Associate Professor AF9746

Reporting to the Department Head of Research and Learning Services the Oklahoma State University Libraries seeks a dynamic Research Information Librarian to lead the librarys research information management system and contribute to scholarly communications and research engagement services. This is a tenure-track position with anticipated initial appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor.

The Research Information Librarian will administer Experts Directory OSUs faculty research information management system (running on Symplectic Elements) and serve on a team providing support for scholarly communications open access and research impact. The successful candidate will foster relationships with researchers library colleagues and research support services across the university to enhance the discoverability and impact of OSU scholarship. Additionally the position will entail academic department liaison responsibilities.

The position is a vital part of the Research and Learning Services unit a highly collaborative library team that seeks to learn together and support each other. We expect some experience in research information management or scholarly communications but we are primarily interested in a candidates ability to work effectively across both the technical side and the relational side of research support services.

• Administer Experts Directory including data integration configuration reporting training and support
• Provide consultations workshops and instruction on scholarly communications topics including open access copyright author rights and research impact
• Support faculty deposit of scholarship in Open Research Oklahoma and advance the librarys open access initiatives
• Develop and maintain partnerships with faculty campus offices and other OSU System schools to support the discoverability of OSU research and scholarship
• Serve as library liaison to academic departments supporting instruction research and collection development
• Meet university requirements for tenure-track faculty in scholarship creative activity and service

• A Masters degree in Library or Information Science from an ALA-accredited program or a masters degree in a related field combined with relevant professional experience
• Experience in research support scholarly communications research information management or a related area in an academic or research environment
• Willingness to work with technical tools for data cleaning and reporting (such as APIs scripting languages or SQL) with the ability to develop expertise as needed
• Working knowledge of scholarly communications issues including open access and author rights and research impact
• A broad understanding of the contribution of libraries to the research teaching and outreach mission of land-grant universities
• Ability to meet university standards for tenure-track faculty in scholarship creative activity and service

• Experience with research information management systems such as Symplectic Elements Pure VIVO or similar platforms
• Experience with APIs scripting languages (R Python) or SQL
• Experience providing copyright consultation instruction or guidance to faculty and students including topics such as fair use author rights Creative Commons licensing and copyright in scholarly publishing
• Experience with persistent identifiers (ORCID ROR) and scholarly bibliographic data sources (Scopus Dimensions OpenAlex Crossref)

Candidates are encouraged to viewDean Sheila JohnsonsExpectations for Library Leaders. General information about the OSU Libraries is available on theOSU Edmon Low Library & Branch Librarieswebsite.

Salary is a minimum of $65000 annually for an 11-month appointment with a generous holiday schedule health care plans and retirement options. As part of this role you will receive start-up funding for research or professional travel and have access to the librarys grant writer and development team.

Deadline: Application review begins October 16 2026 and continues until the position is filled. For consideration of your application materials apply through and search for 495128. Along with the listed qualifications please indicate any other professional experiences certifications or accomplishments you would bring to this position in your cover letter. Questions about the application process may be directed to Jessica Cottom Assistant Director of Business Operations at or .