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Apologies for Cross Posting: I hope that this notice is of sufficient interest for colleagues on this list. Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to say we are recruiting in the University of Nottingham for a SHERPA Service Development Officer - with a particular role in the support of SHERPA/RoMEO ( http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo.php ). We have maintained SHERPA/RoMEO in "spare time" over the last two and a half years, so we are very pleased to have been given funding for this role, from JISC and from the Wellcome Trust. Please do pass on this information to any relevant notice boards, or anyone you know who may be interested. Regards, Bill * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Information Services - Research & Learning Resources Division SHERPA Services Development Officer (Fixed-term) Help us to open access to the world's research. SHERPA is working on the national infrastructure for Open Access repositories, making academic research freely available to everyone. SHERPA partners include 20 of the most highly rated research-led universities in the UK (see: http://www.sherpa.ac.uk). A motivated self-starter is required to provide development and support in the highly successful SHERPA consortium in its work on open access web projects. This is a high-profile post and the successful candidate will learn from, and contribute to, national and international developments in the Open Access movement. The SHERPA Services Development Officer will be involved in the development of the global SHERPA/RoMEO database. This service is regarded by many as a fundamental service for the growth of open access repositories: see the SHERPA website for details. Work will involve liaison with publishers, authors, researchers and research-funders. This work on such a high profile international project is a great opportunity to achieve personal success and recognition within an active and rapidly developing field. The post will involve some travel within the UK and abroad. The post will also investigate and report on a wide variety of aspects of open access to research: advocacy, copyright, search, user-interface issues, work-flows, user-support, etc. Work will include supporting academics, advising senior institutional managers and acting as an advocate of open access on a national scale. The post requires excellent communication skills and a creative approach to promoting repository use. Candidates should be educated to degree level or equivalent with a relevant further qualification or experience an advantage. In addition, candidates should ideally have a background in an HE/research environment with further experience in relevant fields an advantage. Salary will be within the range £23,457 - £28,850 per annum, depending on qualifications and experience (salary can progress to £33,445 per annum, subject to performance). The post is based at the University of Nottingham and will be offered on a fixed-term contract for a period of 15 months. Informal enquiries may be addressed to Bill Hubbard, SHERPA Manager, tel: 0115 846 7657 or Email: [log in to unmask] Salary will be within the range £23,457 - £28,850 per annum, depending on qualifications and experience (salary can progress to £33,445 per annum, subject to performance). This post is based at the University of Nottingham and will be offered on a fixed-term contract for a period of 15 months. Informal enquiries may be addressed to Bill Hubbard, SHERPA Manager, tel: 0115 846 7657 or Email: [log in to unmask] For more details and/or to apply on-line please access: http://jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/JLM210/ or contact the Human Resources Department, The University of Nottingham, King's Meadow Campus, Lenton Lane, Nottingham, NG7 2NR. Tel: 0115 951 3262. Fax: 0115 951 5205. Please quote ref. JLM/210. Closing date: 26 April 2006. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * -- Bill Hubbard SHERPA Manager SHERPA - www.sherpa.ac.uk SHERPA/RoMEO - www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo.php OpenDOAR - www.opendoar.org Information Services King's Meadow Campus University of Nottingham Lenton Lane Nottingham NG7 2NA UK Tel +44(0) 115 846 7657 Fax +44(0) 115 846 8244 * * * * * * * * This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment may still contain software viruses, which could damage your computer system: you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation.