JH libraries special interest and other collaborative groups and efforts.
• Represent JH libraries in public forums, including meetings, conferences, and collaborative initiatives.
• Serve on library or institution-wide committees or working groups.
• Establish strong working relationships and communication workflows with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with peer groups regionally and nationally.
• Facilitates workshops and consultations for library staff and university researchers regarding Open Access considerations, including workflows, policies, and procedures for effective, accessible, and sustainable open research outputs.
• Develops and implements training programs to increase awareness among faculty, researchers, and students about scholarly communication in a research-intensive organization.
• Establishes mechanisms to assist affiliates in navigating publishing agreements, both in their roles as authors (addressing information rights and fair use) and as users (ensuring proper use of copyrighted materials).
• Co-chairs the libraries’ Scholarly Communication Group and is a member of the Scholarly Communication Steering Committee.
• Contributes to projects, guidance, services, and campus conversations related to the responsible use of AI for scholarly communication, including publishing, copyright, authorship, licensing, repository practice, metadata, research integrity, and researcher support.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Library Science or related field.
• Five years of related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Dimensions, InCites, and other research metric tools
• Familiarity with the implications of generative AI for scholarly communication, higher education, or research libraries
• Understanding of copyright and licensing for AI, text and data mining, and other emerging technologies.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Strong, demonstrated knowledge of existing and emerging models of scholarly communication, open access, authors’ rights, copyright, scholarly uses of intellectual property, and the full life cycle of scholarly publishing.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to learn, adopt, and responsibly apply emerging technologies, including AI-enabled tools, in support of professional responsibilities.
  
  

Technical Skills And Expected Level Of Proficiency

• Coaching and Mentoring - Beginner
• Collections Development and Care - Advanced
• Information Resource Proficiency - Advanced
• Interpersonal Skills - Advanced
• Library Expertise - Advanced
• Library Management Systems - Advanced
• Oral and Written Communications - Advanced
• Policy Development and Implementation - Advanced
• Research Assistance - Advanced
• Scholarly Contributions - Intermediate
  
  

Classified Title: Librarian III

Job Posting Title (Working Title): Scholarly Communications Librarian (Digital Scholarship)

Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PD

Starting Salary Range: $62,900 - $110,100 Annually (Commensurate w/exp.)

Employee group: Full Time

Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:30am-5pm

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: Hybrid/Mount Washington Campus

Department name: Digital Scholarship

Personnel area: Libraries