We are seeking a Scholarly Communications Librarian to develop, coordinate, and promote the growth of the Libraries’ scholarly communication programs and services, including outreach, training and support to faculty, students, and staff on open access, open educational resources, scholarly publishing, fair use, and copyright. The role also provides research consultation in the aforementioned areas. Alongside the Digital Repositories Manager, this role supports digital scholarship by promoting the use of the JHU Institutional Repository (JScholarship), as well as other scholarly communication tools provided by the Libraries. They advance the Libraries scholarly communication initiatives by developing and maintaining collaborative partnerships within the library and across the institution to facilitate an interdisciplinary network supporting faculty and students in research publication and impact. The role works closely with other librarians across all Johns Hopkins Libraries to develop strong relationships and support the University’s scholarly communication endeavors. The Librarian is a visible leader both on campus and nationally representing the Sheridan Libraries and its interests in respect to open access and scholarly communications at conferences, workshops, and other venues. The role reports to the Digital Scholarship & Data Services Manager.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Guides staff and researchers regarding Open Access considerations, including workflows, policies, and procedures for effective and sustainable open research output.
• Works with the Digital Repositories Manager to ensure consistent and effective capture and curation of digital scholarship materials.
• Works with the Digital Repositories Manager to provide innovative, sustainable, and inclusive scholarly communication services and policies that support open access and broad dissemination of the University’s research.
• Leads the development and implementation of education programs for library staff on issues of Scholarly Communications.
• Supports JHU faculty in the use of research deposit and capture tools and technology.
• Develops and implements a program to increase awareness among faculty, researchers, and students about Scholarly Communications in a research-intensive organization.
• Develops and maintains a broad network of partners among faculty, scholars, graduate students, administration and committees on campus to inform, support, and advance the University’s Scholarly Communications Programs and goals.
• Be informed and keep library staff and faculty informed and up to date on national and international trends, legislation, and pending changes in intellectual property rights, commercial and academic/research scholarly publishing and information technologies, including AI, that affect access and preservation of scholarly information.
• Plans and organizes regular campus events and programs highlighting issues in Scholarly Communications.
• Leads the Library’s participation in current and newly developed initiatives that encourage and enable faculty to manage their own copyright and improve the economics of and access to published research
• Establish mechanisms to assist faculty with publishing agreements as authors of information and fair use of copyrighted works as users of information.
• Explores opportunities to facilitate alternative faculty publication venues.
• Maintains relationships and productive communication with information resource vendors and publishers; works with Associate Dean to develop effective negotiation strategies especially around Read and Publish or other “transformative” publishing models.
• Works with Associate Dean on funding opportunities for OA.
• Serves as a member of the Libraries’ Scholarly Communication Group and Scholarly Communications Steering Committee.
• Uses appropriate tools to understand the publishing patterns of JHU scholars to better understand their preferences and patterns and can relate this to collection development opportunities.
• Represents the Sheridan Libraries on various committees both internal and external as assigned.

Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Demonstrated understanding of copyright and the full life cycle of scholarly publishing.
• Ability to gather, analyze, interpret data from multiple sources.
• Ability to present complex data in a manner that is understandable to experts and lay people alike.
• Strong oral, written, and visual communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work collegially and cooperatively within and across organizations with a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in both team-based and self -directed environments.
• Advanced cultural competency that reflects diversity and inclusion issues relevant to students, faculty, staff, and the community.
• Familiarity with Dimensions, InCites and other research metric tools.
• Understanding of repository systems.
• Knowledge of text and data mining.
• Understanding of alternative measures of impact at the individual and institutional level.
• Knowledge of faculty profile systems.

Note, the referenced salary range is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level.

• MLS from an ALA-accredited library school or an advanced related Degree.
• Three years professional library experience.

• Experience providing outreach, consultation, and instruction to a range of researchers (faculty, students, administration).
• Demonstrated experience in outreach and collaborations that enhance relationships inside the library, across campus, and with publishers that strengthen scholarly communications.

Classified Title: Librarian III 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Scholarly Communications Librarian   
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PD  
Starting Salary Range: $62,900 - $110,100 Annually (Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:30am-5pm 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: Hybrid/Mount Washington Campus 
Department name: ​​​​​​​Library Systems  
Personnel area: Libraries