Repository Librarian

About This Opportunity

Step into a pivotal role as Repository Librarian and play a key part in managing the day-to-day operations of the University’s institutional repository, ensuring UQ’s research outputs are accurately captured, managed, and accessible. You’ll work collaboratively within the UQ eSpace team and engage with a range of stakeholders across the University.

Champion research excellence by providing expert guidance on open access, scholarly publishing, and research impact, while contributing to services that empower and strengthen the UQ research community.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the management of institutional repositories or research output systems, ensuring accurate record creation, workflow monitoring, and high data quality.
• Providing specialist advice on open access, scholarly publishing, researcher identifiers, and research impact reporting.
• Coordinating activities, mentoring staff, and collaborating effectively with academic and professional stakeholders.

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world.

Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world. By supporting the academic endeavour across teaching, research, and the student life, you will have the opportunity to contribute to activities that have a lasting impact on our community.

Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available, such as:

• Up to 26 weeks paid parental leave/paid primary care leave
• 17% superannuation contributions + 17.5% annual leave loading
• Access to flexible working arrangements including hybrid working options, flexible start/finish times, purchased leave, and a condensed fortnight
• Health and wellness discounts – fitness passport access, free yearly flu vaccinations, discounted health insurance, and access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their immediate family
• Career development opportunities –access to exclusive internal-only vacancies and our Study for Staff program
• On campus childcare options
• Affordable parking (from just $6.40 a day)
• Salary packaging options

About You

• Relevant qualifications eligible for associate membership of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), or an equivalent combination of experience and training that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the responsibilities of the role.
• Strong understanding of the Australian higher education research environment, including scholarly publishing, open research practices, and the evolving role of university libraries in supporting research impact and visibility.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality research and information support to a diverse range of stakeholders, including postgraduate and HDR students, academic staff, and researchers.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build strong relationships, collaborate across teams, and engage effectively with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Highly developed analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage complex information, maintain accuracy and attention to detail, and coordinate multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

Full-time - Permanent with Base salary in the range $104,616 - $113,920 + 17% Superannuation (HEW Level 7)

Work from UQ’s vibrant St Lucia Campus

Appointment to this role is subject to the successful completion of relevant pre-employment checks...

You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Employer sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.

Applications close Monday 11 May 2026 at 11.00pm AEST (R-62649).