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Role Description

The Repository Services Librarian advances the sharing and stewardship of UW–Madison’s scholarly outputs by serving as the service lead and primary user support contact for MINDS@UW, the university’s institutional repository. This role also supports librarians across all 13 institutions in effectively using the repository to meet the needs of their campus communities.

Reporting to the Head of Research and Digital Scholarship Strategy, this position collaborates closely with colleagues in Libraries IT and Research Data Services. Responsibilities include:

• Monitoring, maintaining, and improving repository services
• Contributing to communication and outreach activities
• Implementing a new service roadmap, establishing priorities, and refreshing policies and workflows
• Partnering with a Repository Developer in Libraries IT on improvements
• Contributing to discussions and initiatives related to library resource discovery, open scholarship, and digital collection development

The successful candidate will perform a variety of duties, including, but not limited to:

• Act as service lead for the institutional repository (IR) platform and service
• Serve as primary contact for user support of the IR service
• Provide training and conduct outreach to current and potential IR user communities, including Universities of Wisconsin system librarians
• Maintain and improve IR policies and workflows
• Coordinate with Repository Developer and partners to develop roadmaps and implement projects
• Curate submitted research data for the IR and the Data Curation Network

This position is eligible for partial remote work, allowing for a maximum of 60% remote per week. This position is full-time, 100%.

Qualifications

• Professional experience working in institutional repositories or related areas, such as scholarly communication, data services, and/or open scholarship services
• Professional experience with technical management or service management tasks, such as user-support, user experience improvements, policy development, documentation, data curation, metadata standards, or other relevant experience
• Demonstrated ability to independently prioritize workload, manage multiple projects and deadlines effectively, and follow-through on tasks
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues, faculty, students, and other stakeholders
• Demonstrated basic knowledge of repository content, format, and metadata standards
• Demonstrated familiarity with related issues and trends, such as open access publishing, copyright, public access requirements, accessibility, etc.

Requirements

• Experience with common digital repository platforms, DSpace preferred
• Experience managing or leading institutional repository services or other academic library services
• Experience with instruction, technical training, or conducting outreach activities

Benefits

• Starting salary based on experience and qualifications, anticipated between $62,000 - $78,000
• Comprehensive benefits package including generous paid time off
• Competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance
• Tax-advantaged savings accounts
• Participation in the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund

Education

• Master's Degree Required in Library Sciences, Library Information Services, or related field

How to Apply

Click the "Apply" button to start the application process. You will be prompted to upload the following documents:

• Resume
• Cover Letter

Applicants should attach a cover letter and resume detailing their training and experience relating to the required and preferred qualifications. References will be requested from finalists only and are not required with the initial application.

Contact Information

Abram Hopp,
abram.hopp@wisc.edu,
(608) 890-1795

Institutional Statement on Diversity

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community.