Open Research Manager

University of Sheffield - Professional Services - The University Library

Are you passionate about making research more transparent, reliable, and impactful? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment, eager to drive positive change? The University is seeking a highly-organised Open Research Manager to play a pivotal role in embedding a culture of transparency across our institution and nationally with the UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN). Working within our new Office for Open Research and Scholarship, and reporting to the Head of Open Research, you will be at the heart of our efforts to accelerate our open research culture.

You will get to work with stakeholders across the University, support researchers to engage with open research practices in alignment with the University statement on Open research and contribute to the delivery of open research projects on the University’s Research Culture Action Plan. You will be a proactive individual with a deep understanding of the research landscape and a commitment to open research principles. You will ideally have a postgraduate research degree OR postgraduate qualification in Library and Information Science, OR equivalent experience within a university research environment, along with expert knowledge of open and transparent research practices, in areas such as open access, reproducibility, research data management, and/or open-source software.

If you are ready to make a significant impact on research culture and contribute to a more open, transparent, and reproducible research landscape, we encourage you to apply. Join us in shaping the future of research!

What We Offer
The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities, and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (a minimum of 41 days including bank holidays and closure days, with the ability to purchase more), a generous pension scheme, flexible working opportunities (including hybrid working), a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more. Find out more at www.sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/benefits and join us to become part of something special. We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and University.

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching, and student experience.