Jobs in open access
From OAD
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Job ads
- From Appalachian State University Library, Boone, North Carolina:
- Scholarly Communications and Intellectual Property Librarian. Posted to OAD, March 16, 2009
- From BioMed Central:
- Page of jobs at BMC.
- Assistant Scientific Editor. Posted to OAD, January 25, 2009.
- From the California Digital Library:
- Outreach and Marketing Coordinator. Closing date, November 13, 2008. Posted to OAD, November 7, 2008.
- From the Centre pour l’édition électronique ouverte:
- Editorial position. Posted to OAD, December 3, 2008.
- Web developer. Posted to OAD, December 3, 2008.
- From CERN:
- SOAP (Study of Open Access Publishing) Fellowship. Applications were originally due by December 8, 2008. Posted to OAD, November 13, 2008. The application deadline has been extended until January 12, 2009. More details.
- From the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries:
- Repository Software Programmer. "Application review begins January 2, 2009; position open until filled." Posted to OAD, January 15, 2009.
- From Cornell University:
- Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Resources and Special Collections. Applications requested by November 15, 2008 Posted to OAD, November 7, 2008.
- From Georgia Institute of Technology:
- Manager, GALILEO Knowledge Repository. Posted to OAD, October 15, 2009.
- Systems Analyst II (DSpace Technical Lead). Posted to OAD, October 16, 2009.
- From Harvard University:
- Cooperation Research Opportunities. Posted to OAD, January 7, 2009.
- Digital Library Software Engineer for Harvard's DSpace repository. Posted to OAD, February 10, 2009.
- Office for Scholarly Communication Program Manager. Posted at Harvard, July 29, 2009. Posted to OAD, August 8, 2009.
- From the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions:
- Policy Officer. Application deadline November 13, 2009. Posted to OAD, October 29, 2009.
- From the Internet Archive:
- Book scanner. Posted to OAD, October 7, 2009.
- From Kingston University:
- Systems Analyst in charge of the KU E-Prints Research Repository. Closing date, April 20, 2009. Posted to OAD, March 30, 2009.
- From the Library of Congress
- Program Specialist, World Digital Library. Application deadline September 9, 2009. Posted to OAD, August 20, 2009.
- From the London School of Economics
- Assistant Librarian (E-Services). "With a particular focus on the institutional repository." Application deadline April 3, 2009. Posted to OAD, March 18, 2009.
- From the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
- Assistant Director. For best consideration, apply by close of business on October 9, 2009. Posted to OAD, September 30, 2009.
- From the Open Knowledge Foundation
- Editor for Open Text Book. (Open Text Book is a registry of OA textbooks.) Posted to OAD, October 31, 2009.
- From the Open University:
- Programmer/Repository Web Developer. Applications due by February 5, 2008. Posted to OAD, January 20, 2009.
- From Oxford University
- BRII Project analyst (BRII = Building the Research Information Infrastructure). Applications due by November 7, 2008. Posted to OAD, November 5, 2008.
- From the Public Knowledge Project:
- Software Developer. Deadline: September 30, 2009. Posted to OAD, September 15, 2009.
- From Public Library of Science (PLoS):
- Editorial Operations Manager. Posted to OAD, November 3, 2008.
- Executive Editor of PLoS ONE. Posted to OAD, October 20, 2009.
- From Publishing and the Ecology of European Research (PEER):
- Project Officer. Posted to OAD, November 4, 2008.
- From the Research Information Network (RIN):
- Research Officer. Interviews will be held on October 28, 2009. Posted to OAD, September 14, 2009.
- From the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory:
- IT Specialist for the Astrophysics Data Systems (ADS) project. Posted to OAD, March 19, 2009.
- From Springer Asia
- Manager of Open Access Publishing. Based in Hong Kong. Posted to OAD, October 1, 2009.
- From the UK Data Archive:
- Head of Information Development and Programming. Closing date, December 10, 2009. Posted to OAD, September 23, 2009.
- From UNESCO
- Director, Information Society Division. Deadline to apply, October 31, 2009. Posted to OAD, October 13, 2009.
- From University College London
- Library Assistant: UCL Eprints (NEEO Project). Posted to OAD, November 5, 2008.
- SHERPA-LEAP Project Officer. Applications due by December 16, 2008. Posted to OAD, December 3, 2008.
- From the University of Michigan
- Library Lead Copyright Officer. Posted to OAD, January 7, 2009. Review of applications will begin on January 23, 2009.
- Open Data Research Fellowships. Posted to OAD, October 14, 2009.
- From the University of the West of England, Bristol:
- Assistant Librarian - Repository. Closing date is 23 October 2009. Posted to OAD, October 15, 2009.
Job seekers
- Steel, Graham. UK/EU and/or virtual positions relating to anything OA related.
- Winget, Jason. Particularly interested in new web tech to leverage OA content.

