Open & Interdisciplinary Research Support Program Operations Specialist

About the role

The UW Libraries has an outstanding opportunity for a Open & Interdisciplinary Research Support Program Operations Specialist to join their team. Reporting to the Head, Open and Interdisciplinary Research Support, the position works closely with the Open Scholarship & Publishing and Arts & Humanities Department and the Libraries’ Information Technology Systems and Digital Strategies Department.

Responsibilities

• Manages Libraries resources related open and interdisciplinary research support (40%)
• Serves as an active member of the Open Scholarship & Publishing and Arts & Humanities, the Libraries, and the broader University on behalf of the Libraries (15%)
• Assumes other responsibilities as assigned and performs other duties as required. (5%)
• Leads technology support and training for UW Libraries users (40%)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Humanities, Social Sciences, Informatics, or related field and 3-4 years of academic research and/or writing experience or relevant experience.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to serve as a subject matter expert for staff, faculty, and students.
• Experience supporting, managing, and troubleshooting hardware and software systems, including both Windows and macOS environments, in a complex organizational or academic setting.
• Demonstrated experience providing professional-level programmatic direction or control, particularly for technology-rich audio/visual programs or digital scholarship programs consistent with Libraries operations.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate, organize, and execute workshops, events, or instructional programming in support of unit goals.
• Experience working collaboratively across departments or teams within and outside the UW Libraries with varying goals and levels of knowledge.