Loughborough University is seeking a full-time Research Associate to contribute to the Research England and Arcadia Foundation funded Open Book Futures (OBF) project, which is composed of partners including universities, libraries, publishers, and infrastructure providers. Details about the project can be found here: https://copim.pubpub.org/open-book-futures-project.
The post is for a full-time contract until the end of the project (30th April 2026). The link to the application portal can be found here.
The Research Associate will lead Loughborough University contributions to the OBF project and collaborate closely with project partners on two main initial areas:
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Conducting research on National Library (e.g. British Library) workflows and procedures to identify how Open Access books are preserved withing these libraries.
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Conducting research on the preservation and archiving practices for doctoral theses
In addition, the RA will be expected to build relationships with national and international projects working in similar areas.
Please note that job-sharing will be considered for this role.
Informal enquiries should be made to Dr Gareth Cole (g.j.cole@lboro.ac.uk) or Prof. Jenny Fry (j.fry@lboro.ac.uk).