September 12, 2024 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is the national voice of Canada’s twenty-nine largest university libraries and two federal institutions. A bilingual not-for-profit organization, CARL coordinates national initiatives across its member institutions and promotes their causes to achieve excellence in research and higher education.
CARL invites applications for a Visiting Program Officer (VPO) focused in the area of Open Science. The position will entail working for CARL for the equivalent of one day per week for a period of at least one year. The deadline to apply is September 30, 2024.
A Visiting Program Officer is a loan from their home institution for typically one year at a minimum of 20% of their time. There is no salary remuneration from CARL associated with this position; the home institution continues to pay the Visiting Program Officer’s salary. Benefits arising from this experience for the incumbent and the home institution include broadened experience and knowledge gained from leadership engagement in national initiatives; while for CARL and its members, the position advances a strategic common priority.
Description
In 2023, CARL and CRKN released Towards Open Scholarship: A Canadian Research and Academic Library Action Plan to 2025, advancing a multi-pronged library approach to the development and implementation of open science policy and practices. To further these goals, and in anticipation of the new tri-agency policy on publications, we are inviting a Canadian research librarian with professional interest and broad-based expertise in Open Science to join CARL as Visiting Program Officer.
Responsibilities
In collaboration with CARL’s full-time Program Officer supporting the Advancing Research Committee’s initiatives, the VPO will take a leading role in a suite of open science initiatives as they relate to diamond and green OA models, the network of institutional repositories, and a more integrated approach with research data management, as well as working with a broad base of Open Science stakeholders beyond the library community.
The VPO for Open Science is invited to attend the CARL Advancing Research Committee meetings and works in collaboration with a CARL Senior Program Officer under the direction of CARL’s Executive Director.
Requirements
- Has significant experience and expertise in open science, with informed perspectives on the transition to open, as well as practical knowledge of the scholarly communications ecosystem including library publishing, licensing, the Canadian consortial model and governance.
- Must be based at a Canadian post-secondary institution.
- Must have obtained library director’s agreement for the arrangement with CARL as described.
- Possesses excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Has project management experience.
- Engagements and relationships with national and international open science organizations are considered an asset.
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing in French and English will also be deemed an asset.
If there are multiple candidates who fulfill the criteria above, selection will be based on demonstrated leadership, prior involvements, and level of institutional support; and may involve an interview.
To apply, please send a copy of your CV, and an introductory email or letter outlining your suitability for this role and confirming your library director’s support for the nomination and the proposed arrangement to .
