Senior Library Assistant (Research Support)
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About King's
The King’s community is dedicated to the service of society. King’s Strategic Vision 2029 sets out our vision for the future, shaped around five priority areas: educate to inspire and improve; research to inform and innovate; serve to shape and transform; a civic university at the heart of London; and an international community that services the world. Our ambitious Education Strategy aims to transform teaching, learning environments, and student support.
Libraries & Collections comprises four departments: Education & Learning, Research & Impact, Service Design & Delivery, and Business Operations. We are part of the Students & Education Directorate, managing the student lifecycle from application to graduation and beyond.
About The Role
The role is based in the Open Research team, supporting King’s researchers in curating and disseminating research outputs. This is an exciting opportunity for those interested in open research, offering growth in understanding scholarly publishing and supporting research impact.
The main focus involves managing our research repository, administering deposits, and training researchers on compliance with funder policies. Candidates should enjoy methodical work with attention to detail.
We welcome applications from diverse backgrounds, including outside higher education, demonstrating relevant skills.
All staff may be moved across teams to support service needs or development. We promote proactive, flexible, and professional performance, including participating in frontline services with some evening and weekend work.
This is a full-time, indefinite position (35 hours/week), currently hybrid (remote and on-campus).
About You
To succeed, candidates should have:
* Relevant experience or education, including library, publishing, or university settings.
* Excellent communication skills for diverse audiences.
* High accuracy and attention to detail.
* Proactive problem-solving skills.
* Experience in customer service and delivering quality services.
* Effective team collaboration.
* Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
* Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
* Experience with databases or repository systems.
* Awareness of open research topics like the research cycle, open access, and data management.
Desirable: Knowledge of copyright, licensing, repository or library management systems, and scholarly metadata.
Full details are in the attached job description. Please submit a supporting statement addressing the essential criteria, and include evidence for desirable criteria where possible. Interview week: 26th May. Note: This role does not qualify for UK visa sponsorship.
Salary: £34,179 - £37,546 p.a. (London Weighting)
Job ID: 113125
Close Date: 14-May-2025
Contact: Nadia Casagranda, nadia.casagranda@kcl.ac.uk
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