We are looking for a proactive, well motivated and highly skilled individual with expert knowledge of open research practices to join our Open Research team in Libraries & Museums at the University of St Andrews. This role will focus on research data management and doctoral theses, and our ideal candidate will have experience of repositories and at least one of these areas of specialism.
The purpose of this role is to focus on advocacy and outreach for Research Data Management and Theses, managing operational elements of the infrastructure, staff and services which support the University’s culture of Open Research.
This is an exciting time to join Libraries & Museums as we further develop our open research culture which values FAIR research data management and open access to doctoral theses. We are looking for someone to share our commitment to making our research findings widely available for local, national and global benefit. You will liaise with researchers and senior staff in academic Schools to improve and embed excellent research data management practices and will be able to take initiative to further develop our research data management and theses services.
We are looking for someone with expert knowledge of the open research environment with excellent communications skills and the ability to solve problems taking an evidence-based approach.
Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:
Annual leave of 34 days, plus 5 public holidays
Financial contribution to relocation
Membership of the USS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies
Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme
A range of wellbeing initiatives including membership of Peppy, a health application that connects staff to expert practitioners and personalized support on health matters
This post will be primarily based at the Eden Campus at Guardbridge, a state-of-the-art working environment for professional services units.
Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to Federica Fina, email: ff23@st-andrews.ac.uk.
Applications are particularly welcome from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in professional posts at the University.
Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience and form a central pillar of the University Strategy. We strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, LGBT Charter and Race Charters). We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ staff and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network; Staff with Disabilities Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network. Full details available online:
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Information on other visa options is available at or by contacting our HR Immigration Team on hrimmigration@st-andrews.ac.uk
Closing Date: 19 March 2025
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