Scholarly Communications Assistant - Institutional Repository

Greenwich Research and Innovation (GRI) is the University’s central unit providing high quality support to the academic community to assist in the delivery of the ambitious Research and Knowledge Exchange (R&KE) sub-strategy within the University’s Strategy 2030.  GRI is structured to support all aspects of the project cycle from identifying relevant funding opportunities right through to maximising the impact from the University’s activities.

The Scholarly Communications Assistant (Institutional Repository) role sits within the Funding Support and Information Services Team.  This role will serve a vital purpose in forging links between the university library and GRI. The role-holder will work closely with the e-resources librarian and collate information about APC deals and manage our information about APCs for reporting. They will also contribute to the checking and regular uploading of theses into the repository, as well as the working papers received from the Faculty of Business. The postholder will work closely with the Scholarly Communications Manager to design and undertake data quality checks in the repository, produce reports and contribute to training and outreach activities including social media as well as supporting their day-to-day activities as required.

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Hannah Wilson on hannah.wilson@greenwich.ac.uk.

Should you have any recruitment related queries please contact the People Directorate Operations Team on peopleoperations-gri@greenwich.ac.uk.

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Employment Visa: Under the UK Government Points Based System scheme this role does not meet the criteria to be sponsored for a Skilled Worker Route application. 

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