Head of Open Scholarship

Columbia University Libraries' Open Scholarship services collaborates with scholars - from undergraduate students to emeritus faculty - to support teaching and scholarly production. The goal is to help make scholarship discoverable, accessible, and, where appropriate, reusable and replicable. Our team offers workshops, classroom instruction, and individual consultations on topics related to scholarly communication; publishing services including the institutional repository, journals, and podcasting; and digital tools, computational literacy, and emerging technologies.

Reporting to the Director, Digital Scholarship, the Head of Open Scholarship provides leadership and expertise in the evolution and expansion of Columbia University Libraries' open and public scholarship initiatives. This position will be part of the leadership team of the Digital Scholarship department in the Research & Learning Division of the Columbia University Libraries (CUL). The Open Scholarship unit at CUL includes services such as the Academic Commons institutional repository, the Columbia Journals program, Columbia Podcasting Partnerships, Digital Pedagogy, and emerging research impact initiatives. In partnership with colleagues across the organization, this position also provides supervision and leadership for Open Scholarship's training and educational programs, including its support for research and scholarship in the digital humanities.

The role is responsible for planning, implementing, and managing a newly reimagined Open Scholarship department that provides support for digital publishing, scholarly communications, and digital pedagogy. Together with the Head of Research Data Services, the Head of Open Scholarship forms the management team of the Digital Scholarship division.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the direct supervisor for librarians and professional staff who manage the institutional repository, publishing, and educational programs that fall under Open Scholarship.
• Promote a high degree of collaborative leadership and vision within CUL.
• Support and advocate for Open Access and public access across Columbia University.
• Collaborate with Digital Scholarship librarians and staff on projects and initiatives that advance open access to knowledge created by Columbia researchers.
• Supervise 3-5 FTE staff and graduate student interns who support Open Scholarship services.
• Engage in ongoing assessment and reporting of Open Scholarship programs and service design to evolve services.
• Support the shared work of Digital Scholarship.

* The role will also advocate for the Columbia University Libraries in consortia and membership organizations, including the Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation, the Library Publishing Coalition, CrossRef, DataCite, and related groups.

Minimum Qualifications

• MLIS or an equivalent graduate degree and relevant professional experience.
• Prior professional experience in academic libraries, publishing, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience and/or knowledge of open access publishing and scholarly communication.
• Previous management/supervisory experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to apply creative problem-solving methods.
• Demonstrated commitment to the promotion and enhancement of equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Demonstrated collaborative leadership.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Second advanced degree (e.g., MA or PhD).
• Minimum 5 years of professional librarianship experience with progressive responsibility.
• Engagement and experience in professional forums related to scholarly communication.
• Understanding of effective pedagogical strategies and practices in higher education.
• Experience in program assessment, project management, and service design.
• Demonstrated ability to clearly communicate organizational changes to achieve desired outcomes.

Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Pay Transparency Disclosure

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.