Job reference: 002858
Salary: £40,914
Closing date: 10/02/2025
Department: Senate House Library
Location: London Senate House
Employment type: Fixed Term – 36 months
Sub-Department: Collections and Engagement
Hours Per Week: 35

Job Description

The University of London

The University of London is a leading UK provider of distance and digital education internationally, offering programmes to 45,000 students in 190 countries around the world. Although proudly rooted in London, our community and impact are global.

We are a national leader in the humanities, and we promote their value to society and the economy through knowledge creation and exchange.

We are also a federation of 17 world class higher education institutions, with collaboration at the heart of our ethos. The University of London federation is a collective community of more than 240,000 learners and 50,000 staff, delivering world-leading research across all disciplines.

Our passion for increasing access to education and mobilising the collective power and expertise of the federation is central to our ability to transform lives around the world and address the global challenges of the future.


The Role

Senate House Library is the central library for the University of London, and the home library for the School of Advanced Study. We offer access and research support to collections covering Arts, Humanities and Social Science and are home to a number of unique and distinctive Special Collections in the heart of London’s student and research community.

Senate House Library is seeking to recruit to fill the role of Repository and Open Access Manager.

The role is managing, maintaining and promoting the University repository, and advocating for open access publishing.  The postholder will work closely with academic staff and students in managing the deposit of research outputs and will play a key role in upskilling staff in open access.

The standard requirement will be for the post-holder to work onsite at the Library, working from home some days under the UOL hybrid working policy. Although based in SHL, the postholder will work closely with all academic departments and UoL Research Services.

The successful applicant will have experience of administering an open access repository or research data repository. Essential qualities include an ability to communicate and build relationships with staff and stakeholders at all levels; proven organisation and planning skills, including a methodical and flexible approach to tasks; and an ability to effectively prioritise and plan. They will act as the first line of support for repository user queries.

For a full role profile, please refer to the job description below.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Ed Pinsent at edward.pinsent@london.ac.uk

Further information

To be considered for this opportunity, please submit your application and CV (by clicking ‘apply for job’ at the bottom of this page) before the closing date at midnight on Monday 10th February 2025.  

The University will be unable to sponsor candidates for a visa for this role. Successful applicants must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK for the duration of their employment.

Preferential consideration will be given to the University redeployment pool.

The University of London is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive working environment where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We particularly encourage applications from members of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities as this group is currently under-represented at all levels within the University. All appointments will be made on merit, based on the criteria identified in the job description. 

Pursuing excellence in education and equal opportunities.

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