From: "Froehlich, Peter C" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 23:02:01 +0000 Purdue is always on the lookout for wildly talented folks to join our team! Specifically at this time, I’m pleased to announce, to the talent on this list especially, that we have an opening for a Scholarly Publishing Specialist. This position has grown some from its earlier ‘incarnations’, as we continue to blur boundaries, topple sacred silos and leverage areas of excellence across the libraries, Press and research centers on campus. Please have a look at the description of the position and environment below, and thank you in advance for sharing with wild talent near you. Click here to learn more and apply. http://www.purdue.edu/hr/careers/opportunities/index.html Search job number: 1502162. PS: A more detailed position announcement appears on the Libraries Employment page. Scholarly Publishing Specialist: Contributes to the innovative and collaborative environment of the Purdue University Libraries (2015 ACRL Excellence in University Libraries Award Winner). Has a passion for Scholarly Communications and keeps abreast of the latest trends and best practices, especially in Open Access. Contributes significantly to the success of colleagues and projects in Scholarly Publishing and Purdue University Press. Advocates for Open Access and Open Publishing at Purdue. Engages with faculty to explore best solutions for digital publication and preservation of all their work, leveraging evolving technologies for increasing global access to and discovery of Purdue research and scholarship. Imagines new opportunities for digital humanities, altmetrics, and digital publishing to increase the impact of scholarship. Promotes a comprehensive view of the Libraries’ scholarly communications and publishing resources, for researchers on campus. Collaborates with other areas of excellence in the Libraries (e.g., data management, digital humanities, and disciplinary liaisons). Serves as a primary contact within Scholarly Publishing Services, for faculty, users, disciplinary liaisons, and technology partners (i.e., vendors). Coordinates and monitors the development and use of Purdue e-Pubs, Purdue’s institutional text repository. Advances the understanding of, access to, and synergies with data and archival repositories as well as all Scholarly Publishing Services, Purdue University Press, University Copyright Office and other units in the Purdue Libraries. Environment: The Scholarly Publishing Division (SPD) of the Purdue University Libraries (PUL) comprises the Purdue University Press, Scholarly Publishing Services, and Purdue ePubs (PUP, SPS, and PEP, respectively). SPD prioritizes editorial excellence, collaboration, professionalism, responsible costing, and open access in its work. SPD embraces change, diversity, respect for others, and playful innovation, in pursuit of its mission to amplify the social good of scholarly inquiry and regional creativity. SPD actively explores new models, practices, and partnerships for enhancing the communicative power and reach of new knowledge. SPD scales and shares resources, across its subunits, to be greater than the sum of its parts. PUP is an active member of the Association of American University Presses (AAUP) and the Association of American Presses (AAP). SPS is a founding member of the Library Publishing Coalition (LPC). PEP is the Open Repository (OR) for Purdue University. SPD is an engaged member of the innovative and collaborative Purdue University Libraries (PUL) community, within which it reports. Best, Peter Peter C. Froehlich, MBA Director, Purdue University Press Head, Scholarly Publishing Services D 765-494-8251 E [log in to unmask] C 812-325-1229 W www.lib.purdue.edu/publishing Purdue University Libraries | 504 W State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2058