Research Associate in Archiving and Preserving Open Access Books

The School of Design and Creative Arts is a visionary place to work. With an atmosphere of determination, ambition, and desire to make a difference, our collaborative environment inspires both staff and students to be the very best they can be.  

We’re seeking  A full-time Research Associate to contribute to the Research England and Arcadia acFoundation funded Open Book Futures (OBF) project, which is composed of partners including universities, libraries, publishers, and infrastructure providers. Details about the project can be found here: https://copim.pubpub.org/open-book-futures-project. The post is for a full-time contract until the end of the project (30^th April 2026).

The Research Associate will lead Loughborough University contributions to the OBF project and collaborate closely with project partners on two main initial areas:

1. Conducting research on National Library (e.g. British Library) workflows and procedures to identify how Open Access books are preserved withing these libraries.
2. Conducting research on the preservation and archiving practices for doctoral theses

In addition, the RA will be expected to build relationships with national and international projects working in similar areas.

Please note that job-sharing will be considered for this role.

For more information, please refer to the job description and person specification.

Informal enquiries should be made to Dr Gareth Cole (g.j.cole@lboro.ac.uk) or Prof. Jenny Fry (j.fry@lboro.ac.uk).

Application Closing Date: Monday, 3rd March 2025

Interviews: w/c 10^th March 2025

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